NHTSA launches Recall Query RQ26001 to investigate 36 reports of catastrophic L87 engine failures occurring after vehicles ...

More than 28,000 complaints. Three internal investigations. Twelve crashes. Twelve people injured. Forty-two fires. Thousands of cars bricked that left their owners stranded in the middle of nowhere.

General Motors has finally recalled the vehicles powered by the L87 engine after over 28,000 complaints, 12 potentially related crashes, 42 potentially related fire allegations, and 12 related alleged ...

NHTSA just reopened the GM 6.2L V8 headache. On January 19, 2026, the agency said it opened a new recall query into about 597 ...

U.S. legacy automaker, General Motors GM, is facing growing engine trouble that has caught the attention of federal safety ...

A recent GM safety recall addressing potential manufacturing defects impacting the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine dictates that certain engines should now use 0W-40 oil, rather than ...

11 lawsuits over GM’s 6.2L L87 V8 have been consolidated into a single class action, centered on engine failures tied to crankshaft and connecting-rod defects. More than 700,000 GM trucks and SUVs ...

Problems occurring with new cars and their powertrains are nothing new. Just a quick search on the internet for EcoBoost engine reliability problems, or Honda's 3.5-liter V6 crankshaft problem -- ...

Recalls are a common occurrence for automakers but new info regarding GM's V8 engine is raising eyebrows. The American 'big three' automaker is battling a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of a GMC ...

The L87 engine continues to cause headaches for General Motors. New lawsuit targets GM's faulty L87 V8 engine, which suffers from bad bearings. The latest class action seeks $5 million and claims GM ...

The biggest difference between L86s and L87s is that L86s have occasional complaints and 28,000 L87 failures happened before GM recalled 600,000 trucks in the U.S. alone. The 2014-2018 L86 and ...