GM's current 6.2-liter V8 made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2025. Internally known as the L87, it's been slapped ...
As of January 2025, GM had identified no less than 28,102 failures, 14,332 of which had caused the vehicle to lose propulsion ...
The saga of General Motors's 6.2-liter V-8 issues has continued into 2026, as a new investigation by the National Highway ...
Federal safety regulators are once again taking a look at General Motors’ 6.2-liter V8 after receiving dozens of complaints ...
The government is investigating dozens of new complaints about L87 V8s failing after a recall fix was supposed to resolve the ...
General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 large trucks and SUVs in the United States after identifying an engine defect that ...
Federal safety regulators are investigating reports that General Motors vehicles equipped with its 6.2-liter L87 V8 engine are failing even after recall repairs were completed. The National Highway ...
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.
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 ...
Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation has begun looking into engine failures involving an estimated 877,710 vehicles from GM. The vehicles are full-sized ...