GM’s 6.2 L V8 problems are far from over as the feds step in

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 ...
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NHTSA Investigating Post-Recall GM 6.2L L87 Engine Failures

NHTSA launches Recall Query RQ26001 to investigate 36 reports of catastrophic L87 engine failures occurring after vehicles ...
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NHTSA Opens New Investigation Into GM's Recalled 6.2-Liter V8 Engines

Using thicker engine oil may have only thickened the plot on this engine saga.
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GM's recalled 6.2L V8s are still blowing up even after being 'fixed'

Federal safety regulators are once again taking a look at General Motors’ 6.2-liter V8 after receiving dozens of complaints ...

Nearly 600,000 GM Trucks and SUVs Under New Investigation for Engine Failures: Check Your VIN

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 ...

Drivers Say GM Fixed Their V8s, But The Engines Still Died

The government is investigating dozens of new complaints about L87 V8s failing after a recall fix was supposed to resolve the ...
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L87 Engine Failures Keep GM Under Regulatory and Cost Pressure

U.S. legacy automaker, General Motors GM, is facing growing engine trouble that has caught the attention of federal safety ...
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NHTSA Probes GM 6.2L V8 Failures After Recall Repairs

Federal safety regulators are investigating reports that General Motors vehicles equipped with its 6.2-liter L87 V8 engine ...

Feds Opens New Investigation Into GM's 6.2-Liter V-8 Over Owner Claims Recall Fix Didn't Take

Some owners claim that their engines failed even after a recall remedy was performed, NHTSA officials say.

NHTSA Probes Nearly 600,000 GM Vehicles Over Engine Failure Complaints

NHTSA probes GM vehicles with L87 6.2L V8 engines, including Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra 1500.
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GM 6.2L V8 Engine Failures Also Affecting Australia And New Zealand

As we’ve been reporting since last Spring, GM has been having some issues with the 6.2L V8 L87 that powers full-size trucks and SUVs on the T1 platform. These include the Chevy Silverado 1500, GMC ...
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NHTSA probes whether GM fix for recalled 6.2L V8s works

The fix involved swapping out the engine oil in the 6.2L V8 truck motors for a higher-viscosity one ...