Using thicker engine oil may have only thickened the plot on this engine saga.

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 with recalls and lawsuits since April of last year. The reason? It's mainly ...

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

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 ...

Experts are working on a new case. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into General Motors due to ...

The problem: Manufacturing defects with internal components can cause engine damage and, potentially, failure. The fix: Dealerships will inspect the engine and, as necessary, repair or replace the ...

Someone was in this engine before it failed, possibly not long before. In fact, they may have been the cause of the ...

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 ...

General Motors has issued a sweeping recall of approximately 721,000 full-size trucks and SUVs equipped with its 6.2-liter V-8 engine, citing potential internal defects that could lead to serious ...

GM is in hot water yet again. Just a couple of weeks ago, the automaker was hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of knowing about potentially defective 6.2-liter V8 engines in nearly 600,000 ...