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GM Recalled the L87 Engine After Crashes, Fires, and Injuries. Now It's Building More

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 ...
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GM Is Investing $888 Million in New V8 Engine Production at Its New York Plant

While slowing down the pace to a complete electric lineup, GM is now investing $888 million in the production of combustion engines at its plant in New York. The move does make sense: GM has recalled ...

GM wants to fix its V8 reputation before the next Silverado arrives

As General Motors prepares to launch the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, the automaker is placing greater ...
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Why Partial Lifter Replacement Causes 2021 Silverado Total Engine Lockup and Oil Starvation at 58K Miles on GM EcoTec3 V8

GM EcoTec3 V8 lifter failures on L84 and L87 engines stem from low oil pressure during Dynamic Fuel Management cycles. This ...
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NHTSA Probing GM 6.2L V8 L87 Engine Failures Not Involved In Recall

A new federal investigation now targets a persistent problem with GM’s popular 6.2L V8 L87 engine. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an Engineering Analysis after ...
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What's The Difference Between GM's L86 & L87 Engines?

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 ...
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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 597,571 GM trucks and SUVs with the L87 6.2L V8 after owners reported fresh ...
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L87 GM Engine Recall: Poll Shows Most Owners Switching To High Viscosity Oil

As GM Authority has covered in-depth for months now, General Motors has issued a recall for certain units of the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine. Part of this latest GM engine recall ...
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GM’s Recalled 6.2-Liter V8 Now Gets Thicker Oil — Here’s Why

The GM L87 engine recall that has affected almost 600,000 full-size trucks and SUVs in the U.S. and has led to multiple lawsuits that recently merged into a class action suit has reached a new chapter ...
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Common Problems With GM's L87 V8 Engine

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 — which ...
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L86 Vs. L87: What Is The Difference Between These Two Small Block Engines?

General Motors debuted the Gen 5 L86 6.2-liter EcoTec3 V8, one of the most reliable GM engines ever, in 2014 for use in various large SUV and full-size pickup truck applications. While similar to the ...