Some folks impacted by the L87 engine recall should now be running an updated oil spec, which has us wondering - how's your unreplaced L87 engine doing so far?

Several GM truck models were recalled due to engine issues, something that users say might have ben a result of the use of low-viscosity motor oil.

As GM Authority has covered at length, General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 full-size pickups and SUVs in the U.S. due to an issue with the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine. The ...

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.

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 -- ...

Back in April 2025, the largest automaker of the Detroit Big Three issued recall 25V-274 for nearly 600,000 trucks and truck-based sport utility vehicles equipped with the L87 small-block V8. In the ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating reports of defects with GM's 6.2-liter L87 V8 engine, while dealerships and independent repair shops struggle to source ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of May 1, American automaker General Motors, which has a manufacturing plant in Tennessee, has recalled nearly 600,000 ...

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 ...