NHTSA launches Recall Query RQ26001 to investigate 36 reports of catastrophic L87 engine failures occurring after vehicles received GM's official recall remedy.

GM has issued updated guidance to its dealers with regard to the engine oil spec used for units of the 6.2L V8 L87 engine impacted by last year's recall.

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

Federal safety officials are once again scrutinizing General Motors’ 6.2L L87 V8 after reports that engines are still failing even after recall repairs that were supposed to fix the problem. The ...

Federal safety regulators are again scrutinizing General Motors’ 6.2-liter V8 engine after receiving complaints that engines continued to fail even after recall repairs were completed. Ford Sets New ...

A 2026 GMC Sierra buyer just killed his order. Even after GM’s massive 600K-truck recall, the 6.2L V8 crisis is taking a "dark turn." Is the new 2026 fix a total fail? I’ll explain why it may be too ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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General Motors has issued a massive recall covering 597,630 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL trucks and SUVs from ...

Jan 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it opened a recall query into about 597,571 vehicles from General Motors over engine failure. The recall ...