Drivers Say GM Fixed Their V8s, But The Engines Still Died
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Key Points:
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation is probing dozens of reports of engine failures in GM vehicles, focusing on failures occurring after a prior recall fix was applied.
- The original recall affected 597,630 vehicles from 2021-2024 model years with 6.2-liter L87 V8 engines, due to manufacturing defects in connecting rod and crankshaft components that could cause engine damage or failure.
- The recall remedy involved dealer inspections, repairs or replacements as needed, and switching to higher viscosity oil along with new oil fill caps and filters, but the adequacy of this fix is now under investigation.
- Despite GM's initial estimate that only 3% of recalled vehicles were impacted, the issue
