GM Engines Under the Microscope: Escalation in Investigation
Consumer complaints pushed the agency to widen its review after GM reported 6,953 post-remedy engine-failure complaints, officials said.
- On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded its investigation into General Motors vehicles to include 2025 and 2026 model years, raising the total impacted vehicles to 997,743 in the United States.
- The federal agency first launched an inquiry in Jan 2025 regarding L87 engine manufacturing defects, prompting General Motors to voluntarily recall 597,630 vehicles on April 24, 2025.
- Despite remedy programs, NHTSA reported that General Motors received 6,953 complaints alleging post-remedy engine failures, with drivers experiencing "loss of motive power due to engine failure."
- NHTSA opened a new engineering analysis on Jan. 16 to assess the effectiveness of General Motors' fixes and determine whether repairs adequately address safety risks.
- GM spokesman Bill Grotz stated the company continues to cooperate with the evaluation, as the probe covers Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade, and Cadillac Escalade ESV.
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US highway agency expands probe into GM pickups, SUVs over engine failures
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it has upgraded and expanded a probe into nearly 1 million General Motors pickup trucks and SUVs over engine failures that led to a recall in 2025.
GM Engines Under the Microscope: Escalation in Investigation
The NHTSA has upgraded a probe into General Motors vehicles after engine failures in nearly 1 million cars. This deeper investigation follows a 2025 recall affecting models like the Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Silverado. Past attempts to fix the issue have not entirely succeeded, leading to consumer complaints.
GM 6.2L V8 Nightmare Gets Worse, Post-Recall L87 Federal Engineering Analysis Opened
Internally referred to as L87, the 6.2-liter small block of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and many other full-size vehicles is facing a mounting crisis. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recently upgraded its recall query into the GM's remedy effectiveness to an engineering analysis, and this investigation could easily result in a very expensive recall for Detroit's largest automaker. The Office of Defects In... (continue rea…
United States security regulators have intensified an investigation into nearly a million General Motors (GM) vehicles after reports that engines continue to fail, even after a recent recall to solve the problem. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the material and register.
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