BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

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KMeloney

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Who is to say that it won't develop a problem at 30K or 40K or........ I've read where some folks were doing fine and then out of nowhere so to speak the engine goes bad.
But those folks had one of the bad engines. If you don't have a bad engine, then why would they extend your warranty the same way they will for potentially-bad [in the range] engines?

If your engine IS in the range of bad engines, then you'll get a safety recall notice, and you'll be entitled to the stop-gap measures/a new engine/an extended warranty.

...and if your engine is outside of the range, but it eventually fails the same way, then we're into uncharted territory, since GM believes that the failures are only occurring on engines in the designated range.
 

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If I was involved in recall with my Yukon and I'm not after they checked and didn't find problem and 0w40 oil was added to help them extend engine life at my expense (having to pay for expensive oil).
I would go back to 0w-20 and that way I know if I have engine to spec and see if engine will last but, in my case, a new engine is what I would want.

Being that vehicles are coming off assembly line today with 0w-20.
 

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Thank goodness no, my engine is fine. In the service where my Yukon is serviced, there is a car produced in January 2025 with a 6.2 engine, which broke down at a mileage of 3000 km.
Yes sir - it's hard to separate 'recall worries' vs 'regular worries'. Even under normal manufacturing circumstances - things fail. My 2021 6.2L has 62K miles and running fine but 'could fail' as 62K doesn't mean it's OK. Sigh... life is a crap-shoot sometimes :)

Me - I'm just going to go in for 'the test' (got my letter this week) and roll with it and hope for the best. I still LOVE the rig! Tows like a dream for my situation.
 

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If they are a GM "dealer" of any kind, their records are viewable within the system.
Many of us don't live near a dealership where it's feasible to travel for every oil change.

Don't most decent mom and pops chart oil changes into Carfax these days? I'd imagine a Carfax record is sufficient.
 
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Don't most decent mom and pops chart oil changes into Carfax these days? I'd imagine a Carfax record is sufficient.
In case you aren’t aware, you can also enter DIY service into Carfax by signing up for an account at https://carfax.com. That is what I’m doing for oil/filter changes, tire rotations, etc.
 

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