Dude you need to relax. Toyota just had a huge engine recall on tundras and most people don't know and don't care.
Most people won't break down from this. Most people will never have an issue. And Most people will get theirs fixed before any issues.
The fix is in. Step 1 is admitting the problem and now step 2 is correction.
You guys are going on and on about things you have no idea about.
@DuraYak
Trust me A LOT of people care about this recall and what GM was/is going to do for the end customer. The entire 6.2l issue from 2021 has been real crap show. There have CLEARLY been at least 3 major problems in this timeframe. Many people have broken down and been stranded. I have researched this issue all over the place, there is only a small number of owners on this forum.
Many owners have had more than 1 engine replaced, some in as short as a few hundred miles.
The real issue here is GM's first stance was free oil change and viscosity upgrade for the group, which most were aware that this was not a fix to the problem.
Then just yesterday, GM has make a 180 degree turn and the new rules are effectively if the engine in the Recalled population was built before July 1, 2024 the engine will be replaced, this is for either the original or any replacement engine. This is HUGE.
Now the other problem is now people are even more worried if and when their engine may fail before the Recall can be performed. I fully understand the "Range Anxiety" that people may have. I have it and my truck is not even in the Recalled population, yet. Yes, GM even moved the window out 1 month from the original window as of yesterday.
What really pisses off a lot of owners is GM CLEARLY knew about problems and think they implemented the fix in Mid 2024 but chose to do nothing until the NHTSA opened up an investigation. Then they took a half baked approach on their first pass of the Recall. I believe social media and forums probably brought it to GM's attention that the inmates were getting very restless and not happy with the initially proposed solution.
The flip side is also an issue. There may be owners that have had no issues with their 6.2l and may have 70-80k miles and really do not want their truck taken out of service and torn apart. I fully get this rationale as well.
The other part is many owners are now in the what do I do in the mean time while we are waiting on parts and dealer service windows? Do we change to 0W40 oil, do we change our 0W20 oil, do we do nothing, do we stop driving the vehicle. Lots of concerns and questions.
If my vehicle fell in the Recall population and I had long distance out of town trips to take, I would think twice about taking my 6.2l more than 50 miles from home at this point. This is just me. History shows that the majority of the failures are at highway speeds between 60-75 MPH. Would you put yourself or you family in this situation?
No need to relax here. Hopefully some of my comments made it back to GM and made them think again about the "Oil Change Recall". Bad decision on GM's part. Probably a non technical senior exec made this decision while looking after their bonus and the stock price. Many shareholders own these vehicles and at some point when mistakes are make, you must take ownership. The engine replacement is the correct answer, but it will be painful for everyone; GM, Shareholders, Vehicle Owners, Dealers, Suppliers. It is not going to be easy and GM needs to do everything in their power to make this go as smooth as possible.
Next - Valve Bodies!
Enough said.
