BREAKING: GM is officially recalling the L87

[jfoj]

Well aware of Ford 10 speed problems, not quite as bad as the GM but problems as you mentioned. Many small differences. The Ford pump gears are way better than the GM setup and are a direct drop in replacement. Effectively the same transmission base with some minor hardware, valve body, torque converter and Transmission Control Module differences. In general the GM transmission have been more problematic than the Ford units. GM is on its Generation 2 10 speed after the first 2 years, mostly changes in the valve body that still has problems.

Suggest you check this thread out - https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/project-carbon-next-gen-10-speed-valve-body-kit.153898/

Going to try and get this knocked out next week if all goes well. Proactive update to eliminate future problems.

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

Good luck, keep us posted! What year and model do you have?

'22 Yukon Denali XL purchased last year. First engine flew way of the dodo in 2023 with 29k miles on the odometer under the previous owner. Second engine has 20k miles on it.

 

[HighCountry22]

I called my local dealership today, who verified my VIN is eligible for the initial inspection. In turn, I will take the 2022 Tahoe HC in on Monday (6/16) and will have more insights the next day. As per the service consultant, they will inspect and determine if the oil change or engine replacement is necessary. So net net it doesn’t sound like GM changed direction on the remedy. Time will tell…

 

[MishawakaKirk]

Hey, thoughts to add fuel --
According to the NHTSA site, auto manufacturer's have 60 days after a recall is 'active' to notify owners of the remedy. According to what I can see on NHTSA's site, this was announced as an Official Recall 4/24/2025: Add 60 days = June 23rd... a date that is quickly approaching, yet to my knowledge, no letters/recall notices have been mailed?
GMC are you listening?

Anyone get a letter yet?
2023 Denali

 

[2017sltXL]

I was thinking the other day, as someone who likes to buy the occasional salvage vehicle as a hobby of sorts to repair, what the impact on these trucks will be for resale for the insurance companies at salvage auction, and even down the stream for the salvage reseller and the J6P that wants to repair one to drive or resell.
It certainly takes any warranty or recall service off something once a truck is branded salvage, so unless the buyer can confirm something was done previously I have to think it's going to be a red mark of sorts to those that are aware of this issue.

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

I was thinking the other day, as someone who likes to buy the occasional salvage vehicle as a hobby of sorts to repair, what the impact on these trucks will be for resale for the insurance companies at salvage auction, and even down the stream for the salvage reseller and the J6P that wants to repair one to drive or resell.
It certainly takes any warranty or recall service off something once a truck is branded salvage, so unless the buyer can confirm something was done previously I have to think it's going to be a red mark of sorts to those that are aware of this issue.

FYI, salvage branding doesn’t exclude one’s vehicle from a recall.

 

[2017sltXL]

FYI, salvage branding doesn’t exclude one’s vehicle from a recall.

Interesting, I did not know that. I've always been under the assumption this was the case, as with any warranty something might have remaining. Appreciate the clarification.

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

Interesting, I did not know that. I've always been under the assumption this was the case, as with any warranty something might have remaining. Appreciate the clarification.

Warranty yes, recall no - due to it being a life and limb type of thing. I’ve owned several salvage title vehicles over the years and they all had recall work done on them(Takata airbag recall being a perfect example).

 

[viven44]

Warranty yes, recall no - due to it being a life and limb type of thing. I’ve owned several salvage title vehicles over the years and they all had recall work done on them(Takata airbag recall being a perfect example).

I’ve discussed this point with a number of dealers back when I bought a ton of salvage vehicles… of all of them only Toyota argued with me … they said even recalls would be questioned seriously depending on the history of the vehicle due to liabilities. Suppose the vehicle had been in a front end crash, and put back together shoddily by an amateur or modified significantly, they may possibly decline touching that vehicle…

 

[Lonny]

Is it just me, or is the oil inspection a red herring? From what I’ve seen of the engine teardowns videos, you really need to be able to open the crankshaft to see the signs of wear.

 

[Vladimir2306]

Is it just me, or is the oil inspection a red herring? From what I’ve seen of the engine teardowns videos, you really need to be able to open the crankshaft to see the signs of wear.

Yes, that's it

 

[CCPLuvr]

Hey, thoughts to add fuel --
According to the NHTSA site, auto manufacturer's have 60 days after a recall is 'active' to notify owners of the remedy. According to what I can see on NHTSA's site, this was announced as an Official Recall 4/24/2025: Add 60 days = June 23rd... a date that is quickly approaching, yet to my knowledge, no letters/recall notices have been mailed?
GMC are you listening?

Anyone get a letter yet?
2023 Denali

The recall announcement on 4/24 isn't when the recall becomes active.

 

[tagexpcom]

Just checked my VIN / recall and the status has changed from a couple of weeks ago . No letter in mail yet but Status has changed from "no recommendation" to "Incomplete"....

 

[Firetrout]

2023 Chevy Suburban Z71 6.2, had the engine replaced about 5-6 weeks ago after it grenaded at 26k miles. Returnig home yesterday from a vacation, the check engine ight started blinking. Have less than 1500miles on it since replacement of engine. The replacement engine has a date code of 05/25. Having it towed to dealership today. I did not pull any codes yet, not messing with anything other than following dealership guidance. We will see where this goes, i will provide update when I know.

 

[JTGZ71]

Just checked my VIN / recall and the status has changed from a couple of weeks ago . No letter in mail yet but Status has changed from "no recommendation" to "Incomplete"....

I suppose that is progress at least. I've started checking mine on the GM website more frequently, but I'm still showing a status of "Incomplete. Remedy not available"

 

[OR VietVet]

I am gonna have a lot of popcorn before this all smooths out with shared info from GM.

 

[TXNJ]

Just checked my VIN / recall and the status has changed from a couple of weeks ago . No letter in mail yet but Status has changed from "no recommendation" to "Incomplete"....
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For what it's worth, mine was labeled as "incomplete" for quite some time now and I just took it to the dealer last week for an oil change and they said it is not showing up in their system as being ready for an inspection yet. It feels like this just means you have something to do but GM hasn't told the dealership it's time to do it yet.

 

[rmsnickers]

Interesting as it relates to a manufacturer (GM) building engines with AFM/DFM, auto-stop/start, etc. https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=253439

 

[BacDoc]

I haven’t received the “Letter” but on my GM app today it had the “Loss of propulsion” recall and I saw the “Schedule Service” option for the first time. Prior to this it just said “incomplete” and “Remedy not available”.

I scheduled service for Monday and I will see what happens. My OLM is 69% so I was ready to take it in as I never let it get below 50%.

Id prefer to get a new engine as I have heard mixed reviews of the extended warranty on the bottom end only.

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

Is it just me, or is the oil inspection a red herring? From what I’ve seen of the engine teardowns videos, you really need to be able to open the crankshaft to see the signs of wear.

It is more than an oil inspection. Their procedure includes a knock sensor attached to the block, a 20 second run at 2000 rpm, and a “listen” to the knock sensor during that run using the knock sensor and picoscope (high speed digital oscilloscope.). Then analysis of the result and a decision based on that (only GM engineers know that they are looking for.). So, we all hope they (GM engineers) tested this on several good and suspect engines, and their procedure can tell the difference. Only time will tell, but the up side is if your engine passes this inspection, you get a 15 year, 150k mile warranty on the bottom end…so they must be pretty confident.