GM again?

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GM's Broken 6.2L V8s Are Stranding Owners for Weeks as Replacement Engine Pipeline Dries Up

The situation has left dealers struggling to source new engines and owners with no clear repair timelines, and it's especially dire for people who need their trucks for work.

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[F4R/T]

GM has it on the beloved LS that has always had issues. The Ford 7.3s & ecoboosts are self destructing too... Chrysler who really knows, Honda and Toyota and the others all have issues.. oil consumption and self destruction.. How many years have we been building engines and what have we learned? KISS!

 

[Hey-O]

GM has it on the beloved LS that has always had issues. The Ford 7.3s & ecoboosts are self destructing too... Chrysler who really knows, Honda and Toyota and the others all have issues.. oil consumption and self destruction.. How many years have we’re building engines and what have we learned? KISS!

X2!! Hyundai and Kia can be added the oil consumption issue. My brother keeps buying them, two engines replaced right at 100,000 miles.

 

[Triplegreen500]

Oil consumption is from the push for efficiency. 0 weight oil reduces rotational friction, but it simply gets past the seals and rings, it's too watery. There's a fine line, and the EPA is pushing manufacturers to the wrong side of the line.

 

[bandit67]

My 2015 5.3 LS GMC truck recently hit the 200k mile mark, all still with the cylinder drop mode in place with no major problems. Ive been keeping an eye out for a replacement engine myself, gotta be just a matter of time.

 

[Black_Sheep]

The engine in my BIL’s new $85K GMC **** the bed at 12,000 miles. The dealer was telling him it would take months for a replacement engine. I coached him about the lemon law because I went through all that with my youngest’s KIA. Lo and behold, when he informed them that he wanted to invoke the lemon law they found him an engine. Now it has other issues and no parts are available to repair it. GM has offered to buy it back, which he is seriously considering.

 

[Hey-O]

Oil consumption is from the push for efficiency. 0 weight oil reduces rotational friction, but it simply gets past the seals and rings, it's too watery. There's a fine line, and the EPA is pushing manufacturers to the wrong side of the line.

I remember in the 94 when I had a new jeep Cherokee country. Chrysler decided to improve the AMC 4.0 liter engines. They wanted to reduce the rotating mass by shorting the piston skirts. Till it warmed up it sounded like a diesel due to piston slap. They phoned me one night and asked what they could do for me about this issue. One was replace the engine, not going to happen. Two, 10 year, 100k bumper to bumper warranty. I took the warranty after researching the problem. I gave it to my daughter when she turned sixteen and sold it to a friend when his son turned sixteen with a 146,000 miles on it and never a problem. It never increased the gas mileage, which was terrible for the amount of power it didn't have. I've owned 6 new Jeeps in my life. Run forever, but couldn't go by a gas station without stopping.

 

[cr8crshr]

Generic Motors at its finest!!! We don't sweat the small stuff!!! Nothing but junk comes from them these days either...cr8crshr/Bill

 

[DeltaV]

I'm not sure "again" is the right word here. When did they ever stop doing stupid stuff?

 

[Billccm]

Liability could be up to 17 grand per failure. This could be bad financially. Not sure Trump would bail out GM.

Maybe Elon will take over GM?

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Liability could be up to 17 grand per failure. This could be bad financially. Not sure Trump would bail out GM.

Maybe Elon will take over GM?

That's probably the plan. The spoils of a planned score.

 

[dart4forte]

Oil consumption is from the push for efficiency. 0 weight oil reduces rotational friction, but it simply gets past the seals and rings, it's too watery. There's a fine line, and the EPA is pushing manufacturers to the wrong side of the line.

Also ring tension. Engine builders attempting to reduce rotational resistance.