In the ongoing saga around defects with GM’s 6.2L V8 L87 engine, General Motors is faced with another class-action lawsuit, this time from Georgia resident Jose Ignacio Ramirez Hernandez, represented by the Cheely Law Group. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the lawsuit alleges that GM owes the plaintiff and proposed class members damages for the time they couldn’t use their vehicles while awaiting repairs and for the loss of value in their vehicles affected by the now-infamous engine defect.
“GM’s new engine – the 6.2L V8 L87 – is dangerously defective and has no resale value,” the lawsuit alleges, according to CarComplaints. Hernandez bought a new 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 equipped with the L87 engine and experienced engine failure at 46,397 miles. He was unable to use his truck for more than two months while it was in the shop. The suit further alleges that “there is no detectability prior to the failure” and the defective engines are leaving owners “stranded with little reason to believe that GM will rectify it.”
To recap, the recall pertains to the 2021-2024 model years of GM full-size trucks and SUVs powered by the aforementioned V8. Nameplates included in the recall are the Chevy Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, Chevy Tahoe/Suburban, GMC Yukon/Yukon XL, and Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV.
GM maintains that even though the 6.2L V8 L87 being used for engine replacements is technically the same engine as the one being recalled, the manufacturing defects were remedied for the 2025 model year. Through a detailed analysis of field data and teardown inspections, GM’s engineering team identified a specific build window between March 1st, 2021, and May 31st, 2024, during which an increased rate of engine failure was tied to specific manufacturing defects.
GM’s decision to issue a recall followed a series of investigations, engine replacements, and other lawsuits regarding consistent problems with the 6.2L V8 L87 engine. For reference, the General Motors recall number is N252494001. If you own one of these vehicles with the problematic V8, General Motors will notify you and give you instructions on what to do next.
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Closing the barn door after all the horses are out.
Keep up the good work, Mary.
This is one of the worst problems GM has ever faced. I have said this before: All 6.2 vehicles need to either be recalled and replaced or a substantial rebate paid to the unsuspecting buyers. If GM doesn’t do something to satisfy these folks they can kiss any respect or integrity they still have goodbye.
There should also be a resolution for the transmissions in these vehicles. My 2021 Tahoe has been sitting at the dealership/service area since April 3rd when transmission went out while driving. No parts available. I feel betrayed by a company I’ve stood by all my life.
L.P…..There is very few GM products that have not suffered from sort of transmission issues. I don’t know what happened, but if it were my company I wouldn’t sleep until I found out. In my state we still honor the LEMON LAW. They would let them arbitrate, but in the case of those 6.2 engines they would have found themselves in a world of hurt.
I have a 2023 Sierra AT4
The dealer tells me they no nothing yet. And I have heard nothing from GM. I’m approaching 24000 miles and my fingers are crossed. Sorry I bought this truck.
Has anyone been promised by Gm to get reimbursement on car rental of 44 dollars a day, then Gm comes up with every reason to decline payment, and then not give you a recall because your motor was replaced under warranty before recall was put in place
I seriously doubt GM will satisfy owners of this junk engine with whatever remedy they have. This junk engine reminds of another junk GM engine, the 1981 Cadillac V8-6-4. I hope the courts order GM to replace this junk engine with a new one with a 6 year-75,000 mile warranty, or charge GM fines and punitive damages over $1 billion, that should get Mary Buick Envision Made in China-Barra and other executives fired.