General Motors is once again under the scrutiny of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and they have opened an investigation into almost a million General Motors vehicles for engine defects. What has happened to General Motors again? We will tell you below.
What is this recall about?
There have been 877,710 General Motors vehicles (specifically the models that work with the L87 and V8 engines) due to engine problems, and it seems that the engines fail randomly, and 39 complaints have been received about problems with the bearings of this (which caused the vehicles to stop working and completely damaged the engine block), so, the results of the NHTSA is that more than 900,000 vehicles will have to go to the dealer for a complete review.
List of affected vehicles:
As we said before, these are vehicles that have the L87 and V8 engines, which equip several models that were produced between 2019 and 2024 (inclusive). The list is as follows:
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- GMC Sierra
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- GMC Yukon
- Cadillac Escalade
Who will pay for the repair costs?
Of course, it will be the company’s responsibility; they will be the ones to cover the costs in case the vehicles they inspect are damaged. At this time, the NHTSA is collecting all the service records in order to determine what the full impact of the problem will be.
What will happen to GM?
Many drivers have reported this problem, and many of them feel fear of driving their cars, can you imagine the fear that you can feel if you are driving and suddenly your car decides just to stop without any warning? The biggest problem around this (moreover than the fact that you can have an important accident on the roads if it catches you off guard) is that many drivers are becoming insecure behind the wheel due to fear of an accident.
And although General Motors has already handled similar problems in the past, the NHTSA is not very happy with the performance of this company, and they are also trying to find out why there are so many defects in General Motors engines.
But what is really going on with General Motors?
Its future and reputation are hanging by a thread right now, if GM is forced to recall and repair all the vehicles from this recall, they will probably suffer a rather large economic hole that cannot be ignored.
Now that they had managed to achieve a 4.3% growth in sales and had managed to position the Silverado as one of the best-selling models in the United States, after this recall, and if the investigation confirms that General Motors has made errors in the production chain of its vehicles, the biggest blow they will suffer will be the loss of reliability from their customers…
This recall could become one of the most important in the history of the automobile in the United States, and therefore, the image of General Motors could end up on the ground while its competitors take advantage of this situation to win more followers for their brands.
Do recalls affect the brand that much?
Industry experts respond to this question, and that is, by closely following the investigations on GM, it could mark a before and after in how companies respond to these production problems, and, above all, to reinforce their quality controls and to solve possible failures in their vehicles before they enter the market and can put the lives of so many drivers at risk.
On the part of the federal agencies, they are actively working to protect users more actively, demanding stricter standards in terms of safety.
For General Motors, the future ahead is quite complicated, mainly in economic terms and in legal terms in the long term… We are sure that they will be able to overcome the wave, but right now, the situation does not look very good for the North American giant.