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The L87 failure dashboard
Every chart below is built from real owner reports. Filter, share, and use this data to hold GM accountable.
Total reports
16
+1 this month
Median miles at failure
57,766 mi
Avg 53,689 mi
Engines replaced
3
0 claims denied
Out-of-pocket reported
$54,528
Avg $6,816 / repair
Plus 4 vehicles registered with no failure yet — tracking how many of these trucks are still on the road.
1 engine failed more than once
Repeat failures, often a brand-new replacement engine failing again. The clearest sign of an unfixable defect, and the strongest lemon-law cases.
Reports over time
Submissions by month (last 12 months)
Failures by model
Which vehicles owners are reporting most
Repair outcomes
Where owners' cases stand today
16total
- Unresolved6
- Engine replaced3
- Repaired (paid)3
- Awaiting parts2
- Repaired (warranty)2
Mileage at failure
A majority fail far earlier than a V8 should
Failures by model year
Spread across the recall years
Top states
Where reports are concentrated
Severity of failures
How bad it got
16total
- Engine failure14
- Power loss1
- Ticking1
Failures across the country
Reported failures by state, darker = more reports
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN1
IL
WI1
MI
NY1
MA
RI
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH1
PA1
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO1
NE2
MO1
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL1
GA1
HI
TX1
FL2
Recall status of reported vehicles
How many reported failures are tied to the official recall
16total
- Not in recall8
- Recall fixed5
- Recall unknown2
- Recall open1
The bigger picture
Registry reports vs. official federal complaints
16
failures in this registry
4,558
engine complaints filed with NHTSA (2021–2024)
Community-sourced from owner reports and may not represent all failures. Includes owner-reported failures outside GM's official 2021–2024 recall window. NHTSA complaint counts are pulled live from the federal database and cached daily.