GM's L87 internal code for its 6.2-liter V8 engine is starting to look like a score, not a name. No, the number of lawsuits on the recalled engine isn't up to 87 just yet. But the number is growing.

General Motors is now the subject of an NHTSA investigation after more than a thousand complaints were logged over sudden and catastrophic failure of some of its “L87” 6.2-liter V8s—a core power plant ...

GM is currently facing a major quality control issue related to the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine, a powerplant found throughout the Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC product portfolio, ...

"There is a possibility that certain machining debris may not have been cleared from the engine when it was produced. In the involved vehicles, this can lead to potential engine knocking, engine rough ...