Some terrible news just released that GM has been screwing V8 truck owners for years.
GM/Chevy have been trying to cover up a ton of issues with their V8s.
Including but not limited to lifter failure, engine oil consumption, and even transmission issues that affect all powertrains.
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Want something to fail, get the government involved.
ICE is on the way out.They can't build big engines that don't guzzle gas without over-complicating them. Emission standards aren't going away just because a political leader wants them to. Anyway, planet Earth doesn't care about our politics. Science says that we have to stop spewing carbon gas and you can't just pick and choose what parts of science you wish to believe in.
LMAO, that previous gen Tacoma, someone I know has 2018 with the 3.5 "reliable" V6 and just had to shell out $9k for a new motor. The reason? It developed a leaking head gasket and somehow flooded his #3 cylinder and hydrolocked his engine. Had bent connecting rods and the he needed a new engine. He was always talking about how "reliable" it was. Now he wants to get a newer Toyota product, a Lexus GX550. I told him just to save his money and cut his losses. But you can't tell a Toyota cult member fanboy anything. hahaha….
The channel Car Care Nut has a video about those Toyota V8's and 3.5 V6 and he mentioned head gasket issues. Toyota like GM is very good at covering up their blunders.
My 2017 Sierra 5.3 had the exact same sound. It sounded like a sucking squeak and when a GM tech heard it immediately told me lifter failure. The truck was just out of warranty and after some discussions, GM corporate agreed to cover half the cost and in the end it cost me $3300 cdn after tax. Apparently the dealer actually replaced all the lifters with the latest updated fix. It is very disappointing to see the investigation will only go back as 2019 vehicles. Knowing what I know now, it would have cost the same to just bite the bullet and go with the AFM delete kit and cam kit from someone like Texas Speed or similar aftermarket supplier and been done with it, with a HP upgrade and better sound to boot. Lesson learned.
Let’s be honest here. GM, Ford, and Chrysler are complete garbage from top to bottom today. Let them fail and let the market correct itself.
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Garbage.
Just buy an AFM disabler, problem solved.
GM isn't talking about the truck frames rotting from the inside out just behind the cab either.
Well every one today has to have 400 plus horse power . Cars and trucks did just fine in the 70s with 140-250 hp and got ok fuel mpg. Imagine how long engines would last and emissions components and and mpg if we went to a 200 hp limit on non commercial engines
Gm is junk
I am a gm tech and i would never buy that over priced trash..i see alot of engine failures and trans failures ..thats why i drive a tundra with a 5.7…best truck on the road
What is the "carbon buildup" issue with the F150 ecoboost? Every single direct port injected engine has carbon buildup. The that's why they now have not only direct port but, port injection. The fuel from the port injectors will wash away buildup on the back of valves and valve stems etc
I like the old days with the old technology like my '95 Ford F-250 351 V-8 AHHH the good technology that still runs and runs good. I don't see how anyone can afford these new trucks and cars – it's utterly ridiculous the prices and NO QUALITY to last 20 or more years.
sounds like the issues stem from manufacturers trying to comply with emission regulations from the EPA
Fomoco and stellantis have dod style systems which are abysmal too
And yet, not one word was mentioned from the guy in the video and in the comments below about how often the oil was changed in these vehicles. Many use full synthetic oil and going 7-8 thousand miles before an oil change. Just way too long.
I will say one thing against GM. And that is they "DO" have a very serious problem with the 6.2!
what a way to grow business! the overpriced over engineered things.
I knew sourcing parts to China would be a massive failure and I blame the CEO Barra she has gutted GM for the stockholders
It's very likely GM engineers were well aware of the problems, as they typically spec the engines to protect any potential weakness. In the case of the L87, it's clear the specs were incongruent with the advertised, 420 hp and 460 lbft @6000 rpm of the L87. With that kind of torque on tap, and the consumer unaware of the inherent oil issues, they'd drive the hell out of it without ever looking at the tach..
Comparatively, my dad’s 2003 2500 has almost 800k on it with bolt on maintenance and one transmission rebuild.
Good engines are hunted down and destroyed by government created bureaucrats.
I've been saying it for years, they put so much technology in these things that it has made them less reliable than old trucks because the more stuff that can go wrong with it.
This is directed at people who love to drive in snow ice up hills off road accelerate asap to 85 on the expressway. Toyota cars are rebadged as many other corporations by Button Car Plan, they're every other vehicle but not on TV or PC. The world no longer makes German brands a long time ago, only in journalism/ media, U.S. ads.
We have a 2014 5.3L v8 and the cylinder deactivation and it works flawlessly. 277,000 kilometers and will have over 300,000 kilometers on it by june and the motor runs like new! We also had a 2022 Yukon XL with the 5.3L , similar technology, no issues, traded it in on a diesel 3.0 duramax Suburban which we also love!
These articles are mostly smear campaigns created by short sellers or bots controlled by those that do options trading.
What about a newer Nissan Titan?
They are going to turbo v6s to lower displacement but the mileage is the same, price of fuel is more expensive and the complexity of the additional components makes them more failure prone. More heat, more seals, more pressure sensors, more oils leaks, etc. turbo charged engines are inherently more problematic.
Are the F150 3.3 v6 engine reliable?
Can we go back to 08. AFM & GM lifters been trash since.
`19 f150 3.5tt 101,000 miles . phasers at 59,000. runs like a champ normal maintenance @5000. 18mpg-26mpg
Modern vehicles are overpriced flimsy trash. But there are to many people out there with more money, and ego, than brains, that keep buying the crap, so they just keep making it.
This is why I’m just going to keep driving my sweet 2008 Chevy Tahoe LTZ, that only has 132,000km on it, till it dies.
Only problem has been that the air-ride suspension compressor stopped working after I bought it, and I replaced it myself.
That and some minor body rust coming thru from rock chips, and parking outside in 🇨🇦, for 17 yrs.
Chevy used to be like a rock, literally. Sad these days.
So, the root of the problem is that the EPA is mandating CAFE standards over consumer choice and reliability.
Looks like somebody has got the SHAKES!
My 2024 Chevy HD 2500, fortunately, has the 6.6 L. No active fuel management or auto stop/start garbage. Bullet proof cast iron block. I look at some of the used truck pricing on this video and am happy I bought this with zero miles out the door for 54k!
I’ve gotten plenty of experience with the non AFM lifters failing in recent years now too.
AFM, DFM and auto stop start delete on a 2023 Silverado. Hopefully that gets rid of the problem 🤞