NHTSA opens preliminary probe into more than 870,000 GM vehicles

[Vladimir2306]

You mean in Russia?

Yes

 

[Sean Michael]

I really enjoy my 6.2L RST, but after the FPCM left me stranded on the 6th day of ownership at only 320 miles, and now the reports of bearing failures, I'm beginning to lose confidence in the vehicle. I started kicking tires on other vehicles just to see what else I would drive if not a Tahoe. I've owned three Tahoes and love them, but this one is stressing me out. I might return to my sports car roots. I test drove a 2025 Cadillac CT5-V yesterday and it brought back memories of how much I used to enjoy sporty vehicles, I seriously might make the switch. It's world's apart from something like a Tahoe, but my wife said she'd be happy to get a larger SUV for family hauling, maybe a BMW X5, I hear great things about their B58 engine, besides, I bought the 6.2L RST version of Tahoe for speed and fun, it was a compromise between utility and thrill and I don't tow or go off-road or anything that really requires a truck-based SUV, so I might just go all in on a sports sedan that does 0-60 in 4.6 and handles like it's on rails. If I do, I'll miss the 6.2L rumble, especially since I have the GM performance exhaust on mine, but that CT5-V was a blast to drive, and I'm a spirited driver in general. Am I crazy?

 

[LegalBrief]

@Sean Michael hi, I think your over reacting… st 320 miles any “bad part” is shoeing itself, once replaced you should be fine, a vehicle is the sum of its parts.

 

[Sean Michael]

I'm trying not to be neurotic about it, but the fuel pump control module leaving me stranded wasn't a rare fluke, it's a common issue and there's even a thread on this forum about buying and keeping a spare one in the vehicle. I'm not too concerned about the lifter issues everyone talks about, because I've owned three Tahoes with AFM/DFM and never personally had that issue, but the bearing failures have me concerned because not only is it a potentially catastrophic failure to lose power on a busy highway, especially being I frequently have my wife and son in the vehicle, but even if it doesn't create a dangerous situation there's a backlog from all the failures taking months to replace, and some people report the replacement engines doing the same thing a few thousand miles later, and then there's Chevy not being consistent about loaners or reimbursing rentals fully. I really enjoy my 6.2L Tahoe, but every time I drive it, especially with my family, the thought is in the back of my head and it dampens my enjoyment of the vehicle.

 

[blanchard7684]

I'm trying not to be neurotic about it, but the fuel pump control module leaving me stranded wasn't a rare fluke, it's a common issue and there's even a thread on this forum about buying and keeping a spare one in the vehicle. I'm not too concerned about the lifter issues everyone talks about, because I've owned three Tahoes with AFM/DFM and never personally had that issue, but the bearing failures have me concerned because not only is it a potentially catastrophic failure to lose power on a busy highway, especially being I frequently have my wife and son in the vehicle, but even if it doesn't create a dangerous situation there's a backlog from all the failures taking months to replace, and some people report the replacement engines doing the same thing a few thousand miles later, and then there's Chevy not being consistent about loaners or reimbursing rentals fully. I really enjoy my 6.2L Tahoe, but every time I drive it, especially with my family, the thought is in the back of my head and it dampens my enjoyment of the vehicle.

@Sean Michael what year do you have? sorry if you posted this before...

 

[jfoj]

Easy solution for the fuel pump problem. Search my username. I have two spare fuel pump control modules that carry in the truck. And if you haven't locked your engine up yet, change the oil immediately. Don't use 0W-20 oil starting to think 0w40 might be the best option. I just finished a 2-hour run oil temps are up to 226F for quite a while that was only with the 60° F ambient temp. Drive the truck in L9 and/or get a range DFM disabler.

 

[jfoj]

6.2l Range Anxiety

 

[Sean Michael]

@blanchard7684 2024 Tahoe RST 6.2L purchased new last September.​

 

[jfoj]

@Sean Michael

How many miles on the truck? Has the oil been changed yet?

 

[Sean Michael]

@Sean Michael

How many miles on the truck? Has the oil been changed yet?

Approximately 5,000 miles with one oil change at 3,000.