GM Authority

GM Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Vortec V8 Engine In Full-Size SUVs And Pickups

General Motors has been slapped with a new class-action lawsuit over alleged issues with the Vortec V8 engine in its GMT900 platform full-size trucks and SUVs. This lawsuit, which was filed in U.S.
Business Wire

General Motors Hit With $102.6 Million Jury Verdict in Class Action Over Defective Engines

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a rare class action trial verdict, a California federal jury today found that the nation’s largest automobile manufacturer hid an engine defect that resulted in ...
GM Authority

GM V8 Engine Oil Consumption Lawsuit Dismissed In Alabama

A class action lawsuit against GM for an alleged defect in its naturally aspirated 5.3L LC9 V8 gasoline engine – leading to excessive oil consumption and possible engine damage – has been dismissed by ...
Hot Rod

400 Small Block Chevy - Vortec Heads

Some engines just won't go away. Back in the May '11 issue, we brought you the first part of our budget-built 400 small block Chevy. The idea was to bolt a set of iron Vortec heads on a junkyard 400 ...