In the automotive industry, engine failure used to be relatively rare. You typically had to treat an engine poorly through abuse or neglect or run up a considerably high number of miles before it might finally give up the ghost. However, that’s not always the case in 2025, as strangely and increasingly, modern engines like the L87 in the Cadillac Escalade are starting to fail early. And many of them are not worn-out power plants at all or sitting within vehicles that are limping towards retirement. Incredibly, some of these failing motors are almost brand new, and the situation appears to be developing across a range of manufacturers, like Volkswagen, Mercedes and JLR.
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