I’ve never even HEARD of such a thing!

A PURE QUARTZ cutting torch tip!

It isn’t JUST general Motors by any stretch of the imagination but they are far and away the worst and this isn’t something that started yesterday.

Here is a message saying they have issued a PARK AND DO NOT DRIVE ORDER for their 2026 SUV’s. Chevy, GMC and Cadillac’s are involved.

There is more bad news after the video.

Then there are these numbers for multiple issues.

GM has issued multiple recall numbers related to engine and powertrain failures, with the most significant involving the 6.2L V8 engine. The primary recall for the 6.2L L87 V8 engine is N252494000 (NHTSA 25V-274), which affects 597,571 vehicles in the U.S. This recall addresses manufacturing defects in connecting rods and crankshafts that can lead to sudden engine failure and loss of propulsion. 

Other relevant recall numbers include:

• N242454440 (NHTSA 24V-099): A recall for nearly 462,000 diesel-engine SUVs and pickup trucks (2020–2022 Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, Escalade) due to a faulty transmission control valve that could cause rear wheels to lock up. 
• N252533510: A 2024–2026 GMC Canyon recall affecting 1,120 units due to incorrect software that may cause improper airbag deployment. 

For the 6.2L V8 recall (N252494000), dealers will inspect the engine and either replace it or apply a temporary remedy involving higher-viscosity 0W-40 oil and a new oil fill cap if the engine passes inspection. 

Cam and lifters failing prematurely, crankshaft bearings eating cranks, the numbers are staggering.

I have had multiple conversations with people over the past couple of months and I tell them flat out to avoid buying ANYTHING, newer than 2017.

If these recalls and Class Action lawsuits don’t bankrupt GM I will be amazed.

Of course they will go crying to Daddy Government for a Bailout if it does.

Maybe somebody should pull their heads out of their asses and go back to building machines that last, like they used to.

They did that for over 80 ears, maybe there is still someone around who remembers how to do that but I’m not going to hold my breath.

Because why in the fuck would anyone spend $100,000 just for a carbon fiber body copying a damn 1969 Ford pickup?

But I repeat myself.

I know I drank my fair share of it back in the day.

I keep all my pill bottles in a plastic bag inside my lunchbox.

I take all the bottles out and when I take a pill, I throw the bottle back in the bag to avoid that problem.

I got tasked with changing out an old, beat to death 6 inch vise at work.

I went up front, collected the new one, went back to the shop and gathered up what tools I figured I would need, some bolts and a drill with a couple bits.

I have found it to be rare that you get one with the exact same footprint.

I throw all that in the back of the electric golf cart we use and went across 4 Bays to get going.

I backed up as near as I could, grabbed a couple wrenches and walked over to start unbolting the old one, only to run into this…

And immediately wanted to slap the taste out of someone’s mouth.

Unbelievable.

Back to the shop to get a cordless angle grinder, some cut off wheels and a Flap Disc.

It took me a good half hour to cut all those welds enough to pry the vise off.

I moved it and then used the Flap Disc to smooth out the tiop of the table. Then I took the base off the new vise, got it set on the table so I had room to drill 4 holes and making sure there was room for bolts and washers underneath. I used a paint pen to mark the spots and then center punched in the middle of the paint marks.

Drilled the holes, put the vise back together and bolted it down.

Much Better.

Just a taste of the kind of crap I get to deal with on a daily basis.

My 61 Ford SW Unibody 1/2 ton truck was like that.

It had a 72 351 Windsor mated to an 88 C6 transmission and I don’t even know what year rear end because I swapped it out 3 times.

Necessity is the Mother of Invention. If it works, it works.