09/18/2026
Dumbest decision. Hell, GM can't even fix their lifter issues that they have had for 19 years now. Their transmission issues they have had for half that time. It amazes me that such a great and dependable company is not so great and dependable anymore. I have already had to replace 2023 model engines. Around the 100k mileage mark mind you. Lifters through the dealership on national backorder. Yet the vehicle is only 3 years old. Their biggest reasoning is lack of maintenance, so let's leave out a dipstick for visual inspection. I mean they would rather rely on a sensor (that is bound to have issues), than a known visual inspection. Their current oil psi sensors have so many issues now. So let's use a virtual system, that is and cannot be CONFIRMED by a visual inspection. Just ridiculous to be honest. Pricing has become ridiculous on new vehicles as well. GM's best truck they ever made was last seen in 1995. Simple V8 with throttle body injection, lot less problems than todays vehicles. Timing chains that lasted for years. Not like today's, that it is time to change them when you get to 100k miles, or sooner. Can tune that engine up is a mater of no time. Don't get me wrong, today's systems are very efficient, but look at all the problems and costs of repairs that have to be done just a few years of owning them. GM has officially entered into the "Expensive Money Pit Business".
General Motors will not include an oil dipstick on its new 5.7-liter and 6.6-liter V8 engines for its trucks, replacing it with a digital gauge.
