Motorheadline: Gas saving features can cause headaches
The engine of a vehicle brought in. Photo courtesy Taylor Bryant
Date: November 22, 2025
Active Fuel Management is a feature of most V8 engines now built by General Motors. Sometimes called displacement on demand, or DOD for short, this feature runs the V8 engine on four cylinders when cruising or at other low power situations.
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