2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD narrows to a single engine and a single body. The engine is the 6.0-liter overhead-valve V8 of 364 cubic inches, naturally aspirated and gasoline-fueled; the body is a four-door crew cab pickup, offered as LS and LT. One displacement and one cab mean the engine and chassis specifications, clearances and torque values need no filtering, and the wiring diagrams describe two equipment levels rather than a whole range of them.

Engines covered

• 6.0L V8 (364 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door crew cab pickup

Trims covered

• LS
• LT

Known issues on the 2001 Silverado 1500 HD. Eight recalls are recorded against this model year, and seven of them are lamp recalls: replacement assemblies sold without the amber side reflectors a truck needs to be seen from the side, or with beams that put light outside the pattern the standard allows. The eighth is mechanical — a crankshaft position sensor that can drop in and out or stop working altogether, leaving the engine rough, then stalled, then unwilling to restart. Complaints total 1,841: 821 on the service brakes, 188 on the engine and cooling, 98 on tires.