2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 settles on four overhead-valve engines — a 4.3-liter V6 and V8s of 4.8, 5.3 and 6.0 liters — in three cab bodies and five trims from WT up to LTZ. The 5.3 is the one certified for flex fuel as well as gasoline, and its fuel and emissions material reflects that. Everything else is held in common: one set of chassis specifications, one set of torque values, and diagnostics organized by system rather than by trim.

Engines covered

• 5.3L V8 (325 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel or gasoline
• 4.8L V8 (294 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 6.0L V8 (364 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door crew cab pickup
• 2-door standard cab pickup
• 4-door extended cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base
• LS
• LT
• LTZ
• WT

Known issues on the 2007 Silverado 1500. Four recalls appear on the federal record. The most serious involves a heated washer fluid module whose circuit board can short, producing an odor, smoke or a fire under the hood. A second covers replacement wheel hub assemblies whose inboard retention nut can loosen until the wheel separates from the truck. The others concern replacement headlamps missing their amber side reflectors and a trailer adaptor wired so the trailer's lamps may not work. Complaints total 1,056, with 503 against the air bags, 107 electrical and 88 on the service brakes.