2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 documents a two-door standard cab pickup offered in Base and Cheyenne trim, with a choice between the 5.3L V8 of 325 cubic inches and the 4.8L V8 of 294, each overhead-valve, naturally aspirated and burning gasoline. The two trims differ mainly in equipment rather than mechanicals, so the engine, driveline and chassis procedures read the same for both, while the wiring diagrams account for what each one actually carries.

Engines covered

• 5.3L V8 (325 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 4.8L V8 (294 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door standard cab pickup

Trims covered

• Base
• Cheyenne

Known issues on the 2007 Silverado 2500. Three recalls sit on the federal record. Two of them concern the passenger frontal air bag inflator: propellant that degrades with age and humidity can make the inflator burst instead of inflating, sending metal fragments into the cabin. The third involves an auxiliary battery circuit where too much current drawn through the trailer harness melts a fusible link, which can then touch nearby components and wiring and start a fire. Air bags dominate the 204 complaints at 84, ahead of 19 on service brakes and 17 on the power train.