2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 lists the truck under a single LS trim, built as an extended cab, a standard cab or a crew cab, and powered by one of two flex-fuel overhead-valve V8s: the 5.3L of 325 cubic inches or the 4.8L of 294. The body sections are the ones that change from truck to truck here — doors, glass, seating and harness routing all follow the cab — while engine and driveline coverage stays constant across the three.
Engines covered
- 5.3L V8 (325 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel
- 4.8L V8 (294 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel
Body styles covered
- 4-door extended cab pickup
- 2-door standard cab pickup
- 4-door crew cab pickup
Trims covered
- LS
Known issues on the 2013 Silverado 2500. The federal record holds three recalls for this year. Two of them describe frontal air bag inflators whose propellant can degrade until the inflator ruptures on deployment and sends fragments through the cabin. The third covers a fire extinguisher liable to clog so that it does not discharge. Complaints come to 115, spread across 15 on the power train, 13 on the electrical system and 12 on the air bags — transmission and driveline procedures, body wiring diagrams and restraint diagnostics respectively.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occ
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon,
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occ
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with
This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect.
This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some owners of Heavy Duty Trucks and Utilities may ask if they can lower their tire pressures. Tire pressures being set to the "Tire and Loading Label" w
This PI Communications information on an alternative product dealers can use to perform 19-NA-255: Wax Coating on Frame Peeling, Metal Shows Corrosion/Rusting due to issue with getting product from current supplier listed in the bulletin.
This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
This service bulletin provides information on Tire Sidewall Irregularities.
This service bulletin provides information on replacing the intake manifold when the engine is replaced after severe internal engine damage.
Showing the 8 most recent of 679 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
I believe all the dealership did was dust/armor all my air bag compartment door. It still has a 2013 takata air bag installed which was deployed somehow causing a can of axe body s
I believe all the dealership did was dust/armor all my air bag compartment door. It still has a 2013 takata air bag installed which was deployed somehow causing a can of axe body s
I believe all the dealership did was dust/armor all my air bag compartment door. It still has a 2013 takata air bag installed which was deployed somehow causing a can of axe body s
oil cooler line failed . oil gushing out of engine. Both line bad. Having repaired at local shop. If engine malfunctioned in traffic -definitely could have been a safety issue ! ne
Showing the 4 most serious of 71 complaints filed with NHTSA.
