Service bulletins for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
2185 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP5088B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the 2010 through 2015 6.6L Duramax Diesel Engine Part number 12638502 has been placed on a parts restriction through General Motors Product Quality Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Product Quality Center for further assistance. |
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| PIP4887A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a ?Service Exhaust Fluid System? and a ?See Owner?s Manual Now? message displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster. Technician may find reductant level sensor Diagnostic Trouble Codes P203D, P21AB, and P21B0 set. Technician will need to follow published Service Information diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Codes that are set. If no wiring concerns are found replace the Diesel Exhaust Fluid tank assembly. |
| PIP5133B | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the 2010 through 2015 6.6L Duramax Diesel Engine Fuel Injection Pump Part numbers 12645102, 12658095 and 12661059 will be placed on a parts restriction through the General Motors Product Quality Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Product Quality Center for further assistance. |
| PIP5168C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE); ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have a no crank concern. Technician will need to check the valve train for movement when the engine is cranked. If the valve train is not moving while the crankshaft is moving the front cover will need to be removed to inspect for a sheared cam sprocket locator pin. If the cam sprocket locator pin has sheared, replace the engine assembly. If the valve train is rotating during inspection, disconnect the Camshaft Position sensor and check if the engine will start. If the engine starts front cover will need to be removed to inspect for a sheared cam sprocket locator pin. If the cam sprocket locator pin has sheared, replace the engine assembly. If the engine does not start with the Camshaft Position sensor disconnected the follow published ?Engine Cranks But Does Not Run? diagnosis in Service Information. Also perform an Engine Compression Test and Cylinder Leakage Test in Service Information documents all results. If the Service Information procedures above isolate an engine mechanical concern then removed to inspect for a sheared cam sprocket locator pin. If the cam sprocket locator pin has sheared, replace the engine assembly. |
| 16-NA-244 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and the proper use of the DEF system. |
| 10-06-05-002D | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information on Clean Exhaust Filter See Owners Manual Now or Cleaning Exhaust Filter Keep Driving Until Message is Cleared Message Displayed on DIC, DTC P2463 May Be Set. |
| PIP4138P | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on, engine misfire, and/or engine noise. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0300-P0308. If published Service Information diagnostics does not isolate the cause of this concern technician should check for a worn camshaft lobe and/or lifter roller, a sticking valve, valve leakage, a broken valve spring, and a collapsed active fuel management lifter. |
| PIP4828C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a rough idle and/or momentary lack of power after cold starting the engine and immediately placing the transmission in gear. Technician should follow published Service Information diagnostics first. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. |
| PIT4808K | 2017-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY STALL AND HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0BBD. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND UPDATE THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE CONTROL MODULE USING TIS2WEB. |
| PIP5282A | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE CALCULATION AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THE MONITOR CALCULATES THE PERCENT OF OIL LIFE REMAINING, BASED ON 3 PATHWAYS. THE FIRST PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. THE SECOND PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE MILEAGE FORM THE LAST REST FOR ALL GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAINS EXCEPT THE VOLT. THE THIRD PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE OIL IS IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLT USES A 2 YEAR TIMER INSTEAD OF 1 YEAR. IT ALSO USES THE ENGINE REVOLUTION COUNTER. IT DOES NOT USE THE MILEAGE PATHWAY TO COUNT DOWN. |
| PIP5029G | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED. |
| PIP-5258 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0011. IF THE TECHNICIAN HAS FOLLOWED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE FOR P0011AND THE ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER SHOULD BE CHECKED. ALSO THE NUMBER 2 CAM BEARING SHOULD BE INSPECTED. |
| PIP5370 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLE MAY HAVE AN “EXHAUST FLUID QUALITY POOR” ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER OR A DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID WARNING LAMP ON OR OTHER EXHAUST FLUID QUALITY RELATED CONCERNS. TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID FOR CONTAMINATION. TECHNICIAN SHOULD USE SERVICE INFORMATION FOR CONTAMINANTS IN DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID DIAGNOSIS AND USE SPECIAL TOOL J26568 OR EN50422 DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID REFRACTOMETER FOR FLUID TESTING. |
| PIP5104B | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A COLD ENGINE TICK NOISE FOR 50 SECONDS AT START UP. TECHNICIAN DETERMINES IF THE TICK NOISE IS POSSIBLY COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AS THIS NOISE COULD EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR AN ENGINE TICK NOISE. IF YOUR SI DIAGNOSIS DOES NOT ISOLATE THE CAUSE OF THIS CONCERN, THIS CONCERN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A VEHICLE DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ECM CALIBRATION AND NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS SHOULD BE PERFORMED. |
| PIP4912D | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE AN INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE. IF A TECHNICIAN HAS DUPLICATED, OR THE CUSTOMER DESCRIPTION ALIGNS WITH THE SPEEDS MENTIONED IN THE IDLE SPEED DESCRIPTION TABLES, THE IDLE SPEED SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF CURRENT VEHICLE DESIGN. |
| PIP4568R | 2017-03-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP, ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 1, 4, 6, OR 7 AND/OR TICK NOISE. TECHNICIAN WILL FOLLOW SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS FIRST. IF SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS DOES NOT ISOLATE THE CAUSE OF THIS CONCERN PERFORM A CYLINDER DEACTIVATION ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPRESSION TEST IN SERVICE INFORMATION. IF THE RUNNING COMPRESSION OF THE MISFIRING CYLINDER STAYS BELOW 25 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH REGARDLESS OF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SOLENOID BEING COMMANDED ON OR OFF, AN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTER IS MECHANICALLY COLLAPSED/STUCK OR UNLOCKING AS SOON AS THE ENGINE IS STARTED. REPLACE ALL ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS, AND ALL PLASTIC LIFTER GUIDES. ALSO PERFORM THE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING IN SERVICE INFORMATION. IF IT ISOLATES A CONCERN WITH THE VALVE LIFTER OIL MANIFOLD, REPLACE IT AND REEVALUATE THE CONCERN. THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTERS CAN ALSO BE MONITORED FOR PROPER OPERATION BY CAREFULLY INSPECTING THE CYLINDER 1, 4, 6, AND 7 ROCKERS AND VALVES WHILE CRANKING OR BRIEFLY AND SAFELY RUNNING THE ENGINE WITH THE VALVE COVERS REMOVED. IF THE VALVE OR VALVES OF AN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT CYLINDER STOP MOVING WHILE DOING THIS TEST, THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT LIFTER IS CAUSING THE CONCERN. FOR 2008-2009 FULL SIZE TRUCK/SUV OR A 2007-2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH THE POLICE PACKAGE REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. ON THE 2008-2009 PONTIAC G8, 2010-2011 CAMARO, AND 2007-2010 FULL SIZE TRUCKS WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT, ALSO DETERMINE IF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE SHIELD THAT IS LISTED IN THE LATEST VERSION OF 10-06-01-008 HAS EVER BEEN INSTALLED. ON PASSENGER CARS WITH THE LS4 ENGINE, DETERMINE IF THE UPDATED OIL PAN GASKET THAT IS LISTED IN THE LATEST VERSION OF 11-06-01-007 HAS BEEN INSTALLED. |
| 14353 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). 14353 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER BYPASS VALVE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE EGR COOLER BYPASS VALVE. |
| 13386A | 2017-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 13386A - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED WARRANTY TRANSACTION INFORMATION). ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L DIESEL ENGINE (RPO LGH) AND VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L DIESEL ENGINE (RPO LML/LGH), THE NITROGEN OXIDE (NOX) SENSOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THE TERMINALS IN THE SENSOR AND THE WIRE INTERFACE. THE CONTAMINATION MAY CAUSE THE NOX SENSOR SIGNAL TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND/OR OSCILLATE WHICH MAY CAUSE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE NOX SENSOR. |
| 15114 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE. 15114 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME 2010-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD AND GMC SIERRA HD OR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SIERRA HD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE (RPO LML, LGH) THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO A CONDITION WITH THE GLOW PLUGS. WHEN DIAGNOSED, REPLACEMENT OF ONE OF THE ENGINES GLOW PLUGS MAY BE REQUIRED. NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT HARDER STARTING IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY BE NOTED. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED GLOW PLUG. |
| 14652 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 14652 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME 2010-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES AND 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD AND GMC SIERRA HD VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L DIESEL ENGINE (LML/LGH), A MALFUNCTION-INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO AN OFFSET IN THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIESEL-EMISSION-REDUCTION FLUID (DEF) TANK RESERVOIR, INCREASED TANK-HEATER RESISTANCE, OR REDUCTANT-SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE DEF TANK RESERVOIR AND/OR SUPPLY MODULE PUMP. |
| 12138 | 2017-01-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. 12138 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. NORMAL ENGINE VIBRATION WHILE IN ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT (AFM) MODE MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE TO FATIGUE AND FRACTURE. IF THIS OCCURS, IT COULD CAUSE A TICK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE FOR A FRACTURE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. IF NO FRACTURE IS FOUND, DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL A FOAM SLEEVE AROUND THE TUBE TO ABSORB THE VIBRATION. |
| 16-NA-204 | 2017-01-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN IS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DURAMAX DIESEL COOLANT SYSTEM FILL AND HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOUND IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION. |
| 080604006K | 2016-11-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR IDENTIFYING NON-GM ECM CALIBRATION USE AND POWER-UP HARDWARE DETECTION IN DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINES - PHOTOGRAPH TECH 2 CALIBRATION IDS, CALIBRATION VERIFICATION NUMBERS (CVNS) AND TRANSMISSION DATA SCREEN |
| PI0845 | 2016-11-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO PERFORM AN AIR LEAK INSPECTION TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN ON AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL), AND A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED DUE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) DETECTING THAT THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) HAS ACCUMULATED 70 GRAMS OR MORE OF SOOT. |
| PIP4786C | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT. |
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