2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Technical Service Bulletins

1,284 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10138054Mar 10, 2017Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on On rare occasions, a security code input message with SPS error code E5659, M5304, and/or M5530 may be displayed in TIS2web when the technician is programming any module. If this concern is encountered, the technician should start by ensuring that the module being programmed is not a used module and that the VIN matches on VIN plate, TIS2web programming screen…
• 10138053Mar 9, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information for automatic transmission Oil Cooler Flush and flow test.
• 10138014Mar 7, 2017Equipment. This information bulletin explains the labor operation numbers used for submitting warranty claims and how to setup, and reprogram modules.
• 10138023Mar 2, 2017Fuel system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to clean and repair the complete fuel system due to dirt getting into the fuel system causing the vehicle to have a hard or no start.
• 10113457Feb 28, 2017Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have a buffeting vibration and/or drone type noise, exhaust tone change, and/or body pressure booming. Replace or repair any of the issue that was found in the inspection.If the vehicle is equipped with a 4.3 liter or 5.3 liter engine an updated exhaust system is now available.
• 10113383Feb 20, 2017Equipment. 44180 02 - Customer Satisfaction. Certain vehicles may have key codes which were inappropriately handled by a third party which could increase the risk of vehicle theft. Dealers are to replace all applicable keys and lock cylinders with new key configurations.
• 10113419Feb 13, 2017Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a squeak or chirp type noise from the rear of the vehicle. Technician should use the latest version of PI1201. If the noise is gone replace the muffler and tail pipe assembly.
• 10138009Nov 30, 2016Equipment. This engineering information bulletin ends the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of the Air bag light illuminated and SIR codes set within the SIR module.
• 10138005Nov 30, 2016Engine cooling. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure for radiator and engine coolant thermostat replacement to eliminate coolant smell and/or a slight leak at the radiator.
• 10138006Nov 23, 2016Equipment. This engineering information bulletin is ending the need for information on vehicles with the condition of Vehicle Crank with No Start or Stalling with DTC P0011 and/or P00C6 Set.
• 10138001Nov 21, 2016Body and structure. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2016 model year to repair information to correct a customer concern of the hood fluttering, vibrating or displaying visible motion at highway speeds or over rough road surfaces.
• 10137971Nov 18, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. This informational bulletin explains possible normal condition of a flare from 1st to 2nd, even if the trans had been repaired for the flare and its still noticed.
• 10126332Nov 17, 2016Engine cooling, Fuel system. 29400 Special Coverage. Certain vehicles that are equipped with a diesel engine (RPO LML/LGH/LUZ), a malfunction-indicator light (MIL) may illuminate due to an offset in the temperature sensor in the diesel-emission-reduction fluid (DEF) tank reservoir or increased DEF tank-heater resistance. Dealers are to replace the DEF tank reservoir. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
• 10138004Nov 15, 2016Engine cooling. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure for radiator and engine coolant thermostat replacement to eliminate coolant smell and/or a slight leak at the radiator.
• 10137622Nov 10, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Body and structure. This Informational bulletin describes warranty part reviews where door glass had chips or scratches.
• 10099878Sep 30, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp on. Technician may find diagnostic trouble codes p0106 and p0506. Technician will inspect for a broken valve spring and replace as needed.
• 10099532Sep 30, 2016Engine. 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…
• 10099470Sep 30, 2016Engine cooling. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a vibration that is felt between 1200 – 1400 engine revolutions per minute when in active fuel management v4 mode. Technician will need to use ch 51450-nvh pico oscilloscope diagnostic kit to measure the frequency of the vibration. Technician will need to install an exhaust damper and evaluate the vehicle.
• 10099961Sep 27, 2016Electrical system, Engine. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have a service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp on. Technician may find diagnostic trouble codes p2635, u0074 and or u18a2. Technician will need to follow published diagnostics for diagnostic trouble codes u0074 would take priority over u18a2 if both set before addressing dtc p2635.
• 10100311Sep 26, 2016Body and structure. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an ez lift and lower tailgate opens too quickly. Technician will ensure nothing was added to the tailgate. If the tailgate opens within approximately 2-6 seconds, no repairs should be made. Technician should inspect the right tailgate bushing if the tailgate opens too quickly.
• 10099468Sep 23, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair vehicles with a rough idle and/or vibration at idle in drive. This condition will not be present in park, or neutral. This concern may be caused by ground out within the one or both engine mounts. Technician will use ch-51450-a (pico oscilloscope) to measure the vibration disturbance.
• 10099466Sep 23, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp on and diagnostic trouble code p0300 - p0308 may set. Technician will inspect for lose sparkplug wire. If a spark plug wire is found lose check for a missing “c” clip on the wire end for the ignition coil. If the clip is missing replace the wire.
• 10099460Sep 23, 2016Engine cooling, Engine. This preliminary information communication advises the technician that the 6.6l duramax, regular production option code lml/lgh, engine part number 12638505 parts restriction has ended. Dealer can order parts through the regular customer care and aftersales parts process.
• 10100046Sep 21, 2016Brakes, Engine, Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician with the steps on diagnosing and repairing vehicles that may have unwanted grade braking, reduced engine power with no driver information center messages “ brake pedal override feature “, transmission busy or frequent shifting up or down, and diagnostic trouble codes p057b, p057c, and/or p057d may or may not be set.
• 10099875Sep 19, 2016Equipment, Vehicle speed control. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have speedometer inaccurate reads 5 mph when traveling 50 mph. Engineering is working to develop a solution.
• 10098467Sep 16, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the radio will not save xm favorites. Technician will need to replace the radio to address the concern.
• 10100442Sep 14, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have the onstar wireless fidelity inoperative. Technician will need to contact general motors technical assistance center with a scan tool connect to the vehicle for further assistance.
• 10098081Sep 14, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an onstar system that will not power up. Technician should turn off the ignition and cancel retained accessory power. After the vehicle has powered down remove power to the onstar module for five minutes. After the power has been removed for five minutes, if the onstar system is working release the vehicle.
• 10100305Sep 13, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may request the factory integrated trailer brake controller regular production option code (jl1) be installed on their full-size pickup or suv when the vehicle was not ordered with the option. Dealer should advise the customer it cannot be added to the vehicle.
• 10098423Sep 13, 2016Steering. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the media oriented systems transport bus diagnostic tool kit (el-51578) has been released to help diagnose any of the media oriented systems transport bus concerns. The kit contains header connectors that are installed to bypass media oriented systems transport bus modules. The bypass connector also contains a terminal for…
• 10099981Sep 12, 2016Body and structure, Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have raised dents or ripple appearance in the side outer panel of the cargo box around the perimeter of the wheel house opening. Technician should first access the rear of the inner wheelhouse area through the tail lamp cavity and the front of the wheelhouse from under the vehicle, and coat the inner hem of the…
• 10099252Sep 9, 2016Engine. 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.
• 10099863Sep 7, 2016Equipment, Vehicle speed control. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have speedometer inaccurate reads 5 mph when traveling 50 mph. Engineering is working to develop a solution.
• 10099769Sep 2, 2016Equipment, Engine. This preliminary information communication advises the technician that generation 5 engines with regular production option code l83, l86, or lv3 may have an oil consumption concern were one quart in 2000 miles is being used. Dealer will confirm oil level was properly checked per owner’s manual, and check the bolt torque on the valve lifter oil manifold assembly, before you contacting general motors product quality…
• 10082412Aug 31, 2016Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to check the cylinders for damaged pistons and determine if the use of aftermarket calibrations or performance parts may be the cause.
• 10083369Aug 30, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about when programing the immobilizer theft learn it may not complete and/or show "controller id not supported" after the first few minutes into the learn event. Technician will need to remove power from the onstar module before performing a immobilizer theft learn.
• 10083261Aug 30, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a radio backlighting will stay on even after the ignition has been turned off and the key has been removed for several minutes, eventually the battery will drain. Technician may find following fuses f23dl f22dl f30dl f31dl f32dl with the ignition key in the off position to have voltage. Technician should…
• 10083241Aug 30, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The j-35616-64b is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (j-38125-620h) located in lear tray 7 part number 963716-2.
• 10083125Aug 29, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a “service 4wd message” displayed in the driver information center. Technician may find diagnostic trouble codes c0392 or c0396. Technician should check the terminal tension on the transfer case control module x1 connector. Technician should repair any terminal that have poor terminal tension.
• 10082869Aug 29, 2016Engine. This informational bulletin provides additional information on how to install pistons and suggest what tools to use.
• 10082876Aug 24, 2016Equipment, Body and structure. This engineering information bulletin announces the end for the need of information on rear bumper step pad melted or warped.
• 10083249Aug 23, 2016Engine, Electrical system, Suspension. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp, antilock braking system malfunction indicator lamp, service suspension system message, misfire, hesitation, no crank, heater-vent-air conditioning inoperative. Technician may find f11ua, f104ua, f35ua, and or f60ua blown. Technician should inspect the…
• 10083251Aug 19, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that have remote start is inoperative, power lift-gate regular production option code (tb5) is inoperative with the ignition off, and vehicles equipped with the diesel engine, the blower motor may stay on after the engine is turned off. Technician may find diagnostic trouble code p2537 set.
• 10083324Aug 17, 2016Steering, Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician for a reduced power message, steering assist, engine stall or the instrument panel, radio, and or heater-vent-air conditioning go blank with multiple diagnostic trouble codes. If any of the following diagnostic trouble codes u0073, u0078, u0029, u0028, u0415, u0140, u0126, u0121, u0101, u0100, c0544, u1510, u0073, b127b, b2605…
• 10083280Aug 17, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a no crank or a start and then immediate stall, service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp may not be on when the ignition is in the run position. Technician may find diagnostic trouble codes p0513 and or p262b may also be set. Technician will pulled the driver sill plate and…
• 10083321Aug 16, 2016Suspension. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician with the steps to diagnosis and repair vehicles with various handling, vehicle dynamics concerns, noises from the suspension or underbody, or issues related to damaged suspension components. Before any in-depth diagnostics are performed, be aware that various issues could occur if the vehicle has been modified and inform the customer…
• 10083126Aug 15, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have a shake or shudder during light throttle acceleration, between 30 and 65 mph steady state driving. Also shudder feeling that may be described as driving over rumble strips or rough pavement. Technician will drive the vehicle and monitor the torque converter clutch slip.
• 10083080Aug 15, 2016Engine 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.
• 10082865Aug 15, 2016Seat belts. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure to reposition the front seat belt latch plate for concerns regarding the seat belt webbing or latch plate coming twisted.
• 10082822Aug 12, 2016Electrical system, Engine. This informational bulletin provides information on how to test a battery and what is needed to warranty a battery.

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