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April 4, 2013 Service bulletin

Engine and engine cooling

Chevrolet technical service bulletin PIP5104 for 2009-2013 Chevrolet Silverado, 2009-2013 Chevrolet Suburban and 2009-2013 GMC Sierra and others.

Bulletin number
PIP5104
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
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.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 165 complaints in the engine category.

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