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December 19, 2017 Service bulletin

This Preliminary information communicatesA vehicle may have a concern of engine noise and/or a misfire

Chevrolet technical service bulletin PIP5522B for 2017-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2017-2018 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and others.

Bulletin number
PIP5522B
Component
Engine and engine cooling
Summary
This Preliminary information communicatesA vehicle may have a concern of engine noise and/or a misfire. This may be caused by a broken rocker arm.Abroken rocker arms that could result in the valve dropping to the cylinder, causing a catastrophic failure and the engine requires replacement due to cylinder head and block damage. If a broken rocker arm is found check to see if the valve dropped into the cylinder if so the engine will need to be replaced.On occasions the valve will not drop, reinstall any valve keepers and replace all the intake rocker arms.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 433 complaints in the engine category.

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