8 complaints reported

2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2023

Rear frame rust/rotted out, primarily shock crossmembers, and spare tire rack.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2023
Jun 2023

The transmission control module shut down in the process of me driving. I could not even move my truck out of the highway. Had to have it towed. General Motors isn’t even producing this part even though thousands of people are having this same problem with trucks made from 2009 through 2015. This problem could prove to be deadly if the module goes out in heavy traffic.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2023
May 2021

The plastic dash on my vehicle is cracking majorly. There is nothing GM is doing to fix this issue. However, if the cracking continues to get worse it could cause harm me the driver and passengers in the vehicle. GM should have to submit the formula in which was used to create this plastic dash because it is cracking from the sun.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2021
Nov 2020

THE DASH IS CRACKING ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2020
Apr 2020

SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT 29400 DIESEL EMISSION FLUID TANK RESERVOIR WAS CREATED. NHTSA ID NUMBER:10135147 SPECIAL COVERAGE EXTENDS TO 2013 SILVERADO 3500 MODEL, BUT NOT 2013 SILVERADO 2500 PER THE DEALER. I OWN THE 2500 WHICH IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM OBD ERROR CODE P20B9. SAME CODE APPLIES TO 3500 FROM WHAT I'VE READ. THIS ERROR OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DASH THAT I HAD 100 MILES BEFORE LIMITED POWER AND SPEED WOULD BE APPLIED. FORTUNATELY I WAS 40 MILES FROM HOME. BOTH TRUCKS ARE THE SAME OTHER THAN THE 3500 HAS DUAL WHEELS ("DULLY") AND LARGER REAR AXELS FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER. OTHER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE DIESEL-EMISSION-REDUCTION FLUID SYSTEM (DEF). BOTH MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM INCLUDING THE TANK RESERVOIR AND COMPONENTS. IN FACT WHEN YOU ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS ISSUE, INCREASED DEF TANK-HEATER RESISTANCE, THE PART BEING REPLACED IS THE SAME BE IT A 3500 OR 2500. CURIOUS WHY THE 3500 MODEL IS COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE AND THE 2500 IS NOT? WHY 2013 2500 NOT ON LIST OF (14) PRODUCTS, IF IT'S THE SAME AS 2013 3500 WHEN BOTH MODELS: -GET THE SAME OBD CODE: P20B9 - REPLACEMENT PART (23379348) FOR 2500 PER DEALER IS FOUND ON THE NHTSA'S SPECIAL COVERAGE LIST - REPLACEMENT PART PER DEALER (23379348) IS THE SAME FOR 3500 AND 2500 PER GM SITE AND ROCKAUTO.COM THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, FIDEL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2020
Jul 2019

CRACKED DASH NEAR PASSENGER AIR BAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Jun 2018

PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD CRACK LEADING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2018
May 2018

WAS COMING TO A STOP AND HITCH PULLED LOOSE AND FOLDED UNDER TRUCK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2018

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The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 8 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.