Chevrolet Silverado: Vehicle Checks / Noise Control System
NOISE EMISSIONS WARRANTY
General Motors LLC, warrants to the first person who purchases this vehicle for
purposes other than resale and to each subsequent purchaser that this vehicle as
manufactured by General Motors LLC, was designed, built and equipped to conform
at the time it left General Motors LLC’s control with all applicable U.S. EPA Noise
Control Regulations. This warranty covers this vehicle as designed, built and equipped
by General Motors LLC, and is not limited to any particular part, component or system
of the vehicle manufactured by General Motors LLC. Defects in design, assembly or
in any part, component or system of the vehicle as manufactured by General Motors
LLC, which, at the time it left General Motors LLC’s control, caused noise emissions
to exceed Federal standards, are covered by this warranty for the life of the vehicle.
TAMPERING WITH NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM PROHIBITED
Federal law prohibits the following acts or the causing thereof:
- The removal or rendering inoperative by any person, other than for purposes
of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any device or element of design incorporated
into any new vehicle for the purpose of noise control prior to its sale or delivery
to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use; or
- the use of the vehicle after such device or element of design has been removed
or rendered inoperative by any person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below.
Insulation:
Removal of the noise shields or any undercab insulation.
Engine:
Removal or rendering engine speed governor, if so equipped, inoperative so as
to allow engine speed to exceed manufacturer specifications.
Modification of the engine control system or calibration.
Fan and Drive:
- Removal of fan clutch or rendering clutch inoperative.
- Removal of the fan shroud.
Air Intake:
- Removal of air cleaner silencer.
- Reversing air cleaner cover.
Exhaust:
- Removal of muffler, catalytic converter, and/or resonator.
- Removal of exhaust pipes and exhaust pipe clamps.
Front Axle
When to Check Lubricant
It is not necessary to regularly check the front axle fluid unless a leak is
suspected or an unusual noise is heard...
Warning
When you are doing this inspection, the vehicle could move suddenly. If
the vehicle moves, you or others could be injured.
Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room around the vehicle...
Other information:
If equipped, the LCA system is a lane-changing aid that assists drivers with
avoiding lane change crashes that occur with moving vehicles in the side blind zone
(or spot) areas or with vehicles rapidly approaching these areas from behind. The
LCA warning display will light up in the corresponding outside side mirror and will
flash if the turn signal is on...
Adding accessories that change the vehicle's frame, bumper system, height, front
end, or side sheet metal, may keep the airbag system from working properly.
The operation of the airbag system can also be affected by changing, including
improperly repairing or replacing, any parts of the following:
Airbag system, including airbag modules, front or side impact sensors, sensing
and diagnostic module, or airbag wiring
Front seats, including stitching, seams, or zippers
Seat belts
Steering wheel, instrument panel, overhead console, ceiling trim, or pillar
garnish trim
Inner door seals, including speakers
Your dealer and the service manual have information about the location of the
airbag modules and sensors, sensing and diagnostic module, and airbag wiring along
with the proper replacement procedures...