2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 consumer reviews

Loaded with leather and all the bells and whistles, 4wd automatic. If I can find the one downside, I wish they still came with 8' beds!! Decent mpg for a 4x4 at over 17 highway...should be higher on long trip with no trailer on.

Bought a low mile 1500 LTZ crew cab and have no regrets . Comfort , fuel economy , Handling etc excellent . I drove a 2014& 15 and although this unit has power slightly lower than the newer units 315 hp vs 355 I find the 2013 will serve my needs fine ( a newer unit LTZ adds at least $12-15000.00) and I can suffer with the marginal fuel economy hit between these units . I like em all and this 2013 is plenty nice with very low miles , very good value for a great vehicle .

I have a 2013 Chevy Silverado 79000 miles they had to put new pistons and rings in it because it was using a quart or two of oil between oil changes

2013 Chev extended cab 1500 LT. Wife and I bought the truck after owning a 1992 Ford crew cab. First thing I noticed was road noise. Dealer said it's the tires. Couldn't hear people in back seat unless they talked loud. They put on different tires same problem. Finally they said it's common in extended cabs. Live with it was last word. I'm a rancher. Chevy doesn't like tough work in rough terrain. Sorry I bought it.

Well, I have had my 2013 Silverado regular cab, full bed, V6 work truck for over 3 years now....I STILL LOVE IT!! I have 104,000 miles on it. The ONLY things I have had to replace, is one set of the original General Grabber tires at 65,000 miles. For replacement tires, I HIGHLY recommend the General Grabber AT2 (all terrain tires) for this truck, they will get you through everything. The other item I had to replace was the serpentine belt at 93,000 miles, due to glazing and being noisy. EVERYTHING else is still original, including the wiper blades and brakes. I drive 130 miles round trip everyday on a toll road, so that is why my brakes have lasted so long, but this is quite honestly one of the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned, with one exception of my 1978 Chevy V-8 El Camino, which had over 300,000 miles on it when I junked it, there was nothing left to the vehicle, but you could not kill that motor! I am hoping to have this truck long after I pay it off, which it will have around 220,000+ miles on it by then. My ONLY complaints would be the quality of the paint, as it scratches rather easily and the stock rear end on the work trucks tend to be noisy and clank around, other than that, I have absolutely LOVED owning this truck! I hope Chevy continues to build them this good! BELOW IS A COPY OF MY ORIGINAL POST IN 2013: LOVE my Silverado!! by refuse2quit64 from Hebron, IN | March 22, 2013 I just purchased the 2013 Silverado 1500 Work Truck about a month ago. I have already put 3500 miles on it and I LOVE this truck. I got the full size 8' bed and must say, it rides VERY smoothly for a truck. It is quite with the V6 engine and gets pretty decent gas mileage, especially with the use of the cruise control. So far, it is a great vehicle, I drive 130 miles round trip a day and the truck has been great!!

I have 2013chevy LT 5.3 Z71 extended cab in witch has left me stranded thanks to a ignition switch problem. The truck also uses about 1liter of oil every 1000km it can't make it between oil changes before it's out of oil. The transmission cooler lines have bin replaced and engine oil cooler lines have bin replaced the list goes on I'm the original owner and the truck only has 56 000km

I bought my Silverado new a little over a year ago and have accumulated 38,000 trouble free miles. It is a black 4x4 LT standard cab/ bed with factory installed drop in bed liner, chrome step rails, power seat, and 20" wheels (I had the dealer swap out for alloy ones from a Tahoe instead of the heavier chrome ones). The minor flaws mainly consist of interior fit and finish. The front panel of the dash over the stereo doesn't fit well into the dash and the power window control pod on the driver's door is already loose. And the biggest issue I have is that the rear part of the roof has a low bulkhead to it, which at 6'05" is a major inconvenience considering how tall the rest of the roof is. One of the coolest things about this truck is the "Auto" mode on the four wheel drive selector. It allows the truck to operate in two wheel drive until slip is detected, it then automatically switches to four wheel drive. I find the gas mileage to be on par with the Nissan Titan this truck replaced. The weird part is that the Nissan was a larger and heavier crew cab with a larger engine without the cylinder disabling that Chevy claims. There is no reason why I should be getting 18mpg on the highway in a small full size truck. I have done some towing, which this truck performed well in. I pulled a loaded moving trailer roundtrip from MD to SC without issues, but averaged 13mpg in the process. I paid $6k below sticker and at that price its a great little truck. It would be better if they spent just a little more time fixing the little things.

My wife and I purchased a new 2013 Silverado Z71 Lt Crew Cab 4x4 Lt with a 5.3 Lt V8 slightly over 14 months ago. We love the interior and exterior design features. We think it has the most attractive body style of any truck ever produced. We are glad we purchased it before the body style changed for 2014 - 2015 models. The Truck has performed well all the way around so far. The engine has lots of power and the transmission shifts well. Even with several upgrades to the truck that have added to the overall weight of the truck and it still averages 15 MPG City and 20 MPG Highway, and the engine is still young with only 14,000 Miles on it. There are a some things I don't like about the truck that I learned about after owning the truck for awhile. (1). When sitting in the drivers seat you can look out at the rear edge of the hood and tell that it is made of very thin metal. (2). I noticed that the coating on the frame and other undercarriage parts are not painted but are coated with a wax coating that tends to fall off in chunks and allows the coated areas to rust. (3). The front bumper left and right corners are chrome coated plastic, I'D rather they were made of metal. (This was probably the biggest shock to me of all.) (4). One day on vacation I was visiting my brother and he pointed out that the corner of the drivers side rear bumper was at a lower angle than the corner of the bumper on the passenger side of the truck, I thought it might be loose or had been misaligned at the factory. I grabbed the drivers side corner of the rear bumper and pulled up on it with my hands, to my surprise the metal bumper actually flexed when I pulled up on it. I pulled up harder, but not with any serious effort and managed to bend the bumper back into proper alignment without any damage to the bumper, I also noticed that the support brackets for the back of the bumpers corners were very weakly made. You would think that the rear bumper on a truck should be made of heavy gauge steel, "Well," I guess with all the EPA regulations and the government pushing for higher gas millage vehicles, manufacturer's are cutting weight wherever possible to improve gas millage, but what we end up with is cars and trucks that just aren't as tough as they use to be. Even with the above mentioned faults we still love the truck overall.

I bought this truck to replace my 2009 Z71 1500. This is a great truck for beach trips with the family and towing the boat. It also drives smooth like a car. I haven't warmed up to the new 2014 models yet, but I may get another Silverado in a few years.

December 27, 2013 I purchased a new 2013 WT Silverado Regular Cab 4x4 with the 4.8L engine. After approx. 17 months, 36K miles, I have had no issues to report. GM made out with regards to my warranty. It expired without a claim. Dealership has performed all scheduled maintenance. I have no complaints what so ever. I am averaging 17MPG in combination city/hwy driving. I average 18-20 MPG Hwy depending on speed. When I run 55 MPH, I average 20 MPG. 65-70 Interstate, I average 18 MPG. I drive off road at least once a week. Combination Fire trails, Pasture, Soft Sand, light mud (6-12 inches deep) 4x4 traction has been great. My 2001 lasted 200K miles. I have no reason to doubt that this 2013 will also last 200K plus miles. Based on my experience so far, I highly recommend this truck.