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P0513 on Chevrolet vehicles

P0513 is named on 38 Chevrolet model years (2016–2025): 115 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Suburban, Tahoe, Malibu, Silverado, Equinox and 8 more.

Powertrain 38 model years 115 manufacturer filings

Which Chevrolet model years name P0513

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Chevrolet SuburbanEngine7—
2016 Chevrolet TahoeElectrical System7—
2022 Chevrolet MalibuEngine6—
2021 Chevrolet MalibuEngine6—
2020 Chevrolet MalibuEquipment6—
2019 Chevrolet MalibuEngine6—
2017 Chevrolet SilveradoEngine6—
2022 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System5—
2021 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine5—
2020 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine5—
2019 Chevrolet EquinoxEngine5—
2018 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System5—
2017 Chevrolet SuburbanEngine5—
2017 Chevrolet TahoeEngine5—
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDElectrical System5—
2023 Chevrolet EquinoxElectrical System3—
2023 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System3—
2016 Chevrolet SilveradoElectrical System3—
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HDEngine2—
2019 Chevrolet SuburbanElectrical System2—
2025 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System1—
2025 Chevrolet TrailblazerElectrical System1—
2024 Chevrolet CamaroElectrical System1—
2024 Chevrolet MalibuElectrical System1—
2024 Chevrolet TrailblazerElectrical System1—
2024 Chevrolet TraverseElectrical System1—
2023 Chevrolet CamaroElectrical System1—
2023 Chevrolet TrailblazerElectrical System1—
2023 Chevrolet TraverseElectrical System1—
2022 Chevrolet CamaroElectrical System1—
2022 Chevrolet ColoradoElectrical System1—
2022 Chevrolet TrailblazerElectrical System1—
2022 Chevrolet TraverseElectrical System1—
2021 Chevrolet ColoradoElectrical System1—
2020 Chevrolet ColoradoElectrical System1—
2019 Chevrolet CruzeElectrical System1—
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HDEngine1—
2019 Chevrolet VoltElectrical System1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

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Chevrolet filings that name P0513

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Chevrolet filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0513. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0513 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0513 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Chevrolet and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0513 a known problem on Chevrolet vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 115 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0513 on 38 Chevrolet model years (2016–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Chevrolet models does P0513 appear on most?

2016 Suburban (7 documents), 2016 Tahoe (7 documents), 2022 Malibu (6 documents).

Does P0513 on a Chevrolet mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.