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2016 GMC SIERRA 1500

5.3L V84WDAUTOMATICgas
7 active safety recalls on this vehicle — view recalls
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P0213low severityPowertrain

Cold Start Injector 1 Malfunction

on 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L V8 · 4WD

What this code means

Malfunction in the cold start fuel injector for Bank 1.

Symptoms

  • Check Engine Light
  • Hard cold starting
  • Rich running when cold

Common causes

  • Faulty cold start injector
  • Wiring issue
  • Cold start relay failure

Diagnostic steps

  1. Test injector resistance
  2. Check wiring
  3. Test relay

Repair notes

Replace cold start injector.

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