# 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine died and won’t start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, silverado1500\
**Created:** [October 9, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880 "2021-10-09T18:40:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![MartinSpalding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MartinSpalding](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MartinSpalding)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880/1 "2021-10-09T18:40:47Z")

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Went 3 blocks from home, engine quit would not start, towed back home  
haven’t been able to start again.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880/2 "2021-10-09T18:50:54Z")

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[Part 1 -How to Troubleshoot a No Start (GM 4.3L, 5.0L, 5.7L) (troubleshootmyvehicle.com)](https://troubleshootmyvehicle.com/gm/4.3L-5.0L-5.7L/how-to-troubleshoot-a-no-start-1)

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880/3 "2021-10-11T12:05:13Z")

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Squirt some starter fluid in the intake while someone tries to start it. If it runs as long as you are spraying the fuel pump has likely died… if even that won’t start it, it may be the crankshaft position sensor. Cheap sensor located on the passenger side of the engine block near the starter.

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**Author:** ![MartinSpalding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MartinSpalding](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MartinSpalding)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880/4 "2021-10-11T12:20:00Z")

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Thanks for the info, already tried that, didn’t start.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-chevrolet-silverado-1500-engine-died-and-won-t-start/179880/5 "2021-10-13T01:06:23Z")

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Have you already hooked up a code reader . . . ?!