Is the battery draining on my 2001 Silverado?
Is the battery draining on my 2001 Silverado?
Hey everyone, I have a problem with the battery draining on my 2001 Silverado 2500 HD. After about a week the battery drains so far that even the dome lights won’t come on.
Is there a problem with my Chevy truck battery?
Truck is still driveable, just no gauge info. Work is guaranteed. There are a bunch of outfits rebuilding these on ebay and various other sites, so it must be a big problem with the clusters. I had a similar problem with the battery draining. Spent hours and hours researching it, more hours trying to diagnose.
How to drain a battery on a GMC Truck?
With key off, unhook your positive battery terminal. Put one multimeter lead on the battery terminal and the other on the positive cable. You’re basically making the multimeter part of the circuit. Set the meter to read amps. Now, since its being drained I assume you’ll see some kind of amperage draw.
Why does my Silverado 1500 battery keep dying?
On my 04 1500 I had a short in the instrament cluster that would kill the battery in a few days if the truck was not driven. If I pulled the fuse to the cluster, the battery would be fine. Later the speedo and tach failed, so I sent the cluster off for a rebuild, problem solved.
With key off, unhook your positive battery terminal. Put one multimeter lead on the battery terminal and the other on the positive cable. You’re basically making the multimeter part of the circuit. Set the meter to read amps. Now, since its being drained I assume you’ll see some kind of amperage draw.
How long does a Chevy siverado battery drain?
From buying research to owner support, join 1.5 MILLION GM Truck Enthusiasts every month who use GM-Trucks.com as a daily part of their ownership experience. My 1994 Chevy Siverado has a slow parasidic drain. If I leave the battery connected it will drain in 3 to 4 days. The multifuntion switch is giving me problems too.
What causes a Chevy truck battery to die?
On my 04 1500 I had a short in the instrament cluster that would kill the battery in a few days if the truck was not driven. If I pulled the fuse to the cluster, the battery would be fine.
What to do if your DVOM battery drains?
Remove the negative battery cable from the battery and attach a jumper from the negative battery post to the positive lead of the DVOM meter set to Amps. Next attach a jumper from the negative meter lead to the battery cable.
