Why does my Chevy Traverse battery drain while driving?

Why does my Chevy Traverse battery drain while driving?

If it is draining while your Traverse is off, it’s usually caused by something that is drawing current that shouldn’t be. If the battery is draining while you’re driving, that is probably going to be the alternator or battery. There are other situations as well. We’ll cover those for you below.

What to do if you don’t see a battery light?

If you didn’t see a battery light, and now the vehicle is dead when you go to start it, the first thing that you need to look at is the battery. You can take it up to the local parts store and have it tested. They’ll need to charge it for a while, so plan on dropping it off and returning a few hours later.

Why does my GMC Acadia battery keep draining?

There was some discussion years ago about OnStar leaving the VCIM awake and causing mystery drains on the battery. Its 2015 sle. No modification came with after market remote srarter and rust moduke.

What are the battery problems on my traverse?

After they put the new battery in the car is now longer working. The ABS light was going off and on, the voltage is reading at 17, no power steering, and when you press the gas all the dash gauges go black. I had the car towed to a manic and am awaiting his diagnosis. I was wondering what all of you think it might be.

Can you get into a late model traverse with a dead battery?

Can’t get into a late model vehicle with keyless entry and a dead battery, even though the battery in your keyfob transmitter is good and there is no visible key lock on the driver’s door for entry.

What should the voltage be on a 2017 Traverse?

I have read many batteries draining problems on 2009-2012 models and I think my newer 2017 Traverse has the same issue. Fron new ( now 3.5 months) i did not notice any problems in starting etc but if I dont use it for a few days the voltage reading is showing 12.30 aprx. Still start okay but knowing that it should be around 12.57 volts it bug me.

Where is the Mega fuse on a traverse?

May have to check the mega fuse by the front fuse box- under the relays. I recently changed the battery in our traverse. Wasn’t bad, but was the original, and our vehicle is a 2010. I noticed a few things. They have an amprobe built into the vehicle.