Is the GMC Sierra 2500 HD battery still working?
Is the GMC Sierra 2500 HD battery still working?
Pick Up In-Store. 10% OFF $75. Use Code: DIYSAVE10 Online Ship-to-Home Orders Only Not sure if it was the battery or something else! Seems to be working great! AAA checked the battery and said it was good it was not, obviously! They told me at pick up it should fix the problem an so far it is still kicking!
Do you need a multimeter for a GMC truck battery?
You need a multimeter. 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.
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.
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.
Pick Up In-Store. 10% OFF $75. Use Code: DIYSAVE10 Online Ship-to-Home Orders Only Not sure if it was the battery or something else! Seems to be working great! AAA checked the battery and said it was good it was not, obviously! They told me at pick up it should fix the problem an so far it is still kicking!
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 is the battery light on on my GMC Sierra?
If your Sierra’s battery light came on while you were driving, but before you parked, it could be the alternator. 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.
How do you know if your GMC truck battery is dead?
One by one, pull each fuse in your fuse box. Check the multimeter after each fuse pull to see when the amperage draw goes away. Once you find the fuse that causes the amperage draw to go away, you at least know what circuit the draw is coming from.
Are there any problems with the GMC Sierra 1500?
GMC Sierra 1500 owners have reported 6 problems related to battery dead (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Sierra 1500 based on all problems reported for the Sierra 1500.
What kind of battery does a Chevy Silverado have?
Let me know what you think! tks! My truck is a 2004 GMC 2500 WT w/6.0L. I checked for draw through negative battery cable and got a similar reading of 1.26 amps average.
