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.

When did my Silverado battery cluster go out?

Best of luck. The cluster went out at 35,000 miles and got the warranty/recall NEW cluster – now at 105,000 last month the cluster went dead for two vehicle trips then came back to life. I was happy about that but probably not back correctly.

What causes a car battery to drain overnight?

This happens when something – a glovebox light, an amplifier, any electrical component – is pulling power from the battery when it shouldn’t. Since the alternator isn’t generating vehicle electricity, the problem component pulls from the battery, slowly draining it overnight until your vehicle won’t start.

What to do if your Chevy Cruze battery is draining?

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.

Is the battery on my Chevy Silverado 1500 dead?

Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the Silverado 1500. Vehicle will not start while using the key at times; as if the car battery is dead. Other times it does start; will go a month of no issues and then starts doing it again.

What was the problem with my Chevy Silverado?

See all problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 . Battery went dead and I exchange with a new one. The air conditioner is blowing hot air. The air conditioner and all the electrical was working fine when the pickup was last driven which was about 3 weeks ago.

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 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.

What to do if your Chevy Silverado battery is draining?

X2 on the posts above Derick. If you don’t find anything, then disconnect the negative battery cable & hook up an amp meter or a test light if you don’t have the multimeter. If you find a draw, start pulling one fuse at a time untill the draw dissappears.

Why is my Chevy Sierra Denali battery dead?

Anyone have any issue like this? 2015 Sierra Denali 6.2L with 14,400 miles. Local Chevy dealer is to look at this pm, GMC dealer is 100 miles distant. My battery was dead this am for no apparent reason. Nothing was left on or plugged it. Once I charged the battery I noticed the Voltage Gauge will not show any charge greater that about 11.5.

Why is my Chevy Silverado losing all power?

My 03′ Crew cab has been losing all power in the batter if she is sitting for a few nights without being driven, sometimes it has only been 1 night. Battery has been replaced, alternator has been checked. What are the sequence of steps to follow when trying to find a draw on the battery?

Why does my Silverado 1500 battery keep dying?