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.
Why does my GM Truck start and die?
Starts and runs fine and then all of the sudden. Yesterday morning it starts and dies after about 1 second, started it again and same results. It does this several times. After about 30 mins of trying and talking to it a while it started and ran fine. Drove over to the garage turned it off and restarted several times and it was fine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is the Chevy Silverado battery too dead to start?
Let it sit overnight and the battery’s too dead to start the truck. Put the OEM battery back in and charged it last night. Dash voltmeter read 13v with the engine off (and the charger disconnected). Got up early this morning and it was back down to a little over 9v. Fast-charged it while showering and it started up OK.
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 GM Truck shut down while driving?
At a dead stop. It would crank over, but not start. Ran the battery dead trying to crank it. My dad came to help, charged the battery, and it started right up. It sounds wierd but this is what its doing.
Why did my Yukon engine shut off going down the road?
The wife’s Yukon had one last year. That was because the top started to rust out, not from failure. When it went in my 98, I was out hunting and it died driving down the road. Replacing it on the truck wasn’t bad, I didn’t even attempt it on the Yukon.
What to do if your Chevy Silverado loses power?
While generally the Chevy Silverado is a premium, reliable truck, there are times when even the best vehicles can end up having problems. If you’ve ever had your Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra suddenly lose power, you may be wondering exactly what is going on with your truck.
Why does my Chevy Silverado not go over 24hrs?
It doesn’t do that over the coarse of 24hrs the cat however gets a little too hot and can almost instantly melt blocking all the little honey combs preventing the truck from exhaling. That can happen between stop lights. 9 people found this helpful.
What causes a GM truck to lose power?
If your GM truck occasionally loses the ability to accelerate and warns you of reduced engine power, that could be caused by a faulty throttle body. While not common, this issue can interfere with your engine function and cause your vehicle to lose power anywhere from once in a while to several times in a day.
Why did my Chevy Silverado battery go dead?
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. Nothing will make it come up higher. I drove around for about 30 min and put the charger back on and it was showing battery as 11 volts and 50%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Can a car battery be too dead to jump start?
There is probably nothing worse than a dead car battery amid your possessions—at least, among your battery items, anyway. YES, a car battery can get so dead it will not receive a jump start anymore.
What causes a car battery to go dead?
Clean all the high current connections between battery and block first and foremost. Corrosion on either end will result in dead-battery-like-symptoms. It can be quite remarkable really. Redline?