When did the battery die on my Silverado Sierra?
In July I noticed the starter dragging a little and the battery was missing any data telling me how old it was so I swapped with a Die Hard gel battery with no issues until December 2014 when I went to start truck after three days of not driving and the battery was dead.
How do you change the battery in a Chevy Silverado?
Replacing the battery in your Silverado 1500 involves removing the terminals. When you reconnect the terminals, your radio presets are likely to be cleared out. In some Silverado 1500s, you may need to re-enter a security code to get your radio to work again.
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.
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.
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.
Why does my Silverado Sierra battery drain so fast?
Seems one of three problems. 1. Battery is on it’s last leg and unable to hold a charge. 2. Charging system issue not properly charging the battery 3. Parasitic drain on battery when ignition is off. I still suspect it could be the battery itself even though you said you had it tested.
Replacing the battery in your Silverado 1500 involves removing the terminals. When you reconnect the terminals, your radio presets are likely to be cleared out. In some Silverado 1500s, you may need to re-enter a security code to get your radio to work again.
Are there any problems with the Chevy Silverado 1500?
The most recently reported issues are listed below. 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.