2003 Suburban Battery Drain

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2003 suburban battery drain.

2003 chevrolet suburban 125 000 miles i charge it up to 12 volts and overnight it drains to about 5 6 volts. I have had my 1999 chevy suburban in to the dealer 4 times for phantom battery drain. You might check to see if your vin is covered. Top tips to prevent mystery battery drain in your car truck or crossover.

We ll wake up in the morning and intermittently the battery will be dead. 2003 chevrolet tahoe this month s diagnostic dilemma concerns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe with a parasitic battery drain that leaves it with a dead battery. Rawvortec full access member. Apr 5 2011 location.

I found there is a recall for a battery drain problem on certain 2003 vehicles. Luckily you can usually find the cause of a parasitic draw yourself. No lights left on no doors left open. Discussion in audio electronics started by rawvortec dec 26 2015.

Start by connecting a digital multimeter to the negative battery terminal of your vehicle. The first step in diagnosing a parasitic drain is interviewing the customer to determine the average number of days and the driving conditions under which the battery drains. If it is not you might want to make sure the ground wire which is bolted to the top rear of the engine block on the passenger side is making a good connection. If your vehicle is drawing power from the battery and all of the lights and other electrical components are off you might have a parasitic battery drain or draw.

I believe i have ruled out a bad battery as i have switched it with another vehicle and the problem stays with the sub.