The charge lasts a day, we let it sit over night and come out in the morning and it's dead. The mechanic ran a battery test and said the battery was good. So what's the draw that keeps it from charging completely. BTW, this truck is a lemon! We bought it new, still only has 70,000 miles on it and it's had nothing but problems.
2006-11-18 11:16:44 · 13 answers · asked by Ricoba 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
three things and i know all this because one my husband owns a towing company and we see it all the time and two i used to have a car that did this.
-unplug EVERTHING not factory to the car (including a non factory alarm, radar detector, car charger and so on)
- check your conections on the battery if they are loose or coroded you need new ones!
- check your alternator it may not giving enough charge to the battery.
I also would suggest that now that it is getting cold that if you do have a door unlock "clicker" that you also make sure you have the key to your doors and some deicer on you at all time - the battery on my car died once during the winter and i couldn't even get in it to pop the hood to jump it because the locks frooze!!!
good luck
2006-11-18 11:48:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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Our 2002 Chevy Trailblazer won't hold a charge. Battery checks OK, but it needs to be jump started.?
The charge lasts a day, we let it sit over night and come out in the morning and it's dead. The mechanic ran a battery test and said the battery was good. So what's the draw that keeps it from charging completely. BTW, this truck is a lemon! We bought it new, still only has 70,000 miles...
2015-08-24 05:11:56 · answer #2 · answered by Ernesto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am also thinking it is maybe the alternator that keeps draining the battery or the starter that isn't bringing the charge to the battery. I also agree that you probably want to unplug the alarm from the ground wire, at least , to see if the wiring has a problem.
I am so tired of seeing all these people with this many problems on their GM vehicles. I have a 2007 Impala LTZ loaner car (which I have had 2 months) but I already had to put coolant (or as GM calls their own line of sabatoge, Dexacool) in it and 2 full jugs of windshield fluid in it. That just seems like alot of auto supplies for a car that is only 4 months old. I don't even remember how few times I had to do the same for my Toyota and Honda much less within 4 months of buying them brand new! Sure wish there was something us little guys could do about this big corp screwing around for SO LONG.
I wish you luck with your vehicle!!
2006-11-18 13:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by Greed Hater 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive had the exact same problem on a 2002 chevy tahoe since 7 bought it.. have to buy a new battery once a year.. it will be fine for the first 9 or 10months, then i have to start jumping or charging daily.. i couldnt have bought 10 straight bad batteries and have taken it to 2 different chevy dealerships and explained the situation. They let the car sit 24hr and it died, did their thing and still couldnt figure it out.. this all started before i had an aftermarket stereo put into it.. their is some kind of defect that chevy just cant seem to find.
2015-09-19 09:52:18 · answer #4 · answered by damurder1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dealer can put a test on and find out where the draw is coming from. Also, just because the battery checks ok, doesn't always mean it's ok. I've had several that were bad even though they test ok.
Have you tried charging it and not driving it at all, to eliminate a charging system problem?
We have an Impala that had a bad gauge cluster that was drawing juice. Same thing you're talking about.
2006-11-18 12:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There can be no draw down with either battery cable disconnected. All these "mechanics" Glad they ain't working on your vehicle. I don't know what kind of "test" they did on your battery. Now then, you have a voltmeter on your dash, I think. It would be better to have a hand held one but the one on dash will do.Hook up your battery and get the engine started some how. The volt meter should be reading 15 volts, That would be about 2/3 of the travel on your dash meter. If it's not up there you have a non charging alternator. If it's charging, let it charge till you can stop the engine turn on the key and thr meter should read about 13 volts. At this point disconnect either battery terminal, let it sit overnight and if dead in the morning you have a bad battery, It's easier with a hand held meter cause you can get more accurate readings at the battry. Hope you can understand this.
2006-11-18 12:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by tronary 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is the alternator charging the battery? Check the alternator belt to make sure it's tight. If the alternator is bad it won't keep the battery charged. Good Luck.
2006-11-18 11:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by vanman2u 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check to see if there are any recalls on it.
It might need an alternator is it's not holding a charge.
2006-11-18 11:25:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my Ford Explorer. One of your fuses under the hood is not taking a charge. Use a volt tester to find out which fuse is bad then change the fuse and your battery should hold a charge.
2006-11-18 19:11:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ed 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
charge the battery when you put it back in the blazer leave the negative cable off if you come out the next day and it starts you know you have a draw you can go circuit by circuit pulling fuses with a volt meter on the battery when you pull a fuse and the voltage goes up you found the circuit with the drain hope that helps a bit
2006-11-18 11:23:49 · answer #10 · answered by turbo_812000 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋