I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 with a parasitic battery draw that I have narrowed down to a couple fuses.
My current draw after all doors closed, lights turned off, truck cooled down is 1.38A. When I pull the Radio fuse it drops to 0.7A and when I pull the IPC fuse it drops again to 0.3A. This is still well above where it should be, and so I have to wonder if something maybe is not working correctly upstream of the radio and instrument cluster? I don't know if maybe the BCM is shot? Or if these things are connected elsewhere? My first thought was the ignition switch, but I disconnected all the connectors around the ignition cylinder as well as the switch itself with no change in current draw. It is as if things are staying on when the truck is off. I also noticed a static shock when I went to close my driver door after hopping out of the car, so maybe I have a short somewhere to the chassis ground? I am wondering if I should just install a battery disconnect...
Any advice on things to try next or any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
My current draw after all doors closed, lights turned off, truck cooled down is 1.38A. When I pull the Radio fuse it drops to 0.7A and when I pull the IPC fuse it drops again to 0.3A. This is still well above where it should be, and so I have to wonder if something maybe is not working correctly upstream of the radio and instrument cluster? I don't know if maybe the BCM is shot? Or if these things are connected elsewhere? My first thought was the ignition switch, but I disconnected all the connectors around the ignition cylinder as well as the switch itself with no change in current draw. It is as if things are staying on when the truck is off. I also noticed a static shock when I went to close my driver door after hopping out of the car, so maybe I have a short somewhere to the chassis ground? I am wondering if I should just install a battery disconnect...
Any advice on things to try next or any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!