Posted by Brian -central oh on August 05, 2010 at 20:13:45 from (99.116.89.147):
I have a 2003 Silverado K2500HD 6.0 gas with approx 48,000 miles that has a couple issues; I"m not sure if they are related or not though. I use this truck primarily to pull my gooseneck to haul tractors around and have not averaged 3k miles a year over the last 5 years of ownership (it sits a lot).
1. Over the past winter, it would run the battery dead if not driven at least once a week. I noticed that the battery light in the instrument panel was faintly illuminated all the time even when the truck was shut off. This was hard to see unless it was dark outside so I thought I had something with a small draw on the system. The only add-on to the truck is a Tekonsha break controller that is wired using the factory harness. Even when unplugged, the battery light would still be faintly on. I went to the local auto parts store that put their test equipment on it and told me that everything checks out on the charging system and that the 2 year old battery is still in good shape.
2. This spring, all power went dead in the driver"s door. The power locks and power window as well as the key fob would function on the passenger side but not operate the driver’s door. This went away and came back several times. Eventually, it started functioning normally again and has been fine for 3 months or so.
3. Today, I went to start the truck and the drivers door would not unlock using the remote fob. I unlocked using the key and when I got in, I noticed that the security lock indicator on the dash was illuminated solid -not flashing like the owners manual indicates it should. As soon as I turn the key to the start position, all of the dash goes black and it will not crank. I thought the battery must have been dead again even though my father used the truck Monday so put the charger on it and it was taking a good charge. After charging @ 20-30 amps for 15 minutes it still has the same symptom. Also, while looking for blown fuses, I noticed that the #5 (ign 1) relay under the hood started cycling as fast as it could all on its own with the key in my pocket. I pulled the relay and put it back in and it did not start cycling again. I decided to go on to something else and disconnected the battery from the truck and put the charger on the battery. When I came back to the truck about 45 minutes later, I hooked up the battery and tried to start the truck; the security lock was not illuminated initially though the dash went black when the key was in the crank position and the starter did not engage. After that, the security lock came back on solid. Frustrated, I left it a few more minutes. It was getting dark outside and when I walked back up to the truck, I could see that all the dash “backlight” was on between half and full brightness. I could not get the dash lights to turn off. The dimmer switch is about half way to full brightness and is not turning on the interior lights. I gave up and disconnected the battery so it would not run down tonight. Note from item 2, I now do not see the battery light faintly when the key is off.
I’m confused and primarily concerned with issue #3; anyone seen this before?
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