Seanjordan20
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I have had an electrical issue for some time. The problem has occurred 4 times since I’ve owned the truck. 15 Yukon Denali 70k
The first time it happened the auto start would not work and figured it was just a mishap since after a few minutes it worked as normal. The next time it happened a new battery was installed not OE because GM would not warranty the battery a couple weeks after 3 years. I figured if GM doesn’t warranty there battery just because a few days after the warranty why would I pay $$$ for a battery that gets only 3 years. So I went with an Advance Auto platinum battery that has a 5 year warranty.
Fast forward to now. I went on a road trip and came back yesterday. My side step did not come down and I didn’t think anything of it. This morning I lifted the tail gate and was pulling stuff out and the dome lights started flickering and the truck started clicking on its own, then the truck went dead. I couldn’t unlock the doors or no lights. I had to use the key to open the drivers door to get the hood open. Once under the hood the positive battery terminal was real hot melting the plastic and burned me when I touched it. Went to get the battery tester and everything started to work as normal. It was odd but I still checked the battery and the health was at 100%.
I do all the work on all my vehicles and this does not seem to be anything to force me to take it to the dealership. I only checked the battery cables at the battery and when the wife gets home from work I will check the grounding points. Has any one had this happen or know what to check if the points are good. The positive fuse box is in good condition and and all cables look good and tightened down. I’m thinking if I do not see anything visually wrong I’m just going to replace both cables with the positive fuse box. Any suggestions would be great.
The first time it happened the auto start would not work and figured it was just a mishap since after a few minutes it worked as normal. The next time it happened a new battery was installed not OE because GM would not warranty the battery a couple weeks after 3 years. I figured if GM doesn’t warranty there battery just because a few days after the warranty why would I pay $$$ for a battery that gets only 3 years. So I went with an Advance Auto platinum battery that has a 5 year warranty.
Fast forward to now. I went on a road trip and came back yesterday. My side step did not come down and I didn’t think anything of it. This morning I lifted the tail gate and was pulling stuff out and the dome lights started flickering and the truck started clicking on its own, then the truck went dead. I couldn’t unlock the doors or no lights. I had to use the key to open the drivers door to get the hood open. Once under the hood the positive battery terminal was real hot melting the plastic and burned me when I touched it. Went to get the battery tester and everything started to work as normal. It was odd but I still checked the battery and the health was at 100%.
I do all the work on all my vehicles and this does not seem to be anything to force me to take it to the dealership. I only checked the battery cables at the battery and when the wife gets home from work I will check the grounding points. Has any one had this happen or know what to check if the points are good. The positive fuse box is in good condition and and all cables look good and tightened down. I’m thinking if I do not see anything visually wrong I’m just going to replace both cables with the positive fuse box. Any suggestions would be great.