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Hidebinder

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    Doug
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    Placerville, CA
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    2014 Chevy Silverado

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  1. I had a 2001 Silverado 1500 that had this problem. The local dealer had replaced the BCM to the tune of a thousand bucks but that did not resolve the problem and the truck continued to eat batteries. Temperature did not seem to be an issue and I did not try any other brand of batteries other than the AC/Delco brand. After numerous trips to the local dealer with dead battery issues and their failure to resolve the problem I gave up and I ended up trading the truck in for a new 2014 model as I could not depend on my 2001 any longer. I had not become aware that this was an issue with other GM truck owners until reading this post today. I had an exhaust pipe hanger weld that broke and so I weld repaired it with my MIG welder. I have since became aware that prior to welding on these computerized trucks that a protective device is to be placed on the battery to prevent possible damage to the electronics in the vehicle from the electric welding process. Could this have been the root cause of the possible subsequent suspect BCM failure? Perhaps, but I would have thought the dealer would have seen the failure of the BCM to go into the sleep mode. I also had a failure of the remote entry system that the dealer could or would not diagnose. I really liked my 2001 but was frustrated with the lack of dependability due to this issue. Caution to other owners who may have welding done on their vehicles whether by themselves or repair shops.
  2. Thanks for the replies, we'll check the vent and see if that does it.
  3. My son has a 2008 Silverado 1500 and has recently been having problems refueling. He tells me that the fuel nozzle keeps shutting off as if the tank was full and does it even if he holds the trigger by hand. I told him to look for any obstruction in the fill pipe that may cause the fuel to back up the fill pipe and trip the nozzle to shut off. He says the only way he can fuel his truck is to hold the nozzle trigger at it's lowest dispensing rate. Anybody have this difficulty before or any ideas what the culprit could be? I thought maybe somebody tried siphoning fuel from his tank and maybe the hose fell down into the fill pipe??? Thanks for any ideas or suggestions.
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