Doc Q

I'm squeamish now whenever I go out to my new Silverado after it died in my driveway a week ago. No issue since but I've been down this road before with GM products.

I drive the truck every day or every other day at the least. Truck does not sit for more than a few days. Trips are mostly short around town. I'm wondering if running the A/C with the auto shut off isn't draining the battery and it doesn't have enough time to recharge on these short trips. I'll turn off the engine stop for short trips and see if it recurs. I did notice that the battery indicator is frequently below the middle of the indicator since the dead battery. I never really looked at it much before. I didn't see anything in the manual about what it should read.

Truck wouldn't start. Suspected battery so I charged it overnight. Check engine light remained on. Was able to start and drive it to the dealer the next morning, about 10 miles and 20 minutes. They checked the battery and said it was good. Didn't say anything about the alternator. Only has 1700 miles since purchase 1/30/2023. Dealer said I wasn't driving it enough and to put it on a trickle charger which I thought was ridiculous for a brand new truck. 1st time I've been stranded since I junked an Oldsmobile I bought new in 1985, Haven't owned a GM product since that awful experience. Took a chance that they were building better. Any thoughts on why my truck battery died? Nothing was left on, I double checked.