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volusiacrazy Enthusiast

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So last night picked up my new 17 Hot Red custom Silverado and drove it approx. 10 miles to a resturaunt , upon leaving when I started the truck it was showing several error things on the screen and engine light came on, ABS light came on and off several times, gauges was going up and down so I thought I would take it back over to the dealer. I made it about 100 yards and it made a huge clunking noise and then acted like the tranny was slipping. It would try to go a little bit but mostly just revving up so I pulled over and they came with a flat bed to get us and go back to the dealer. This morning I have a rental car and the truck is in the shop.

dcheeseman Enthusiast

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Wow! That really stinks, hope its nothing major and hope the dealer fix it for you!

 

Daniel

GhostTX Enthusiast

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Dayum!

 

Good luck. What a disappointment, having it on the first night and this.

DMT6 Enthusiast

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WOW, Only time I have ever seen this was when my parents bought a new Ford Granada back in 76. i Hope they get it back to you soon.

volusiacrazy Enthusiast

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So update is, they said it was fine this morning that the voltage was low from sitting and they charged it up good and ran it around town and was fine. I personally don't buy it cause I know when a battery is low but I figure it's new and under warranty . I leave for vacation in a week and just hope it's ok on that trip. What do you do when your away and something happens ? Take it to the nearest Chevy dealer ?

wildlyfe200 Enthusiast

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It does sound like an electrical problem. All of those systems failing at once. Almost sounds like the bad ground issue under the dash. Not sure if the fixed that with the 2017's.

 

That doesn't make sense because if your truck was running so was the alternator and it should have been charging the battery.

 

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dave07 Enthusiast

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So update is, they said it was fine this morning that the voltage was low from sitting and they charged it up good and ran it around town and was fine. I personally don't buy it cause I know when a battery is low but I figure it's new and under warranty . I leave for vacation in a week and just hope it's ok on that trip. What do you do when your away and something happens ? Take it to the nearest Chevy dealer ?

Yes, you can go to any Chevy dealer in the US.

diyer2 Senior Enthusiast

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If you want to know if the battery is fully charged I suggest this.

After sitting over knight to let the battery stabilize, open a door so the dome lights come on to take the static charge off the battery. Check battery voltage at battery posts with DVM, should be 12.5 volts minimum.

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SilveradoSaver Senior Enthusiast

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So update is, they said it was fine this morning that the voltage was low from sitting and they charged it up good and ran it around town and was fine. I personally don't buy it cause I know when a battery is low but I figure it's new and under warranty . I leave for vacation in a week and just hope it's ok on that trip. What do you do when your away and something happens ? Take it to the nearest Chevy dealer ?

 

 

Any Chevy/GM dealership in Canada/United States will look at it. And depending on where you're heading, there shouldn't be an issue finding one of these. Hopefully all is good now; it's odd that it magically got better. Always seems to be the case when you take anything in to have fixed... It always seems to have fixed itself when the experts go to look at it.

 

Anyways, I hope you have a safe road trip and all works out well.

2017_LTZ Enthusiast

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Sucks to see this happened on the first night!! Did the Dealer at least install a new battery if the original one got discharged? If I were you, I'd drive it around town before your vacation just to ensure that it is running fine.

volusiacrazy Enthusiast

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We've been running it everywhere since we got it back and it seems to be fine, knock on wood.

AaronIROCZ Enthusiast

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Check your negative battery cable at the battery, mine was loose on my 16. There have been some on here that had a lot of what you were describing due to their negative battery cable being loose at the battery. Worth a shot.

Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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A stated, once the engine is running, the alternator becomes primary electrical power source.

 

Hope you have good road-side towing assistance coverage.

Having a good battery is essential in this day and age. If something is wrong with it, even if the vehicle is running, you'll have trouble. Way back in the day you could operate a vehicle with a bad battery or no battery if you jumped it, but not anymore. If you try driving your truck without a battery, it'll die. So much computer crap on these vehicles now a days.

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