# 2001 Chevrolet Astro - Won't hold a charge - what next?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [March 19, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362 "2020-03-19T03:31:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![RogelioVidaca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@RogelioVidaca](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RogelioVidaca)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362/1 "2020-03-19T03:31:57Z")

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replaced the battery with a new one as well as the alternator and still won’t hold a charge

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362/2 "2020-03-20T12:57:56Z")

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> [@RogelioVidaca](#):
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> still won’t hold a charge

That is a very wide open statement. This could mean so many things but I’ll make a wild donkey guess. You have some electrical device with a small internal short draining the battery overnight. Likely an aftermarket radio, amplifier or sub-woofer. Other contenders for this are aftermarket alarms or remote starter. If you have any of these, disconnect them or pull their fuses. See if the drain goes away. If the easy fix doesn’t work, have your mechanic do a parasitic drain test.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362/3 "2020-03-20T15:43:02Z")

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Good battery. Check  
Alternator is putting out 13+v at idle? Check  
Quick and dirty. Install battery disconnect.  
Find hidden current draw.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362/4 "2020-03-20T15:49:32Z")

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Check if the fusible link to the starter solenoid has blown.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/6/c676dae57971d8b155b72d5ecdd4deefa1253235.gif)

Tester

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-astro-wont-hold-a-charge-what-next/161362/5 "2020-03-20T18:50:11Z")

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Have you checked your battery connections . . . ?!

Unless you remove the battery bolts from the cable and inspect them, along with the cable, you can’t cross them off your list

it’s NOT enough to just remove them from the battery

To literally get the full picture, you have to separate the bolt from the cable, remove the rubber sheath, and inspect everything