# 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - Battery drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-battery-drain/161479>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [March 21, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-battery-drain/161479 "2020-03-21T20:27:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![williamroberson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/848f3c/32.png) [@williamroberson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/williamroberson)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-battery-drain/161479/1 "2020-03-21T20:27:42Z")

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brand new battery draining while engine is running, altenator tested good, fuses all checked good.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-chevrolet-silverado-1500-battery-drain/161479/2 "2020-03-22T11:57:23Z")

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How many volts are you getting when the engine is running?