# 2012 Chevrolet Impala positive cable gets hot

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-impala-positive-cable-gets-hot/126496>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [October 10, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-impala-positive-cable-gets-hot/126496 "2018-10-10T13:54:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jeanne16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Jeanne16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeanne16)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-impala-positive-cable-gets-hot/126496/1 "2018-10-10T13:54:18Z")

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What could be making the positive cable off the batter get hot?

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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:** [October 10, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-impala-positive-cable-gets-hot/126496/2 "2018-10-10T14:02:33Z")

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High resistance caused by corrosion will heat it up.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-impala-positive-cable-gets-hot/126496/3 "2018-10-10T23:12:17Z")

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@Mustangman is right. buy a new cable and replace the one one.

Yosemite