# 2012 Chevrolet Traverse - Battery issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-traverse-battery-issues/180384>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [November 2, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-traverse-battery-issues/180384 "2021-11-02T02:30:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chilly23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Chilly23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chilly23)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-traverse-battery-issues/180384/1 "2021-11-02T02:30:25Z")

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Vehicle drains battery sometimes overnight other times you will be driving and the battery voltage will drop the Vehicle will start losing power then die three new alternators and two new batteries and main computer

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-traverse-battery-issues/180384/2 "2021-11-02T15:55:12Z")

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-chevrolet-traverse-battery-issues/180384/3 "2021-11-02T16:01:02Z")

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make sure your brake lights are not staying on after you get out of vehicle. if they are you have a bad brake light switch. it can stick intermittently so check them a couple of times.