# Dead short - 2012 Chevrolet Impala

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [July 24, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619 "2018-07-24T20:39:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bill21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bill21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bill21)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619/1 "2018-07-24T20:39:23Z")

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I have a dead short I checked using a 12 v test light between ground terminal and ground wire unhooked from battery old school is there a common cause mine started in heater and air controls

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619/2 "2018-07-25T02:05:23Z")

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Any fuses blown?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619/3 "2018-07-25T04:41:16Z")

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A vehicle with electronics will always draw some current, the test light method doesn’t work on modern vehicles. Connect an amp meter between the ground terminal of the battery and the ground cable to measure the battery draw.

BTW, that doesn’t prove that there is a short, only that there is resistance in the circuit, on a modern vehicle there will always be some resistance in the power circuit.

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**Author:** ![bill21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bill21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bill21)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619/4 "2018-07-25T13:59:57Z")

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Thanks problem solved

Smile God loves us all  
pastorglwm

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619/5 "2018-07-25T14:01:38Z")

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what was the solution?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-short-2012-chevrolet-impala/121619/6 "2018-07-25T14:37:21Z")

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> [@bill21](#):
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> Thanks problem solved

You could say what it was just in case someone needs a reference later .