Passenger Seat Draining Battery

[Fless]

Be sure to disconnect the battery and let the truck sit for 10 or 15 minutes before doing anything with the airbags. You don't want them deploying when you're working on them.

Sounds like it's time to get a code reader that reads airbag systems; that can point you to the right airbag system/circuit to work on. Otherwise you're just groping in the dark.

 

[Scottydoggs]

i forgot that battery unhooking part. good call.


you can also try unplugging the yellow plug under the driver seat a few times, some times its a dirty plug.

 

[Aaron M]

Cool thanks for the info, unfortunately it doesn't have the factory radio any more so I cant verify if the volume buttons and stuff work, I know the mileage and info buttons on the bottom left work, so I definately need to get a code reader and see if I can verify what's causing the problems, I will get a can of contact cleaner and clean the connections and try the easy route first then get a little deeper into it. Thanks for the information and jumping on it quickly guys

 

[Aaron M]

The horn actually does work and I will be replacing the horn cover so I will probably take the wheel off and replace the clock spring any way, hopefully I can find some diagrams showing how that thing is replaced and what it looks like

 

[Scottydoggs]

clock spring is like 100 bucks or so. get it scanned before tossing parts at it.

the HU, your gonna want to see if its got one of them add on boxes installed to keep the wheel controls.

id think at night they would still light up if the clock spring is good.

the horn dont go through the clock spring.

heres a vid.

 

[mattt]

Subscribing as my 04 Tahoe chews thru batteries ever since I picked it up 2014.

Sometimes the power seat switch on the driver's side is reversed, push switch forward & seat moves back and vice versa. If yours does that too, that could be symptomatic of the seat problem.

 

[KBones]

I'd check the power seat and lumbar switches too. Maybe one is constantly making contact and sending power through it and draining the battery.