Chevrolet Repair: silverado heater control module, negative cable, ground cable
QuestionI have been having problems with two issues on my 91 Silverado. The first problem was the battery would discharge after setting for a couple of days. The truck could be jumped off or the battery charged and it would start and be fine if driven daily. I checked the alternator (tested good both on and off the truck) and changed the battery.
I began to disconnect the ground cable as part of a troubleshooting regime to determine if the battery I had purchased was the culprit. I hooked the negative cable up and the truck started fine. The next morning it wouldn't crank. I found the battery cable loose and tightened it up and discovered the heater control module was not lit up and did not function although the truck had started. I replaced the module with a used one and all seemed well for several days of operation. I put the truck up for a few days due to scheduling with the negative cable unhooked to prevent the battery discharging. When I hooked it back up the truck started but the replacement heater control module failed again.
I resolved the discharging problem (glove box light staying on) this weekend. The system went from .25 amp draw to 0 and after setting hooked up for a couple of days the truck started right up.
Now I am afraid to install yet another heater control module without some certainty that I am not doing anything to cause it to fail or that I need to check anything else out. I cannot find a wiring diagram for the module. Everything worked as it should with the last module. What checks do I need to make to certify that I will not use up another module? This doesn’t seem to be a common problem but it is happening too often for me. Thanks a lot for your help!
AnswerHi Clark, Good find on the glove box lamp. I wouldn't worry about the heater control head again, just replace it. The sun and moon must have been line up with mars and this caused the problem. Really, I see nothing that could have caused this to happen.
Have a Great Day Mark