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My battery is leaking and today I found this cables. They are just hanging like that. Does anyone know somwthing about that?
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I don't recognize anything in the pictures. The hanging wiring is definitely not from the factory. What year and model is your truck?
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Looks like custom wiring from a previous mod of some kind. It probably is not the cause of your leaking battery. I assume you mean a liquid is leaking out?? Bad battery caused case to swell and crack.
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Welcome to the Nation.

I don't recognize anything in the pictures. The hanging wiring is definitely not from the factory. What year and model is your truck?
Chev Colorado 2005 LS
Looks like custom wiring from a previous mod of some kind. It probably is not the cause of your leaking battery. I assume you mean a liquid is leaking out?? Bad battery caused case to swell and crack.
The battery is leaking electricity. The battery is new and ok. The problem must be somewhere else.
Welcome to the Nation.

I don't recognize anything in the pictures. The hanging wiring is definitely not from the factory. What year and model is your truck?
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The loose wires could be the cause of your battery drain, but no one here can tell you for sure. You will need the help of someone with tools that can actually work on your truck to find the problem. Look at some videos on YouTube to get some idea of what is happening: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=battery+parasitic+drain+test
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The battery is leaking electricity. The battery is new and ok.
As cart7881 stated, that is a parasitic drain. Any loose hanging positive (or hot) 12v wire is not good. Try tracing those wires back to their source and disconnect and/or remove them if possible. Look for others also.
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Let me tell you what I know about parasitic drains and the 2005 Colorado because I spent about 2 months and a lot of research finding mine which was in the end self inflicted,

First The GM spec for parasitic drain is 20 ma. Meaning that after everything is shut down the vehicle must draw less than 20 ma or .020 amps and must be capable of starting unassisted after sitting for 30 days.

To accomplish this the BCM goes to sleep after you have turned everything off and exit the truck. How does the BCM know you exited the truck, that is by monitoring every thing it supplies power to. It specifically watches the interior light drain. So usually after about 1 to 2 minutes of no drain the BCM goes to sleep. If it does not go to sleep it draws around 600 ma. plus what ever is still on. Today mine draws 18 ma. or .018 amps.

In my case I installed an aftermarket mirror with compass and temperature read out. I got the 12 volts to run it from the map lights since it was conveniently near by overhead. Well the BCM watches the map light circuit and saw the small drain from the mirror. It made the decision that I was still in the truck and never went to sleep. It would run down the battery in 2 to 3 days. The solution was to get power from some place not monitored or controlled by the BCM.

I would start by looking at that non-OEM wiring you have under the hood and see if you can get rid of it. After that it is time to get out an amp meter and stick it in series with your ground cable. Start looking for leaks by pulling one fuse at a time to see what affects your drain.


Good Luck.
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Let me tell you what I know about parasitic drains and the 2005 Colorado because I spent about 2 months and a lot of research finding mine which was in the end self inflicted,

First The GM spec for parasitic drain is 20 ma. Meaning that after everything is shut down the vehicle must draw less than 20 ma or .020 amps and must be capable of starting unassisted after sitting for 30 days.

To accomplish this the BCM goes to sleep after you have turned everything off and exit the truck. How does the BCM know you exited the truck, that is by monitoring every thing it supplies power to. It specifically watches the interior light drain. So usually after about 1 to 2 minutes of no drain the BCM goes to sleep. If it does not go to sleep it draws around 600 ma. plus what ever is still on. Today mine draws 18 ma. or .018 amps.

In my case I installed an aftermarket mirror with compass and temperature read out. I got the 12 volts to run it from the map lights since it was conveniently near by overhead. Well the BCM watches the map light circuit and saw the small drain from the mirror. It made the decision that I was still in the truck and never went to sleep. It would run down the battery in 2 to 3 days. The solution was to get power from some place not monitored or controlled by the BCM.

I would start by looking at that non-OEM wiring you have under the hood and see if you can get rid of it. After that it is time to get out an amp meter and stick it in series with your ground cable. Start looking for leaks by pulling one fuse at a time to see what affects your drain.


Good Luck.
That´s correct, usually it takes 3 days for the battery to loose power. It´s almost like a magic number. I presumed that the wires in the pictures didn´t belonged to the Colorado but not for sure. Therefore thankful for Your oinion.I have even a "working light" that i presume is not original. I will check if the wires to the lamp cause the problem.
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