2004 Chevy Silverado battery guage

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
100,500 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BRIAN LUKE
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the battery guauge spiked sometime between the time i hooked up my new camper and the time i got home. i have had other trailers/campers hooked to my truck of the same size or bigger. i never had a problem like this before. what could be the prob.
Oct 8, 2010 at 6:16 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Hi brian luke, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

Have the charging system checked out thoroughly particularly the computer control of the alternator's field generation circuit-could be acting up
Oct 8, 2010 at 6:52 AM
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