Ground wire from the negative terminal has started melting

2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER
184,960 MILES • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TOBY860
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I was wondering what i could do besides replace the wire as will that fix the problem? What caused the melting? And that when i was under my hood i saw some of the wires hooked to my negative terminal were pulled out, could that of started the melting of the ground.
Aug 6, 2020 at 8:54 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Could you take a picture with your cell phone and upload here? That would help of see the damage you're talking about.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Aug 6, 2020 at 9:58 PM
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