Parasitic battery drain

[87Skier]

I'm working on a 1999 Suburban and the battery keeps going dead. In two days it went from 12.5 volts to 11.6 volts. The battery is 1 year old and this started a few months back.

Are there any common parts or failures that cause this? I'll be diagnosing it this evening by connecting an amp meter between the battery cable to verify it has a significant drain (more than 50-100 mA), then pulling fuses one-by-one to find the circuit.

Thanks!

[franken]

I'd disconnect the alternator, check current, reconnect, then disconnect the harness at the firewall, check current.
Ammeter, not amp meter...

[RUN GMC]

For me one time it was my cargo light switch was on but bulb was busted.....so I didnt never catch it but later traced it down to that.....also my buddy had a glove box light that would never turn off took a while to find it also he happened to see light through the crack one night when he looking for something on the floor.....

[Mr_Rich]

If you replace some of your interior lights with LED bulbs you will discover that there is so little current drain on those circuits that if left on overnight you won't have a dead battery in the morning.

[SCOTI]

Check any power option that doesn't work. Power seat motors, window motors, & courtesy lights are common offenders.