ok, so its been almost a year since I started this thread. Time for an update.

I'm Really sick of Finding a dead battery if I let the truck sit for more than a day. Its not a vehicle I use often except this time of year.

So I busted out the multiemter, soldering iron, wire, and a 10 amp fuse. I soldered up some long wires with crimp connectors on one end and the 10 amp fuse on the other. Armed with my new Ampmeter connected to the IOD slot, I found 0.5A draw when KEY OFF. No wonder the battery is dead all the time.

I pulled out the FSM wiring diagrams and looked at the IOD distribution, then I went to town on the dash removal. I pulle the connectors off the back of the fuse panel until I found the one that was drawing power. It was C2.

This feeds the under hood light, and flashers. I pulled each pin out of the plug and found that only the big red/blk was causing the issue. Wierd. So I started plugging in the IOD fuse and pulling it out, hearing Relay clicks I found that the drivers seat clicks.


Under the drivers seat there is a 10 pin connector. I dont have heated seats or power seats. The pink wire from this connector is corroded. Removing it from the connector sheds 4/10 of the current draw. Unplugging the connector completly sheds the parasitic load.

Unfortunatly the 2001 FSM does not detail this connector. I now need help figuring out how to trace these wires to find the issue and remove it. Does anyone know what this 10 pin plug feeds? specifically the pink wire.