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re: Help me out with a car battery situation
Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:45 pm to Captain Crackysack
Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:45 pm to Captain Crackysack
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Brought it to the dealership
Huge mistake, but since it's under warranty, you're stuck with that.
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guy told me there is no setting to turn off all the different electronics. If you don’t drive it at least every few days, the electronics will just drain your battery.
That is complete bullshite!
However, I have heard similar stories about GPS systems that get automatic updates at specified times. For some reason, those updates put a big strain on the battery. Not sure I buy that and if it is the truth, the manufacturer should have a solution. There should be a way to turn off that feature.
Ask him what you're supposed to do when you park your car at an airport to go on vacation?
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Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:48 pm to Captain Crackysack
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First vehicle I’ve had since they started turning the entire cars into electronic nightmares
The electronic nightmares started back in the 80's, when they decided that "computers" needed to be in all cars.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:51 pm to Captain Crackysack
The way to troubleshoot this is to pull your positive battery cable. Place a multimeter inline between the battery post and the cars battery cable. This will give you an amp reading. This is the amp draw value of the parasitic drain on the battery.
Once you have it hooked up, have someone watch it while you pull the fuses one at a time. When the amp draw goes to zero, you’ve found what is draining your battery.
This will take you a half hour. You’ll know exactly what the amp draw is, exactly what is causing it and if it’s normal or not.
Once you have it hooked up, have someone watch it while you pull the fuses one at a time. When the amp draw goes to zero, you’ve found what is draining your battery.
This will take you a half hour. You’ll know exactly what the amp draw is, exactly what is causing it and if it’s normal or not.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:57 pm to Shexter
Wife has a 2022 Grand Cherokee. It randomly goes dead overnight haven’t figured out why. It only does it once in a blue moon
They’re nice as hell but all the electronic stuff is a nightmare
They’re nice as hell but all the electronic stuff is a nightmare
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:02 pm to Captain Crackysack
Dealers will tell you anything to make you go away, especially ones that sell sorry cars.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:09 pm to Captain Crackysack
my dad said his only vehicle that had an electrical problem that could not be solved was a Chrysler product. there is an old school way to find a battery drain but it can take some time. you have to remove the positive cable and hook a good multimeter between the battery and the battery cable. you have to pull fuses one by one to find which one is causing the load on the battery. I had a old bronco that had a battery drain and i finally figured it out by pulling the fuses.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:14 pm to 777Tiger
If the battree is over three years old, get a new one!
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:14 pm to Shexter
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Think about how many cars on on a dealer's lot that sit for weeks without test drives. If the batteries were draining that quickly, over half the vehicles on the dealership lot would have dead batteries.
They mostly do these days, the ones on the lot usually need help from a jumper pack. Newer vehicles have enough electronics to keep active, even in sleep mode, to kill their batteries in less than a week. My mother's MB has 3 batteries: main starter, one for the transmission, and an auxiliary battery.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:35 pm to Captain Crackysack
quote:Nope. My Mitsubishi Eclipse alarm drains the battery and no way to turn it off so I have the same situation. Although I get like a month instead of days since just the alarm is draining the battery.
The battery came back fine and the guy told me there is no setting to turn off all the different electronics. If you don’t drive it at least every few days, the electronics will just drain your battery.
My question is, is this guy being serious? Because that seems wild to me. If true, then I’m assuming my best bet would be to disconnect my battery every time it’s gonna be parked for more than a few days. Surely there is another option that I am missing
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:40 pm to Sidicous
Had a customer's Telluride doing this and we luckily found the draw. It was random as hell, but one of the CANs that controlled the ac seat, power fold mirrors and memory seats would randomly activate overnight and cut the seats on and constantly fold the mirrors in and out until the battery was drained. There's definitely a draw somewhere on the Jeep and it's bs dealer speak that you're experiencing.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:45 pm to Captain Crackysack
I don't know about five days, but my wife's car will run the battery down if you don't start and run it. I'm guessing it might go two weeks. Just has a lot of electronics that are constantly draining a little. If the battery is already compromised, but could go even faster.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:53 pm to Sidicous
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Mitsubishi Eclipse
That’s a name that I haven’t heard in awhile. I used to love the Eclipse and the Eagle Talon. They were the fact same car with a different emblem. I think the fog lights may have had different placement also.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:56 pm to Captain Crackysack
How long is it sitting between uses? I use a battery trickler (probably not the correct name) that I use on my weekend car. Because the battery was dragging between uses.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 1:59 pm to 777Tiger
Get a multi meter test it urself, should be like 13.8 amps or so if it’s less than 12 that battery is dying
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:00 pm to Gorilla Ball
It usually sits for 2 weeks straight but sometimes it sits for 4 weeks straight, depending on work schedule. A trickle charger would work but I’ve got nowhere to plug it in
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:04 pm to Captain Crackysack
Make sure you have an AGM battery,not a regular lead acid. The start/stop feature will kill a regular battery
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:06 pm to Captain Crackysack
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It usually sits for 2 weeks straight but sometimes it sits for 4 weeks straight, depending on work schedule. A trickle charger would work but I’ve got nowhere to plug it in
in that case, I would just install a batter shutoff switch under the hood and manually shut it off if I were leaving it parked for that long
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:08 pm to Captain Crackysack
Seriously I’d get an extension cord.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:12 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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There’s a “ dead” link fuse in your fuse box. It’s what they use to ship vehicles to avoid battery drain. If you park for a long time ( I’m thinking weeks). you may have to pull it or insert it. ( look it up ). Some vehicles pull more than others.
Or add a trickle charger. I have several at the farm for things that dont get driven in the off season.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:32 pm to Croacka
A shutoff switch would probably be perfect. As soon as I can even figure out how to access the battery as it’s under the passenger seat lol
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