Battery dying
#1
Battery dying
Hi All
I'm new to this forum. I'm driving a 99 sebring lxi coupe.The problem is if i dont turn on my car for one day, it wont start the next day and i have to get a jump start the next day. I installed new battery and still its the same and the problem gets worse during cold weathers.Any advice whats whrong with it?
Thanks
I'm new to this forum. I'm driving a 99 sebring lxi coupe.The problem is if i dont turn on my car for one day, it wont start the next day and i have to get a jump start the next day. I installed new battery and still its the same and the problem gets worse during cold weathers.Any advice whats whrong with it?
Thanks
#2
You have a short somewhere, assuming you aren't leaving the lights on. (Check that first: check the car at night and make sure there are no lights on, inside or out.)
Get a volt-ohmeter with a DC current scale. Here's an example for cheap: http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...o?itemid=90899
Then disconnect the battery and check for current between the battery post and the cable you just disconnected. About 0.05 amps is acceptable. That represents the current needed for the clock and the keyless entry receiver. You will probably be showing much more than that since your battery goes out in a couple of days. Then pop fuses one at a time until you find the circuit that is causing the draw. Once you have isolated it, you'll need to figure out what on that circuit is causing the problem. It might be a bad component or might be bad wiring.
Report back as you make progress.
Get a volt-ohmeter with a DC current scale. Here's an example for cheap: http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...o?itemid=90899
Then disconnect the battery and check for current between the battery post and the cable you just disconnected. About 0.05 amps is acceptable. That represents the current needed for the clock and the keyless entry receiver. You will probably be showing much more than that since your battery goes out in a couple of days. Then pop fuses one at a time until you find the circuit that is causing the draw. Once you have isolated it, you'll need to figure out what on that circuit is causing the problem. It might be a bad component or might be bad wiring.
Report back as you make progress.
Last edited by dcotter0579; 04-06-2009 at 10:37 AM. Reason: spelling
#3
also i had a problem like that bought a brand new battery but battery keep dying. I carried it to a professional found out some wires were crossed wrong on the engine. Maybe check that also . After it was crossed right battery never died again. the wires from the alternator what charge the battery was plugged in wrong for me. Hope that can help you out.
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