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Anonymous Posted on Jun 24, 2012

Something is draining the battery lights & RADIO stAY ON AFTER IGNITION IS OFF

CAR WILL NOT START, CHARGE BATTERY STAYS CHARGED FOR 2 R 3 DAYS THEN BATTERY IS DEAD. EVERYTHING CHECKS GOOD BATTERY, ALTERNATOR. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN CAR OFF THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE RADIO STays on. i turn them off manually now but still have the problem. after 3 days so charging the battery i have a dead battery.

  • Anonymous Jun 24, 2012

    yes we checked them and have changed them. still having the problem. anybody else having this problem and found a solution?

  • Lawrence Oravetz Mar 30, 2014

    Look at the lights in the glove box, trunk and under the hood. There's a timer module that keeps the radio on for a few minutes or until a door opens. If it won't shut off it's still drawong power to operate the relay.

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Check the connecter of you battery. There's a good chance your battery connecters are loose, or another problem with your battery connecters.

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    Chris Apr 09, 2017

    Checked and one was a little loose, however, could possibly be from jumping it. Radio still does not go on and it has been over a week. This means my car will be dead AGAIN...happens every time.

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    Chris Apr 09, 2017

    Also, when the radio doesn't work the blinker does work but does not make the blinking sound it normally makes???

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  • Posted on Sep 01, 2009

SOURCE: Battery indicator light and brake light, on,

CHECK THE FUSES

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  • Posted on Jan 30, 2009

SOURCE: battery not charging sometimes, drains out while driving

You have a Bad Belt Tensioner. That is Causing your Problems. If the Tensioner is not Keeping the Belt Tight you will get the Symtoms as Described Above. Please Rate my Solution, I need all the Help that I can Get! Thanks!

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  • Posted on May 14, 2009

SOURCE: Battery keeps going dead

Hello raiderfan520....Have the battery "load tested" this will tell ya if the battery is defective, one bad cell will draw the others down. If it's bad and only 12 months old you should have warranty left. (free replacement or pro-rated)...If your battery load tests OK, then you have an amperage drain going on while the vehicle is parked.
This is called a "parasitic drain"
Make sure no interior lights, under hood, trunk lights...etc. are remaining on. I hope you don't need the following information i'm about to give you, but here are the steps to locating a parasitic drain.....

  1. Remove the negative side battery cable from the negative battery terminal.
  2. Attach an ammeter(this measures amperage) between the negative cable and the negative battery post. wait a few seconds to several minutes for the car to go into sleep mode. i.e. when you make the contact with the test light the cars computer systems "wake up" after a bit of time they will go to "sleep".
  3. If the ammeter is reading over 25-50 milliamps, something is using too much battery power.
  4. Go to the fuse panel(s) and remove fuses, one at a time. Pull the main fuses (higher amp ratings)last. Be sure to observe the ammeter after pulling each fuse.
  5. Watch for the ammeter to drop to acceptable drain. The fuse that reduces the drain is the draw. Consult the owners' manual or service manual to find what circuits are on that fuse.
  6. Check each device (circuit) on that fuse. Stop each lamp, heater, etc. to find the drain.
  7. Repeat steps 1&2 to test your repair. The ammeter will tell you exact numbers. There you go...everything you never wanted to know... I hope this will fixya up...good luck.

    PS...what kind of season are the raiders going to have this year? I'm in LA county and "Manny being Manny" has turned me away from baseball for now.

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  • Posted on Nov 29, 2009

SOURCE: my car started dying and now hasnt enough charge to start

sound like bad battery cables.replace them.the positive battery cable is old and have a lot of resistance not allowing power to the alternator to charge battery.if battery cable good check alternator connector wires.make sure they are not damage also check alternator fuse and fuse link.turn off radio before removing battery wires so you wont lose radio code.

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  • Posted on May 02, 2010

SOURCE: 2003 Lancer has new battery but will not stay charged.

its the alternator problem

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