Been to local garage three times. each time Ive used it the next two days with no problem starting. third day it started but I wasnt going anywhere. fourth day completely drained had to use manual lock to get in.
SOURCE: BATTERY IS DRAINING EVEN WHILE CAR IS NOT IN USE
I stated "such as a light " there are many, many other causes of 12 volt drains such as a seat switch that might hang up and stick. Empty that battery overnight. First install a 9V Battery Radio memory / and clock or you will have to reset both. Disconnect BLACK negative cable of battery. Using a 12V testlight, connect one end to the disconnected cable, and the other to the negative battery terinal. It should light. Remove the 20A BODY and LIGHTER fuse first . This will eliminate the courtesy light circuit . If light goes off the drain is on that circuit. STILL LIT ? drain is on another circuit. Start by eliminating fuses. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: Brand new battery is dead with nothing left on. Bad ground?
Remove positive battery terminal from battery & put a 12 volt test light in line between cable & battery post. As long as 12 volt light is illuminated, you have a draw. Start pulling & re-installing fuses, one at a time,until you see it dim or go out. If it goes out, you found your draw. If it dims, slight draw, such as radio memory etc. if all else fails, make sure you know where they all go, then pull them all, and start putting back one at a time. When light comes on bright, you found the circuit causing the draw.
SOURCE: Battery drain
Can't say if it is the cause of your drain or not, but the radio fuse is slot F7 and requires a 25-amp fuse.
SOURCE: locks go crazy,alarm goes off, now the car won't start.
I've had this problem under warranty on my '05 Malibu LS. They replaced and reprogrammed the fobs. Looking in my shop manual, it seems the problem is from the content theft deterrent (CTD) system. My car started doing this two years later off warranty and now I just lock the doors from the outside with the key or by pushing the lock stem buttons by hand on each door. The security option in the DIC needs to be set to RKE for this to work though.
SOURCE: 2006 Ford Freestyle, Battery draining.
Someone will have to disconnect the battery and check all of the circuits for a voltage drain.
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