Dodge Challenger Door Latch Causing a Dead Battery? Yep!

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[@XPFTP]

does anyone remember computerless cars ??? funny thing they WORKED GREAT...

[@garya9875]

Nice job Kenny.👍👍

[@Volom117]

Great video! Super useful information! Thank you

[@glennfields8121]

Great job Kenny and very informative video. You sure do know your stuff.

[@deniro2695]

Thank you Kenny 🙏🙏🙏

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank s .like your videos very much.

[@goattw3lve12]

Another good one!

[@kelvinrf]

I think it is really sad that when you look at what goes into the design of all these parts that make up a car, they just miss by only a small margin to make them more reliable.

[@frederickgrayson5177]

A suggestion. After putting it back together do not close the door. Use a screwdriver or similar tool to trip the latch, then verify that the both handles will open the latch. If you skip this step, close the door, and then discover that it will not open, you are in a bad place because the screws holding the latch in can't be accessed. You might wind up having to destructively break the latch apart to get the door opened. If you also put the door panel back on, then you might have to remove the seat to get at it to remove it.

[@tomsrensen9382]

Great stuff but you need a tripod to steady the camera and free up your right hand!

[@philipmoye4583]

I just fixed mines bout 45mins aga its easy thanks for the video bro saved me 150$

[@spelunkerd]

Ha ha, I never knew that about the recirculation door.

[@scuba422123]

maybe looking at the data pids in the door module locked and unlocked might find that easy

[@mikedickman6369]

Never mind, I just found your previous video

[@mikedickman6369]

I sure didn't know that a door latch would draw enough power to drain the battery. What led you to the latch?

[@bigragu6828]

In a previous video, the draw was over 2amps. The passenger window was going up and down on its own, as it is supposed to when you open and close the door, only it was doing it without the door being touched, so it would drain the battery overnight. Must have been a short in the electrical box on the latch itself. He unplugged the latch and the draw went away, so he knew the issue was in the latch and not further upstream.

[@JeffreyStrader]

Why didn't the BCM time out solving the latch issue??

[@jerryhenson8183]

My car is acting up now with the window not going up all the way and sometimes it will go up and down on its own. Now it works right but is super slow when openeing the door, it still drops enough to open the door but it rubs the seal when it opens. Does this sounds like the door latch.

[@jerryhenson8183]

Is the door latch the part that controls the smart glass on the dodge challenger?

[@willkafouse738]

The small switch that is like a dull white color is what actually controls the window, but you can only buy it with the door latch assembly. You might find that switch on eBay, but the whole assembly with brand new parts is only 45 bucks and very easy to change.

[@TheTrueAnswer]

Thanks for showing how to disconnet the electrical connectors... sarcasm