Vehicle battery keeps going dead after sitting a day? Here's Why!

[@rickpounds8642]

This is so informational. I actually sold my 2019 Chevrolet pickup because I got tired of every time I let it sit for a couple days I would have to jump it off. Went through 3 batteries and several trips to Chevrolet dealerships and other mechanics and no one could diagnose the problem. Such an easy fix and they couldn't find it! Bad deal for Chevrolet because i had been a chevy guy for thirty years and will never buy another one because that one was undependable.

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[@gobysky]

Thanks for keeping this video concise and organized. Too many video posters take a 5 minute explanation and transform it into 20. Good video.

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[@virikisIII]

This is the easiest method I've seen for tracking down a parasitic drain. Can't wait to give it a try. Thank you, sir for a great video.

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[@thetinkercook5430]

Excellent explanation. A friend had this exact problem. Used cars with aftermarket mods are notorious

[@MrNanah38]

The best example I have seen so far, this guy's camera shows exactly how to do it close up step by step. Most of them on the internet seems convoluted and vague.

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[@randoncarr2126]

This dude is a genius! I've got a serious parasitic draw on my car that is killing my battery in an hour but I don't know how to test for a draw. Now I know, thank you so much!

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[@tykat12]

I have a charger/converter box thing that if you leave plugged in drains the battery. Glad you're teaching people how to figure out if they have something doing the same, but built in. Thank you!

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[@glennunderwood4690]

This is the best video I've ever seen on parasitic draw...thank you

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[@hayden9102]

This is hands down the best video on parasitic draw period!

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[@geoffbuckley8637]

Hello from London. My car had a feature which meant that the radio would switch off when the driver's door was opened. I kept getting a flat battery until one day my neighbour mentioned that she heard my radio playing music some nights when she came home at 3 in the morning from her night shift! I started always turning off the radio manually and that fixed the issue. The switch on the door was re-activating randomly to turn on the radio.

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[@plarh8r163]

Pretty much the best video showing how to fix this mess. Thank you

[@christinebridges5700]

Dude! Straight up thorough, easy to understand tutorial. Thank you.

[@mikerentchler6889]

Great video! I’ve been chasing a possible issue with our 2007 Ford Edge with intermittent depleted battery. Since our retirement, vehicle usage is significantly less, sometimes falling into the 3-4 week range for this vehicle as we have been using the 2012 Escape more frequently. Now understanding what the typical current draw should be and an expected non-use battery life of about 4 weeks I can better evaluate what may/may not be a problem. Thanks for the very detailed explanation!

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[@fleckosofly8001]

Super useful. This should be the first thing that comes up in a search. Thank you!

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[@MN-vw2lo]

Thank you so much for posting this, straight forward and to the point, I just wasted close to an hour of my life watching pointless drawn on videos that were no help at all. I'm going to do this as soon as I get home from work. Thank you again.

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[@TheTidalwaveDave122]

Thank you for the clear and concise information! My 2019 Ram 1500 is giving me fits with it’s parasitic drain.

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[@lelandnanny967]

Finally, someone explains in plain language. Thank you.

[@honeybeez214]

If I don't turn the radio off when I turn the ignition off, my radio turns itself on randomly and drains the battery. I've been sure to turn the radio off every time, but still have the parasitic drain. I do not have a multimeter and nobody to assist but your video showed me to just pull the radio fuse, to see if this solves my problem. Thank you so much 😊

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[@douggauzy6258]

Thank you so much for making this video . I can for the first time see what’s actually required . I’ve read so many comments but you have help me because you are showing me something . 👍

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[@RJS1966USMC]

Excellent explanation of the step-by-step process to troubleshoot this problem. AWESOME!

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[@jamesprice1615]

this was exactly what was wrong with my Hurricane. did as you say and everything works great. Thank you so much

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[@bakervinci163]

Great video. I finally hooked my phones blue tooth up to my truck, just after 9 months. I feel like it’s causing my battery to drain. I had a phone hooked up to it originally , but I got a new phone. I had a dead battery before. It’s probably not coincidence that this happened the day after I hooked my new phone up

[@antonipale]

This is how you know that you know exactly you know what you doing, best video ever!!!

[@thomasbarrett3175]

Awesome video! Thanks for simplifying this. Especially appreciated you showing exactly how the meter needs to be setup to do this!

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[@bryancooper2479]

This video is so good this man explained this in full no confusion brilliantly done

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[@Antonio-today]

Great video because your explanation is really understandable and it shows everything clearly. Thanks sir. Blessings.

[@404notfound.....]

Fantastic video, however you cannot really do this with today's modern vehicles because pulling the fuse will wake up other modules and you'll be chasing it for a long time. In my opinion it's better to time out the vehicle until the modules go to sleep, and then do a voltage drop test with a Volt meter across the top of the fuses or measure with a low voltage amp clamp.

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[@Raulgorsi]

Best video I have ever watched.

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[@melodicharmony9772]

This might be my problem. I just put a new battery in and I’m going thru this. GREAT VIDEO!!!

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[@ABG1020]

Clear step by step instructions! Thank you so much Gonna try this out tomorrow hopefully it works 🙏🏼

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[@saenzfamily6788]

Very good clear and concise explanation of a simple test i did not know.

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[@MrMixaTheProducer]

i really appreciate you...took my clock fuse out and my odometer went off after staying on after shut off...really great video and it fixed my problem

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[@samspade8612]

Outstanding video! Easy to understand and duplicate your troubleshooting. Bravo.

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[@gtric1466]

In todays modern cars you would have to loop in the multi meter and wait 20 minutes for the computer to go to it's static which means don't open doors and make sure all charging devices in the car are unplugged. There is usually another fuse box inside the car to the bottom left of the steering wheel in most cases.

[@CB10-6]

Great job breaking things down step-by-step!

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[@Doolittle1954]

Really good Video! Most people tend to look for the complicated issues first when it usually is a simple fix. I would use alligator clips attached to my meter or probe or probes so as not to have to hold the probes manually on the battery or cables during diagnosis. I am an alternating current man myself so working on cars and trucks is kinda foreign to me so I usually find someone else to trouble shoot for me and if I knew some of your tricks I probably would not have needed them in the past. Many thanks.

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[@kelleylastname5548]

Thank you so much for this simple video. Easy to understand and I appreciate you taking the time to put it out there for us.

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[@thechiclets56]

Damn. I hate running down shorts in a car. Had a son-in-law (for a minute, glad he's gone) that would drive to where he needed to be, and unhook the negative cable from his battery before leaving the car. Did it for about three years on this one old Chrysler he drove before he wised up enough to dump it for another car. My generation was taught to take care of a car the way it needed to be taken care of, the generation following mine got the idea that they had to go to school to learn how to check the damn oil!

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[@bobgil3464]

Great video. My 1994 Cougar has an aftermarket Alarm I will check it first. Thanks.

[@me2big]

THANKS AGAIN! (New Subscriber now!) ... I just finished your video on closing the Moonroof when the switch is busted, and now I realize it's the (missing) radio\soundsystem that was oddly draining the battery on my 2003 Yukon!

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[@Earthstein]

Pulling the fuses (one at a time) great idea. Thank you.

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[@04JALD]

Thank you. I am glad I seen your video early. I will be doing this tomorrow on my 96 burb. Again thank you

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[@RobToz2011]

Thanks for posting! I have been wracking my brain on trying to figure out what is going on with my E450 RV battery. if the RV sits for a week, the battery is drained. I always have to have a trickle charger on it.

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[@mostlymoparih5682]

Quick and simple. Good video. Happy Motoring.

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[@jimboslice8885]

Best video I have seen in this problem! 💯

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[@paulbundick4121]

Thank-you! This is easy to understand for a novice like myself...

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[@linkbond08]

Holy crap this was really good!! I'm gonna go do this on Monday I don't have a multimeter so I have to go get one.

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[@daveyates1494]

Thank you. I'm having this issue and this will help me a lot.

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[@beefchops1400]

Excellent video good Sir…..I had this issue with my SAAB 93 and as it happens it was the radio which I’ve now replaced, great stuff and greetings from Scotland! 😎👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸

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[@jerryc.pratersr.8326]

Exactly the info. I was looking for. Liked, Subscribed. Short and to the point video.

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[@Sharpie1531]

Very good explanation. Easy to understand! Thank you!

[@stevewilcox3474]

Very helpful thanks for posting this as you have shown me a technique that is simple and effective.

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[@ang8282]

Thanks The best example I have seen so far

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[@memoreno9]

Thank you so much!! Looking at truck tomorrow!

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[@scarlettebrisher2377]

I knew you were going to say radio. Think that’s what I have going on, Thanks so much!

[@Rustyxj]

Thank you so much man straight to the point and clear

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[@itsjaboiisneaky5156]

The most perfect video explanation

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[@jamesmahle1259]

Thank you for simple and straight-forward. You helped for sure...

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[@erickmartinez2301]

you are speaking the true. very good explanation. good job thanks

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[@2Jeezuzisreal]

Thank you. Just a heads up if you do change out a radio in a suburban or Yukon/suburban it probably will not work without opening it up and removing a very small black chip. I saw it on a KZbin. Dealerships will charge you $$$.

[@redfields5070]

It's almost always the radio. Pull that fuse first. Even though there has been no sign that it is a problem.

[@juanrivas1273]

😅 thanks for your Video. Works perfectly fine for me. Plain and Simple The Best.

[@nancybarber5751]

Great job young man!

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[@jerryfacts9749]

When the vehicle is switched off, “Typically, the normal amount of parasitic draw is between 50 and 85 milli amps in newer cars and less than 50 milli amps for older cars.” A parasitic draw above this threshold is considered excessive. I have seen some vehicles that have a lot of electronics features can be in the range 120 milli amps. If you add some dash cams with standby motion monitoring and or extra security devices, these devices will pull a bit more. You would have to consult the manufacture's specs for current draw and add this amount to the vehicle's normal parasitic current draw to have the total current draw. With an on board vehicle tracker and a few dash cams you could end up having in the range of 200 to 300 milli amps. It would be important to have a very healthy battery, because it will run down faster.

[@fifadon7949]

I have a 2013 Hyundai genesis sedan and I recently put a brand new battery in and it’s dead within 2 weeks. I had the alternator and starter checked and they’re good so now ima try this to see if I have a drain somewhere! Gonna need a extra hand tho because the battery is in the trunk wish me luck 😅

[@rosspbarnett458]

Good video, very informative !

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[@onlytoloveyou1]

There's a high draw because capacitors and systems are pulling as you first connect, then will drop after 10 mins, then you pull fuses leaving the multimeter connected

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[@pauljanssen7594]

Yes I had a special test lamp to test for load draw on the newer cars or any vehicle. You're only allowed so many milliamps draw and if your battery keeps going dead you will destroy the battery the negative plates will sulfate and can't be unsulfate. Do you have a special battery charger and sometimes that won't work either. You should have no more than.200milliamps that's less than a quarter of a amp.

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[@jwjbros7926]

Short and Simple, thank you.

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[@williechestnut7133]

Very clear and to the point tips good job

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[@dannydobbs669]

This was very helpful thank you so much for sharing GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!✌🏻from Ga.

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[@gailboerwinkle9315]

Thank you for the education..

[@rtel123]

neighbor had a young jaguar. Battery kept dying while parked. Dealer kept for a week doing these tests, consulting with other dealers, still stumped. Never occurred to them that the first step is to disconnect battery wires (after connecting a survival battery to the car electronics) and if the battery charge drops quickly with no wires connected, THE BATTERY HAS DIED INTERNALLY. That was the case.

[@Flashback502]

Yea sometimes the most common cause of a problem is missed.

[@AmyNCole-luv4God]

Thank you for the informative information provided. If I were to keep my radio off could that possibly stop the drain from happening overnight

[@Flashback502]

If it doesn't check your abs system this can cause this also. Remove your ABS fuse overnight and see what happens. Put it bac before you drive tho.

[@clifton5437]

One of the best videos on this subject… easy info and how to fix the problem 💪🏽💪🏽…. Thank u… and I subscribed

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[@donaldtaylor5358]

Hello that was a good explanation and seems easier than everybody else told me how to do it but you didn't say if you could find a problem if it would be in your electrical locks on the doors or other electrical

[@darrylcampbell4411]

Thanks Man. My boys car has this problem. Ill try your method. I think it will help us solve the problem. Cheers. Great Vid.

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[@josephemerson2893]

Thank U a ton, removes alot of guess work

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[@dynamicdopamine]

What about the wait time for letting the car modules go to sleep?? Also.. pulling fuses... couldn't that wake up modules and give you false readings?

[@opaul6194]

great video. easy and to the point.THANK YOU

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[@joseespinosa9564]

Great explanation. I however didn't find anything from pulling the fuses. It still reads 3.0 after pulling every fuse 😢

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[@HootOwl513]

My VOM doesn't have a milliammeter function. I'm pulling the Negative terminal off when I park it at home. I have a 12''x 36'' [15 watt] solar panel, I put on the dash if I have to leave it for a shift at work.

[@JohnOrtuno]

Thank you Sir! ..for this useful piece of information.

[@Ottonic6]

.72 is too high, you should look for 50mA or less..Thank you for the great explanation.

[@joeappleby9000]

Great video! You saved me hundreds of dollars and tons of time. Thanks

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[@tonyschmitt2362]

Nice job man, this is great info. Thanks for the pro tip!

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[@tedk.6420]

Thank you for this good tutorial man.

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[@AthelstanEngland]

Thank you excellent troubleshooting!

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[@fulltilttegy5304]

Thanks man I’m gonna try it on my ford 6.0. it’s weird, I’ll bang on all 4 terminals and the truck will fire right up after that.

[@JBekus]

First video I understood. Thanks

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[@richarddavis9886]

🔥👏👍 that makes sense I'm having the same problem 😡😡😡I'm going to try this

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[@TomahawkChopa]

Helpful. My battery and and alternator are fine but car won't start after driving it a while unless I leave it sit for 30 mins or longer then it will start

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[@garrettbell1282]

You're the man! Thank you so much sir!

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[@lennyneptune583]

good job explaining brother

[@jamesshanks4346]

Great video man straight to the point

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[@Enjoytheinbetween]

Thanks!! I’m at .007 but my battery goes dead after 3 days of not starting. Thinking my battery is bad.

[@kshipon1798]

After you pulled the fuse you getting 0.7 amp which is 700 mili amp way higher , you can’t have more than 50 mili amp. After connecting the meter you wake up the module and you get high number if you wait couple of minutes the number may go down to normal draw.

[@Flashback502]

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[@BrianAdams-dt1ks]

My Accord kept killing new batteries of charge. I finally took it in to a Honda dealership, and they said they could find no parasitic drain anywhere, and charged me $180 for checking. However, they apparently FIXED the problem without knowing it because no problems since! Loose connection somewhere?

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Most likely

[@alikariem592]

great video king! much appreciated

[@mrright69]

Incredibly useful knowledge. 🙏

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