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For some reason my battery wont stay charged because something is draining it! I cant figure out what it is. I can hear something running, and it is coming from under the hump where the shifter is. Its not my computer either. The battery is new and so is the alternator. Can anyone help me out. thanks
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You're going to need an amp meter. One like this...
Place it around the positive battery cable to see the draw. Once you've established that the battery is drawing down - you have to start pulling fuses one at a time until you find which one stops the draw. Remember that there are two fuse blocks - one in the passenger footwell and one under the hood next to the battery. I would start with the one in the footwell, since you say the noise is coming from under the console.
Place it around the positive battery cable to see the draw. Once you've established that the battery is drawing down - you have to start pulling fuses one at a time until you find which one stops the draw. Remember that there are two fuse blocks - one in the passenger footwell and one under the hood next to the battery. I would start with the one in the footwell, since you say the noise is coming from under the console.
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Ok thank you, does anyone know what fuse this is, or has had this same proplem. That would save me some time. thanks
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
You're going to need an amp meter. One like this...
Place it around the positive battery cable to see the draw. Once you've established that the battery is drawing down - you have to start pulling fuses one at a time until you find which one stops the draw. Remember that there are two fuse blocks - one in the passenger footwell and one under the hood next to the battery. I would start with the one in the footwell, since you say the noise is coming from under the console.
Place it around the positive battery cable to see the draw. Once you've established that the battery is drawing down - you have to start pulling fuses one at a time until you find which one stops the draw. Remember that there are two fuse blocks - one in the passenger footwell and one under the hood next to the battery. I would start with the one in the footwell, since you say the noise is coming from under the console.
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Originally Posted by Anti-Ford
ok i started pulling fuses untill i found the one that shut it off. The fuse was number 15, and the code is HZDT/SG. What does that code go to???
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
Do your hazard lights flash now?
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Originally Posted by Anti-Ford
yes my hazard lights will still turn off and on
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Well thats what i was thinking also, but my hazards still work for some reason, would it be unsafe to drive the car? and yes when i put the fuse back in it continues.
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
Well - according to my service manual - that circuit is the hazard switch. I know the hazard switch also controls the turn signals - I assume those work as well? I have to admit, at this point I'm stumped. I would think if you pulled fuse #15, your hazard lights would not work. When you re-install the fuse, does the sound resume, too? Maybe you should get another 20A fuse....
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I don't think the car is unsafe......maybe someone else will jump in. At least you found whatever it is that was drawing down the battery.....hopefully.
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Nope, that wasnt it. The battery still went dead after pulling that fuse out. Mybe its just a bad battery. But it is only 2 years old.
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
I don't think the car is unsafe......maybe someone else will jump in. At least you found whatever it is that was drawing down the battery.....hopefully.
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Originally Posted by Anti-Ford
Nope, that wasnt it. The battery still went dead after pulling that fuse out. Mybe its just a bad battery. But it is only 2 years old.
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Well 2 years old is new to me, i thought batterys lasted 5 to 10 years. But the date on the battery is oct 2004.
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
I thought you said in the first post that the battery was new?
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Ouch, the battery thing can be very hard to figure out...2 weeks ago I took off the registration off of my camaro and left it in the driveway for about a week...I then tried to start it and the battery was drained, it took me 2 days to realize that the latch inside the glove box was broken and that the bulb remained on even thought the door closed.
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I hope its something like that. That would be an easy fix.
Originally Posted by casisthefirst
Ouch, the battery thing can be very hard to figure out...2 weeks ago I took off the registration off of my camaro and left it in the driveway for about a week...I then tried to start it and the battery was drained, it took me 2 days to realize that the latch inside the glove box was broken and that the bulb remained on even thought the door closed.