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Jun 7, 2019 | 12:56 AM

vegasbadboy

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Battery Dead

Just had my battery charged early today. And it's dead already. Getting the clicking sound. Not sure what could drain it that fast.

Jun 7, 2019 | 05:28 AM

Grandpa1

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Maybe a bad cell in the battery. It happens.

Jun 7, 2019 | 08:28 AM

DDaaryl

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The battery needs to be tested with a load tester. Advance Auto and other suppliers will do it for free of you can buy a load tester at Harbor Freight and do it yourself. Even new batteries have been known to fail early.

Jun 7, 2019 | 09:14 AM

glbeauchamp

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It may not be drained. Did you check the connections at the battery posts? You may have a ground problem. That's the first thing I would do.

Jun 7, 2019 | 12:44 PM

The Rabbi

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i had a battery drain over night. It turned out to be a PC board for the electric seats

Jun 7, 2019 | 03:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by glbeauchamp

It may not be drained. Did you check the connections at the battery posts? You may have a ground problem. That's the first thing I would do.

This! I just replaced an Optima that was only 6 years old....(piece of mind really), and the positive terminal was just a bit loose.

Jun 7, 2019 | 08:14 PM

jim993

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If the battery tests good after a complete charge, I would start by pulling the two seat circuit breakers in the passenger kick panel fuse center. Then do a battery drain test, there are numerous descriptions for testing for battery drain if you search "battery drain" in the tech section.