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Car Tech forum: 96 Jeep Grand Cheerokee killed 6 Batteries

by: macbqecvp March 12, 2012 6:34 PM PDT

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96 Jeep Grand Cheerokee killed 6 Batteries

by macbqecvp - 3/12/12 6:34 PM

If I do not start the car for 3 days or more the battery dies. 6 new batteries all same story.

Had it checked again today alternator fine no shorts found. Problems that I have are:
- Radio sometiems works
-1 speaker died and i pulled it and never replaced it
-Electric windows sometimes do not close unless you slam door
-Once when jump starting of Battery Charger had big spark at battery but this occured way after battery problems began

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by EmptyZ - 3/16/12 9:47 PM

In Reply to: 96 Jeep Grand Cheerokee killed 6 Batteries by macbqecvp

Sounds like you have a parasitic draw. You can find out by placing a multimeter between the batt neg terminal and the neg cable. See what kind of amps you are drawing, should be next to nothing if there is no parasitic draw. The hard part is finding item drawing the power. In the mean time disconnect the neg batt cable when you park it for the night.


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