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This can occur due to a light remaining on or some other electric device is using energy from the battery. The electrical system must be evaluated to determine the source of the parasitic draw. Typically however, if the source cannot be obtained, the battery is considered bad.
What else can I help you with?
What does it mean if your car needs to be boosted everyday but its not the battery or alternator?
Something is on draining your battery overnight. Any light or any relay. It can also be your battery has a dead cell draining it overnight.
How do you know when you need to replace your car battery?
When the battery does not start your car as it normally has, or the battery runs down overnight. If you suspect it is bad then have it checked at an auto parts store.
What causes a car battery to self discharge?
Either there is a dead cell in the battery or something is drawing power from the battery. Even a good battery will slowly discharge over time. Normally it will take months.
What is making your battery drain when the car is off?
First thing is the battery itself. It it has a dead cell it will self-discharge overnight. So have the battery tested to make sure it is good. Secondly is that there is something on pulling power from the battery. Dome, under hood, glove box, trunk, or curtorsey light. You can also have a relay that is sticking.
Can start the diesel car by pushing manually if battery discharge?
Yes, you can start diesel engine even if you don't have battery in!
Do car batteries recharge as their used?
No, they discharge. The alternator recharges the battery when the engine is running.
Will an unplugged battery charger cause a battery to discharge?
No, an unplugged battery charger will not cause a battery to discharge.
What is a good sentence for battery?
Leaving the car stereo on overnight can drain the battery and make the car impossible to start in the morning.
Can a bad alternator drain a good battery?
It doesn't actually drain the battery, but without a working alternator to recharge the battery it will only discharge as the car is operated.
What would cause a battery to discharge overnight on a 1986 Pontiac parisienne?
I'm not sure if this may be YOUR problem but when I was having my battery discharge on me, I ended up disconnecting the passengers electric seat. Again, I'm not even sure if that was the problem or if it's your problem either, but it seemed to work for mine.
What could be the problem when a car with manual transmission is boosted from pushing?
bad battery. if the lights don't work with the car off after sitting overnight, then the battery is not holding a charge and it's time to replace it.
What would drain a car battery overnight?
lights being on all night....radio...electronic matters such as so...
