2012 Dodge Journey, battery always dead when raining, WHY?

Asked by Guru9CQVPB Jul 30, 2021 at 10:23 PM about the 2012 Dodge Journey

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Everytime it RAINS, my 2012 Journey would not start.  The battery was replace
not long, yet, if sits too long and if raining, my car battery died.  I need to know
WHY EVERYTIME IT RAINS MY BATTERY DEAD?

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look for ( search) parasitic drain and any obvious problems in trouble areas , under dash by A pillars , corrosion at disconnects , the rain may be coincidental .

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