Drain battery after driving around town car just dies

Asked by Brandon May 20, 2018 at 06:42 PM about the 1997 Nissan Maxima

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

How do I get my car to keep a charge I recently
bought 2 new batteries in the past month and they
both drained down  Can it be the red box thing  
next to my positive battery terminal? Please help

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charles answered 6 years ago

Yes, you may want to replace that ugly corroded looking battery cable end and add some dielectric grease!

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