Why is the battery draining?

Asked by Jdrake1984 Feb 08, 2014 at 10:27 PM about the 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4WD Extended Cab LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have replaced the battery, alternator, fuses.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0 -- check this out. It's a parasitic draw test. Also check all battery connections and negative connections to the frame and motor. All should be clean and tight.

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When I put my feet on the brakes in my 1996 Ford F150 the dome light comes on sometime and my battery runs down what causes that at and what can I do to fix the problem

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The later models (2011-2014) have a park detect switch in the shifter that goes bad, the switch may be diifferent but the process is the same to replace the switch. BTW, the item relists with a different item number and URL, it is easier to search through the items I have listed rather than to keep reposting here and making a nuisance of myself. https://www.ebay.com/sch/newyorkbuyer/m.html

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The answer given by G is absolutely correct. Ford will charge a minimum $600 to replace the entire housing when its about a $17.00 fix

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