Battery continues to die

Asked by Guru3C7ZR Dec 26, 2020 at 10:41 AM about the 2007 Dodge Caravan C/V Cargo FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

New battery drives for one day then won't start next day Had battery check
Jump starts fast

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Your car has a battery drain that discharges your battery when the car is off. Look for things that have been left on like trunk lights or other obscure items. If there isn't anything obvious, connect a volt meter between the positive batter post and the positive battery cable and start pulling fuses until the voltage goes to zero - that is the circuit you will need to diagnose to find out what is drawing the current and draining your battery.

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