Who pays for a parasitic battery drain test

Asked by GuruXVM6W Oct 16, 2018 at 04:06 PM about the 2016 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Touring

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

We woke up to a dead battery again.  I would like to have a parastic battery drain test done by the dealer who sold us the car.  I believe we might be on 3rd battery (not sure).  Any help I can use when meeting with Subara dealer

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Bob answered 6 years ago

If the vehicle is under full factory warranty then it should be diagnosed under that warranty. If it is out of warranty it is your responsibility to pay for the diagnosis.

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