I have a 2005 Honda Element. The battery goes dead after about 6-7 days of not driving it. Has anyone experienced this? Any suggestions?

Battery will drain over time. You have other things running when the car is not running. For example anti theft radio clock etc. They all take power. The only way a battery charges is if you start the car or you put it on a charge. 2 amp charge if you're going to sleep 12 amp if you want a quick charge. If you leave it on 12 amp for long enough the battery will overheat and blow.

Go to youtube and type in "parasitic draw test". There is a great video that will give you step by step instructions on how to pinpoint your parasitic draw.

Reeline69 don't run your car for 6-7 days tell me what happens, I agree you can run a parasitic draw test but it only applies if you drive your car every day. If you drain a battery a few times it will not hold charge you need to load test it if it passes then you look at the car. After 5-7 days all batteries will drain much faster in cold weather. 2 amp charge will keep it up.

The only time my batteries have gone dead about every 3 years after a really cold night (for South Florida).

I have this issue too- brand new battery and it is drained completely. I read this on another forum- the factory amp is draining the battery. I need to take it in and check for sure. I've had two brand new batteries slowly and quickly drained because of the issue. http://honda-tech.com/audio-security-video-27/honda-element-factory- speaker-amp-defect-causes-battery-drain-2781581/

Mine was doing that and it was the back hatch closure. It looked closed, but somehow was drawing energy. It happened a few times before a AAA service guy noted that some electrical wire may be shorted out (maybe pinched and lost insulation) and draining the battery. His comment made me remember that it first happened when I left the hatch open for a few days after unloading groceries. Since I leave the overhead light off, I thought an open door wouldn't drain the battery. I was wrong. I then looked at how the hatch closed in general, and with a one hand closure, it didn't seat well, so it behaved as if the hatch was open. So now I close it with two hands and look at it closely. That has solved the problem.