Battery drain

Asked by Zanazberg Feb 20, 2019 at 01:44 PM about the 1999 Hyundai Elantra GLS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My battery charges okay but when the radiator can comes
on o I switch on  the radio or headlamps the battery drains
too much to the extent that I can't even start it soon after
parking.the battery is only 3months old

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oilyspill answered 5 years ago

Generally with engine running, it's the charging system that carries the load, not the battery. Check your generator/charging system. Do have any aftermarket components that pull a lot of juice? In that case, it could over-load the charging system and then it would pull juice from the battery.

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