Car Battery keeps dying

Asked by Greenbandit39 May 17, 2017 at 10:11 PM about the 1999 Ford Expedition 4 Dr XLT 4WD SUV

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Just brought A new car battery and it die after two hours.
What would drain my battery that quickly

4 Answers

I occasionally had to jump my car. One of the times we jumped it we noticed the bolt was a bit loose. OPnce we tightened the bolt, the battery was fine. Since your battery was just replaced perhaps the bolt was not tighttened enough?

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I've worked with NAPA for some time and we get a lot of customers in who have the same problem, sometimes it's just because the battery is no good. At times like this we recommend getting a new battery. It can be the wiring as well or even your Alternator going bad, I recommend getting both your Alternator and battery checked to see if one of them is causing your problem. It can even be as simple as needing a charge, if the battery has sat for a while, especially on concrete, the charge might have been drained out.

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The above answer is good but they left out check EVERY connection from battery to starter, alternator and ground. It could be a tight connection but the cable may be worn to only a couple of strands still making connection.

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