See the diagrams attached and proceed think with logically and clearly. NOT fear. God bless you
Check the vanity mirror lights in the sun visors to see if they are on. Have the battery tested as well it may have an internal draw.
SOURCE: 1998 Corvette drains the battery in less than 2 days.
No, corrosion will not cause a battery to drain, even if the corrosion is on the terminals. Several factors can cause battery drain, I would first have the battery tested to see if the battery it self is not bad. If the battery is good, then the most common is a short. All most all new cars have a certain amount of drain,(measured in milivolts) this drain is for clocks and computer memory's, and it would take several days of a vehicle sitting for the battery to be drained. Don't immediately assume you have a problem if you see 2-6 milivolts of drain on a battery with the key out, now if your battery is being drained after being parked over night, you have a problem. The easiest way to pin down the problem short is to disconnect your positive battery cable from the battery, take a 12 volt test light and clamp one end to the positive cable, and hold the probe to the positive post. Now if you have a short the light will come on. Have someone help you by pulling the fuses one at a time. If when a fuse is pulled the light goes out you have isolated the short to that system. If you pulled all the fuses and the light never went out try disconnecting all the wires from the alternator, 9 times outta 10 do this will let you know where your short is. If the system is not critical like power locks some people just leave the fuse out.
SOURCE: 97 Chevy Blazer - good battery, good alternator...still dies???
if you removed the dome lightbulb then there is no longer a draw from the battery there but if the ashtray light light does not go out then over a period the battery will go dead or drained to the point to not the vehicle
SOURCE: 97 Chevy Blazer - good battery, good alternator...still dies???
check battery voltage when you turn off car. it should be 12.5 volts.if drops 11.0 volts the battery is got a weak cell in it.i bought a sears die hard battery it last 2 years the battery had a defect .it had a bad cell it short out the battery.check alternator wires for defects.
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The proper way to troubleshoot a current drain is to disconnect one of your battery cables, and put an amp meter between the battery and the disconnected cable. Measure how much current is there, and then you can systematically pull fuses out of your fuse panel to see what circuit is drawing power. Some current is expected, such as the keep alive circuit for your radio, and a dome light if you have a door open.
You should be able to narrow down your search area, by your symptoms. If you have not had your alternator tested, do so, as sometimes they appear to be working, but have a current draw thru the voltage regulator.
SOURCE: 1996 blazer battery draining
i had this problem on my 96 blazer, it turned out to be the timer that turns off the interior lights after 15 seconds, it would turn off the lights but not all the way, it would sit and drain the battery.. an easy way to test for an open circuit yourself:
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Okay gang...thank you all for feedback. Very appreciated. I just picked up the battery from the parts store, had it on the charger over night. It did not take a charge at all. More than likely a defective battery. Going through the process of replacing it now...will update later.
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