Gauges are not working battery keeps draining.

(I replaced the battery this morning, it doesn't change anything and it for some reason is draining the battery) Something draining the battery - you have a parasitic draw on the battery, like something is on but isn't. More than likely the instrument cluster is the problem. Silver solder migration on the circuit board inside the instrument cluster can cause a parasitic drain on the electrical system. Also, can short out the serial data network causing no start conditions.

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Try disconnecting your alternator. Charge the battery but leave the alternator disconnected (remove the electrical plug from the rear of the alternator).

If the battery retains its charge and can start the car (you won't cause any damage by starting the engine with the alternator disconnected) it points towards a defective alternator.

If the rectifier pack - the diodes - in the alternator burn out this can cause a battery to discharge very quickly. Sometimes, quite literally, in a couple of minutes.

If the battery still discharges with the alternator disconnected this points towards a failing battery or a drain somewhere else in the electrical system.

It may be that your door locks and windows don't work for the simple reason there's not enough power to operate them. However, as you say your gauges are dead .. this could possibly point towards a drain in the electrical system, but not necessarily so.

It becomes too easy to replace parts one after the other in the hope that a fault is cured. This is an expensive way of going about things. The best option is to pay a workshop or an auto electrician to diagnose the fault correctly. Diagnose the fault first - an auto electrician will be able to tell you within minutes if it's the battery, the alternator or a drain elsewhere.

get a test light and disconnect the negative battery cable hook test to neg bat post open fuse box and start checking fuses if the light lights up on a fuse that might be the problem

sounds like a bad starter solenoid switch or a fusible link most likely a bad starter solenoid

If there is no power in your car more than likely it has to do with your car battery being dead try and jump it. Good luck!


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Try this simple trick. Shut off every thing in your vehicle, radio, ac, lights, windshield wipers etc.Turn off the vehicle put it in park. Disconnect your battery , wait 5 minutes. Then Without turning any thing on leaving the vehicle in park reconnect the battery start the vehicle and let it Idle for approx 10 minutes. This allows your computer to reset all of your gauges. By assuring that everything is off your computer can concentrate on resetting everything correctly without missing a step . This will set your Idle and all of your Gauges. Whenever your battery is disconnected for what ever reason this step should be followed immediately upon reconnect.

What is happening is that you have electrical problem have you installed an after market radio? or it can be your ignition switch that has gone faulty and is keeping something on. there needs to be some diagnosing done i suggest find an electrician for this. since it is electrical.

Hello the battery light isn't the battery it indicates charging improperly cause is your alternator but if you keep draining the battery it might not be any good soon replace alternator this is your problem.

DID U CHECK THE STARTER TO SEE IF IT IS GOOD!!!MAKE SURE THE WIRE IS CONNECTED REAL GOOD TO THE STARTER TOO!!! B/C IT WILL DRAIN YOUR BATTERY!!! THE SAME WITH THE ALTERNATOR IT TOO WILL DRAIN YOUR BATTERY!!

Check the fuses to the cluster chances are that when you got the jump the power and neg cables could of got mixed up and blown out the fuse.GoodLuck keep me posted