2006 Ford Fusion "short causes battery drain" Questions

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things I replace for draw/drain on the battery are the alternator, starter, and the radio. A short in the interior lights or light switch, and the ignition switch would come in fourth place. Either or

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...lose a charge. There are a number of things that can short and cause a battery to die over an extended period time. You should probably consult a specialist because it can be difficult to track

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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

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...short in the wiring that is causing the battery to be drained when it is off. There are a few auto parts stores that can do a complete electrical system check and they can test the battery drain when ...

...be getting old and shorting itself out causing it to die. but there are a few more possabilities that can cause your battery to drain from lights being left on, doors not closed proper, alternator ...

...drain. What would cause the compressor to drain the battery? A short on the wiring that goes to the compressor , by removing the fuse you have broken the loop and stopped your short to

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...short out thing that it's not at the down position. This causes the electric motor to call for power to try to bring the rear wipers down, even though it's down. Pull the fuse to the rear wipers and ...

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...BATTERY DRAIN CAN BE CAUSED BY SHORT IN PCM OR FAULTY DOOR LOCK SWITCH. RADIO STAY ON, INTERIOR LIGHT REMAIN ON CAUSE,POWER DRAIN TO BATTERY ALSO A BAD BLOWER MOTOR RELAY.WHEN YOU TURN OFF VECHICLE ...

...etc. Some common causes are : 1)a short in the alternator, 2) a short in the radio, 3) a short in the computer, 4) a short anywhere else, especially under the hood of the car. God bless your

...replaced, if not, there could be a short in a wire somewhere that is causing the battery to drain quickly. That happened to me. It ended up being a short in one of the dome light switches on the

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