2007 ram battery dies over night Help need to fix asap
12-18-2018, 08:17 PM
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2007 ram battery dies over night Help need to fix asap
Almost to the point of giving up on this truck After leaving the truck for 2 days I came back to a dead battery just assumed I left somthing on well another 2 days and same thing. Then I noticed my battery hand will somtimes more often then not read 1/4 when all accessories are on and will come back to normal when Rpms pick up .NOTE. Truck has factory radio... replaced alt no help replaced battery no help.... after doing a parasitic draw test I was pulling 1.89 amps pulled number 11 fuse and I’m at 0.16 so I put fuse back in unhooked radio and over head console or whatever it’s called and was still pulling 1.11 amps 2 days and she’s dead again really at a loss any help is appreciated thank you!
12-19-2018, 01:58 PM
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Did you replace both batteries at the same time? Is the new alternator charging normal? Have you checked the battery cables and grounds for good connection and no corrosion.
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12-19-2018, 04:47 PM
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A parasitic draw test will, as you've found out, reveal the circuit which is causing the problem. Find out whats connected to or doesnt work after pulling that fuse and then determine if you can find out whats going on.
12-20-2018, 08:04 AM
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i pull the iod fuse and it doesn’t die I’ve unhooked radio, over head console, gauge cluster , interior lights , cigar lighters everything I can find on that fuse And still get a dead battery in the morning
12-20-2018, 09:23 AM
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You're overlooking a component tied into that circuit because if you're disconnecting things on the circuit and its continuing to maintain the same level of amp draw then obviously there's something else. I would find a manual and see whats listed on that circuit. I know the IOD fuse feeds the computers whereby everything is supposed to go into hibernation after a set period of time so that they dont drain the battery. This could very well be whats happening. On some GM vehicles the OnStar will do this same thing and has to be manually disconnected by cutting specific wires, or buy a whole new computer.
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You're overlooking a component tied into that circuit because if you're disconnecting things on the circuit and its continuing to maintain the same level of amp draw then obviously there's something else. I would find a manual and see whats listed on that circuit. I know the IOD fuse feeds the computers whereby everything is supposed to go into hibernation after a set period of time so that they dont drain the battery. This could very well be whats happening. On some GM vehicles the OnStar will do this same thing and has to be manually disconnected by cutting specific wires, or buy a whole new computer.
When unplugging these things amp draw decreases how ever not enough to not kill it in a day or so
07-14-2019, 03:09 PM
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My 2005 Stereo Deck had a CD in there,,, The cd player engaging, disengaging non stop with NO KEYS in the ignition.. THE cd was stuck, and the EJECT button wasn't working. So i tapped on the front of the deck, and the CD came out.. NO MORE vampire drain of the batter,,, this POS was cycling non- stop all night, draining the battery.
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