Dead Battery

[nchacon1984]

Hey guys, maybe some of you can chime some light on why my battery keeps draining when the car sits for more than a day. Just purchased a new battery about two weeks ago, I went out to move to move the runner and to my surprise the battery is dead. It almost feels like something stays on inside that drains it. The things I can think of that would cause this are:

1. The rear hatch isn’t closing all the way,
2. Leds lights I replace inside still have current going through them after the car is turned off,
3. Disconnecting the overhead console has something to do with it, since I’ve been in the process of finishing it
4. Or maybe it’s something entirely different.

***Ive known the hatch has to be slammed to close all the way securely since I purchased the T4R so I’m almost positive that I could rule that out. Reason I’m thinking the leds is cause those were the only electrical thing I’ve done to it since purchasing it. Has anyone had that problem?

 

[jsukey]

Try performing a parasitic draw test. All you'll need is a multimeter. You can find how-to videos on YouTube. That will narrow down where you need to look. Once you have the multimeter in place, I would start unplugging every accessory that you installed personally, one by one to see if that eliminates the draw. That's assuming this started after you started adding accessories. LED lights, stereo, amp, winch, phone chargers/anything plugged into cigarette lighter, etc. You need to rig up something that will keep the door actuator closed, as it will show a heavy draw whenever you open a door, and could burn up your multimeter by spiking it with voltage.

Hey guys, maybe some of you can chime some light on why my battery keeps draining when the car sits for more than a day. Just purchased a new battery about two weeks ago, I went out to move to move the runner and to my surprise the battery is dead. It almost feels like something stays on inside that drains it. The things I can think of that would cause this are:

1. The rear hatch isn’t closing all the way,
2. Leds lights I replace inside still have current going through them after the car is turned off,
3. Disconnecting the overhead console has something to do with it, since I’ve been in the process of finishing it
4. Or maybe it’s something entirely different.

***Ive known the hatch has to be slammed to close all the way securely since I purchased the T4R so I’m almost positive that I could rule that out. Reason I’m thinking the leds is cause those were the only electrical thing I’ve done to it since purchasing it. Has anyone had that problem?

 

[nchacon1984]

Try performing a parasitic draw test. All you'll need is a multimeter. You can find how-to videos on YouTube. That will narrow down where you need to look. Once you have the multimeter in place, I would start unplugging every accessory that you installed personally, one by one to see if that eliminates the draw. That's assuming this started after you started adding accessories. LED lights, stereo, amp, winch, phone chargers/anything plugged into cigarette lighter, etc. You need to rig up something that will keep the door actuator closed, as it will show a heavy draw whenever you open a door, and could burn up your multimeter by spiking it with voltage.

I will give that a shot. Thanks.