Re: Battery Dischare Rapidly with ignition off
There are many potential causes for this kind of battery drain. Following the testing procedure is the best course of action. We are currently experiencing a similar battery drain on our 2004 Limited coupe and have narrowed it down to fuse number 35. The back light for the odometer, clock and temperature stay on continually with the key removed instead of shutting off after 30 seconds as designed. We installed a battery cut off switch on the negative battery terminal as a temporary solution to prevent the battery from draining when not in use but obviously this is not convenient or ideal since memory functions are lost, keyless entry won’t work with the battery disconnected and my wife doesn’t want to go through the process of disconnecting and reconnecting the battery in the parking lot when she wants to take the crossfire to work. Another forum member had a battery drain which was due to a failed heater control unit and for him the drain showed up when testing different fuses. Our issue may lie within The instrument cluster or the heater controls but we have not isolated it yet but plan to pull the instrument cluster when we are done driving the car for the year.