Hi All!

I just wanted to give an update on this situation. After following the guides you all provided, everything was within the specs in terms of battery draw.

As a last resort. I ended up returning the “new” battery and swapped it at another autozone location. Turns out, I was sold a 2 yr old dying battery. They replaced it with a newer one which was manufactured last month.

It has been two days and the car starts no problem. I wish I did it sooner. If anything I gained more knowledge in the electronics part of the car so I take the loss with a win.

Thank you all!