Has anybody had the issue if the car sits for a week or two the battery is dead?

 

Batteries die because they have diminished capacity due to age and or condition. Electronic loads, clock and computer add to the decay of the charge.

Do a load test of the battery, verify it is good OR NOT. Consider a battery tender to keep the battery up and retard the sulphation process that occures over time and kills the storage capacity of the battery.


You can also check for power leaks like the glove box light or vanity mirror being on, check at night.

Woody

 

Get your electrical system checked at one of the free places (Autozone...).

If the battery is good then it's time to get the meter out and start checking out what is drawing current while the car is off.

Can be a pain sometimes.
Let us know what you find.

 

I had them put in a new batter. It sat for 11 days and was dead again. I only want to drive it every couple weeks. Dealership said I have to drive it every five days or start it frequently or disconnect the battery. That doesn't seem right to me. Its under warranty

 

See what I told you, Woody

 

I found that my truck lid was not fully closed and the trunk light would stay ON. This would cause my battery to go dead in five or six days.

 

yep... that would do it.....

(if you take the bulbs out of all them lights you wont have that problem... you will be in the dark a lot though..)

 

My car sat from the end of October until the end of March, during that time I started it twice with no problem. The battery was new last year and I did not hook up any charger or tender.
Your dealer is full off it, do the battery drain test.