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#1 of 12 battery keeps dying by lithium Dec 03, 2008 (2:58 pm)
alright so i own a 00 intrigue with 140k miles on it. ive put 20k of that on the vechical.   recently ive been having trouble with the battery holding a charge over night.   i originally thought it was leading from an aftermarket alarm system that was installed at circuitcity about 10 months ago.   hears a time line:   2 weeks back i was visting my gf in pittsburgh. car sat from friday to sunday with alarm armed. it was completely dead sunday. -also very cold that weekend   monday night it was i didn't arm it but it was dead tuesday. -again pretty cold outside   took it to walmart. they said it was either the battery going bad or something draining the battery. so we put a new battery in.   ok with the new battery i tested it over night again with the alarm on and again it was dead.   took the car to circuity city and the alarm brain was replaced. - i dont think its the alarm installation at this point.   also worth mentioning is a stereo system i have installed. if you need more details on that i can provide them. but i run about a total of 700rms. (included sub amp and front stage amp). this has been installed for about a year so there could be some alternator failure going on...?   this week after have the alarm brain replaced i tried it over night again.   sunday night i had the alarm armed and i had barely enough juice to get it started.   monday night i didnt arm it but again i had barely enough to get it started.   last night i armed it again but i went back over my stereo install and tightned everything up. ( i doubt it's the stereo but i have to rule it out). again it was about to dead to start in the morning.   tonight im trying with alarmed arm but the fuse for the power wire that goes to amps removed so the electronics will not see any power.   if its dead then its not the stereo. Replies to this message: dtownfb (Dec 04, 2008 6:55 pm) tboom13 (Dec 05, 2008 6:06 am)
#2 of 12 Re: battery keeps dying [lithium] by dtownfb Dec 04, 2008 (6:55 pm)
Replying to: lithium (Dec 03, 2008 2:58 pm) Cold weather should not affect a new battery. So either the battery is not charging properly while you are driving or something is drawing down the battery when the car is off.   First do not go to Walmart to try to resolve an electrical problem. Oil change, new battery, tires, sure but not problems with the car.   What was the result of pulling the plug on the radio overnight?   If the battery is still dead in the morning, have your charging system checked by a mechanic. It could be a bad alternator. Also check the battery cables.
#3 of 12 Re: battery keeps dying [lithium] by tboom13 Dec 05, 2008 (6:06 am)
Replying to: lithium (Dec 03, 2008 2:58 pm) I just had a similar situation with my 02 Intrigue, 132k miles. Had to jump it earlier this week in the morning. Car ran fine all day till my drive home from work when the battery light started flashing on and off. Took it straight to my mechanic and told me it needed a new battery and alternator was fine. Two days later, again car wouldn't start. Took it back to the mechanic. After a half a day of searching, the problem was found to be the cable that runs from the battery to the alternator was corroded and shorting out. I pick up the car today so I don't know for sure if it fixed the problem but this might be something to check.
#4 of 12 by lithium Dec 06, 2008 (2:33 pm)
interesting. ill have to check it out. i've been trying all sorts of things to trouble shoot the problem before taking it to the mechanic.
#5 of 12 by lithium Dec 07, 2008 (3:25 pm)
tboom13 have u had any results?   im still trying to figure mine out. seems all things are point to the alt or wires... Replies to this message: tboom13 (Dec 08, 2008 6:45 am)
#6 of 12 by lithium Dec 07, 2008 (6:40 pm)
im going to clean the wiring and reground the battery later this week. its hard to get to the alt on the 00 intrigue but i think if i take the batttery out, i can get in there. any advice with that???
#7 of 12 Re: [lithium] by tboom13 Dec 08, 2008 (6:45 am)
Replying to: lithium (Dec 07, 2008 3:25 pm) I picked up my Intrigue Friday afternoon and have been driving it around since. No problems. It was 9 degrees outside this morning when I started it up and it turned over with no problem. My mechanic told me it was the end of the cable that connects to the alternator. It was an $8 cable and a couple of hours of labor to replace it.
#8 of 12 by lithium Dec 08, 2008 (6:57 am)
me and my dad are going to see if we can find the problem are selves to avoid labor cost. ive pretty much isolated that its the wiring or the alt. im trying to jump my car right now but it so dead idk if ill get it started with this little battery charger's 80amp thingy...
#9 of 12 by lithium Dec 08, 2008 (7:10 am)
wow that was funnnn. good thing i check it this morning. i got a college final at 1. took me 30min to get it goin. had to charge the battery then use the 80 amp jump. im going to let it run for alittle then take it around the block.
#10 of 12 by lithium Dec 09, 2008 (1:48 pm)
alright i got smart last night and desided to try something. i charged the battery up and then i let the car sit all night with alarm armed and system hooked up. this morning the battery was dead. voltage read with the chargers was below 9. i charged it again tonight and ill check in a few hours to see if its draining. i can run the test all night because i have finalls in the morning and i need the car to be able to start when i get up.

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