Parasitic draw on electrical???

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

I swear I have the worst luck with electrical on my carS

So I just put the stock battery back in my car.. it was resting at 12.44V... nothin abnormal. I put it in the car, start it up, and the dam n battery light comes on, and the brake light... windows don't roll up, power seats don't work, so im like OMG wtf is it now... I go to test the battery.. its at 11.7V!!!

Turn the car off... slowly starts to recharge itself back to 12.4

I have NO CLUE what could even be causing this. any ideas??!!

(P.S. charged it for about 12hrs @2 amps... the FULLY CHARGED light never came on, but its resting at 12.9V now....havent had time to hook it up again, but im going to assume the same thing will happen)

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[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

it sits at 12.4 means nothing.. it may have a bad cell and with no load its fine but a load will kill it

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

but it took a charge, and is holding at 12.9 now.... im gonna be so pissed. I just wanna get rid of this focking car!!!!!!

 

[Annnarbor84 5,000+ posts]

Take it to Autozone or equivalent and have them test the batt, it is free and you will know where you stand.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

last time I did that, they just brought a multimeter to the car

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

slap them and ask them to load test it

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

i had a similar problem and it turned out it was the alternator

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

slap them and ask them to load test it

lol +1

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

i had a similar problem and it turned out it was the alternator

possible.. but only if he was driving and it still did it while driving..

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

i've had the alt tested quite a few times.... im still skeptical though

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

MY fourwheeler battery is doing that, it has enough voltage but not enough amps. Your batt is bad. MY four wheeler bat sits at 12.8 all day long but cant even turn the starter

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

yep.. .just started car... dropped to 12.08.... batts gotta be f-ed

 

[moh.vze.com 10+ year member]

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[snb778 5,000+ posts]

just got a new batt!... tested 12.8 out of car.... started car and it dropped to 12.18... batt light and brake light came back on....!!!

anybody please!! i just wanna get rid of the dam car so bad!!

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

did you check your alternator like i previously said?!