WTF.. car problem has to be audio related

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

****nn that suxs bro

ya lol now im thinking of random shit i may have done to cause my battery to drain.. like me leaving the dome lights on overnight or something.. but id have to be an absolute retard to do that 3 times.

 

[MTX520 10+ year member]

ya lol now im thinking of random shit i may have done to cause my battery to drain.. like me leaving the dome lights on overnight or something.. but id have to be an absolute retard to do that 3 times.

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[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

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im gonna unhook my stereo for a week and see if my car is fine.. then if it is ill hook the stereo back up and if it dies.. i know where my problem lies.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Does it do it if you drive somewhere and shut it off, or only when it sits overnight?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Still seems like something is draining the batt when the car is off. Check under the lower dash panels/behind the HU to make sure there are no small interior lights staying on.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

im gonna unhook my stereo for a week and see if my car is fine.. then if it is ill hook the stereo back up and if it dies.. i know where my problem lies.

If you unook EVERYTHING and the problme goes away you won't know which component is causing the issue...

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

If you unook EVERYTHING and the problme goes away you won't know which component is causing the issue...

lol im out of ideas man idk what else it could be.. the dealership had my car since sunday and they didnt find anything wrong with it.. they tested for parasitic drain and then i asked them if my electrical system was good enough to handle the audio i put in and they said it shouldnt be a problem but they would double check.. and they called saying that the alternator has no problem compensating for my amp

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

and everytime my car has died it has been after i left it off for a day.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

and everytime my car has died it has been after i left it off for a day.

Then "something" is draining the batt....

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

put an amp meter clamp on the + battery wire and see how much drain you have then disconnect your sound system to see if the number goes down.

Have you ever said what car this is?

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

put an amp meter clamp on the + battery wire and see how much drain you have then disconnect your sound system to see if the number goes down.

Have you ever said what car this is?

99 grand prix gtp

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

Then "something" is draining the batt....

thats what i thought... but the dealership had it hooked up for 4 days and didnt find any drain.. doesnt make any sense to me

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

Sounds to me like you found your new hobby, random draining of battery after car left overnight specialist..... Without reading the entire post, you mentioned that you wired the deck up color to color, how were you sure that the colors were correct? Just because a wire is red or yellow does not mean it is ignition or constant. I would disconnect the head unit and let it sit overnight again. Take the fuse out of the main power line to the amps. Retest.

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

Sounds to me like you found your new hobby, random draining of battery after car left overnight specialist..... Without reading the entire post, you mentioned that you wired the deck up color to color, how were you sure that the colors were correct? Just because a wire is red or yellow does not mean it is ignition or constant. I would disconnect the head unit and let it sit overnight again. Take the fuse out of the main power line to the amps. Retest.

ill double check the manuals and see what each color meant.. im pretty sure i just had to match all colors..

and again even if i did do it wrong wouldnt the dealership have found some kind of problem? they had my stereo on while testing and after they turned it off there was still no drain

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

well im about to go pick it up.. ill update the thread with what they all did with my car when i get back