hey guys- long time no post.

I have since gotten another car and now the max is my "beater" I have not been driving her on a daily basis. Since I have stopped driving her everyday, I have developed a problem with the car being completely dead after about a week of sitting. I don't have any aftermarket parts draining, and had the car checked out- eveything appears to be normal. I have gone through 3 batteries under warranty since the new year. The battery is a brand new yellow top!!!! I cant possibly have gotten 3 bad ones in a row. I know that dealers keep chargers around because the cars sit idle for a while, but i would htink that the car should be able to sit for week. I never had this problem b/c I never let the car sit for longer periods of time. Any thoughts? Im super annoyed right now.

 

Dealers cars never 'sit' unstarted for more than 1 week (used cars) and 2 weeks (new cars) and they usually do need the charger/quick start battery to crank them.

My suggestion - buy a Quick Disconnect for you positive battery post - and disconnect it when not running the car.

 

+1

Jus disconnect the leads and nothin will drain the battery.

WHat yr is the car...i have hard that on some 99s the immobilizer or alarm will drain the battery.

 

i had the same problem, but must have had a bad battery as the new one has fixed my issue, i agree with these guys though about the disconnect!