vehicle sits for a couple of days, the battery is drained?

1997 FORD TAURUS
180,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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FNELSON
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I am experiencing problems with my Taurus. When the vehicle sits for a couple of days, the battery is drained and I have to jump start the vehicle. I took it into a mechanic and he replaced the horn relay, but it didn't fix the problem. He advised that he was not able to pinpoint the problem. I was told by another mechanic that it could be the GEM Module, but I had that replaced several years ago. I was told that I'd be better off trying to replace the sensors that feed into the GEM Module, but am uncertain how many and how complicated this can be. Any suggestions?
Dec 14, 2007 at 3:30 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Remove the positive battery cable-now put a test light between the disconnected cable and the battery positive post-If the test light lits-you have a short somewhere in the electrical system. Start removing fuses one at a time-when the test light turns off you have found the trouble circuit.
Dec 14, 2007 at 3:40 PM
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I have seen the compressor relay stick and drain the battery down, here is a guide to help as well and I have included the compressor relay location so you can remove it to see if it fixes it.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight

It is part of the constant control relay which ford had problems with. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.


Oct 7, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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