Draining battery

Tiny
FAITH2158
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  • 1994 CADILLAC STS
  • V8
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
1994 Cadillac STS bumpd th back of another car and damaged th lights on th driver side of th car. Now my car is draining th new battery I bought. What could b draining th car? I can start it and drive a few blocks then the car dies and the battery becomes weak. Prior to the finder bender the car was running fine.
Friday, March 4th, 2011 AT 6:17 PM

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Tiny
CADIEMAN
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  • 3,544 POSTS
Youll need to have a draw test. Ck antenna, trunk pulldown motor for oper. If they are running disconnect good luck
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Friday, March 4th, 2011 AT 9:13 PM
Tiny
FACTORYJACK
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Does the airbag and ABS lights come on prior to it stalling? It sounds like you have a charging system issue. If it starts and runs, but stalls and will not restart due to low voltage, the vehicle is running off the battery charge until it is too low.
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Saturday, March 5th, 2011 AT 4:07 AM

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