Battery drain

So we need to check for an ignition off draw. This is not the easiest thing to do but is not terrible.

Here is a guide that runs through the most common causes of this:

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

The next thing if it is not any of these is to hook a volt meter up in line of the negative battery and set it to amps. So you put one lead on the battery post and the other lead of the meter on the negative battery cable. This will give us the amount of draw the system has which is what is causing the battery to drain. Then we start unhooking things to see when the draw drops to around 15 milliamps or lower.

Let me know if you have questions about this and we can get more detail. Thanks

Is it possible to get a picture of the meter and how you have it set up? Because is that 11.55 amps? If so, something isn't right because that draw is too large. Was the ignition off when you took this?

It could be a loose ground but the best way to find out what specific component is causing it once you limit it to a fuse is to remove the components one at a time until the draw is gone. That means any connector on this fuse should be unhooked and see when that draw is gone.

I attached the wiring diagrams. I would suggest removing not only the mirrors but also the switches and other things on each of these diagrams and check the draw on each one.

A hot ground wire is normally always a loose connection. Which small wire are you talking about? Can you get a picture of it or just follow it and see where it leads and that may help identify it.

Sounds great. Keep us posted. We will wait to hear back. Thanks