Battery drains overnight?

Tiny
ABARNES40
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  • 2005 HONDA ACCORD
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My car has a new battery new alternator new starter but still is draining overnight my radio does not work. It comes on but no volume but when my car is off, I can still hear what sounds like the CD fuzzy noise sound, but my radio does not work. So next morning my battery drained. Please help.
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 AT 8:57 PM

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Tiny
BRENDON S
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Hello,

The best test to find this issue called a parasitic draw, is to remove the negative battery cable and put a test light between the cable end and the battery.

Now start pulling fuses until the light goes out. Once the light goes out you found the circuit causing the draw.

Since you mentioned the radio issue, I would start there. There are a few different models of your vehicle. If you send me, you entire 17-digit VIN I can get you some accurate wiring diagrams to help you in diagnoses.

I also looked for any Technical Service Bulletins (TSB) or any Recalls for the radio and did not find any. Once I get your VIN, I will look again for you just to make sure.

Thank you,
Brendon
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 AT 7:39 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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This guide may help as well:

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

Please let us know what you find.
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 AT 8:41 AM
Tiny
BRENDON S
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Hello,

I'm sending you a couple wiring diagrams. Sounds like you got a lot of electrical issues. They might be related but let's try isolating the radio first and see what happens.

Behind the kick panel on the driver's side there should be a fuse box. Look for fuse #5 should be a 10-amp red and remove it and see if the radio stops making noises in the cd player. This powers the audio unit. Let's see if removing it gets rid of the issue.

Let me know what it does.

Thank you,
Brendon
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 AT 1:00 PM

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