1996 Buick Park Avenue battery problem

Tiny
ANTHONYI
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  • 1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 110,000 MILES
I have owned this car for about a year now. I will drive the car for weeks even months at a time without the problem of the car not starting. Then in the morning I will go out to the car and it wont start. I throw the rapid start charger on and it fires right up and runs fine. After a few times I replaced the battery and even with the new battery this still happens. Its like something is drawing power overnight and then the car dies. Any ideas?
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 AT 10:19 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
  • MECHANIC
  • 31,937 POSTS
Hi there,

Ask your mechanic to do a current draw test, this will show if the battery is being discharged with everything turned off, they should know how to do this basic test.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 AT 5:38 AM

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