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96 ford explorer battery problem
Sent to Car Experts October 15 05:51 PM

on a 1996 explorer a known good battery loses charge and willl not start the car after about 4hrs . The alternator has been checked and found good. It seems like something is draining the battery when the ignition is off. Is there some know n fault with a relay or other load that stays on when the ignition is off?

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Status:  Closed   Value: $5.95
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October 15 6:25 PM (33 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
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Hi

A good cause of this is the light in the luggage compartment not going off, and is common amongst all makes and models.

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Geordie

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October 15 6:33 PM (7 minutes and 47 seconds later)
         
Reply to Geordie's Post: I should have added that I checked for lights being on last night and found nothing.
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October 16 1:25 PM (18 hours and 52 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
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It has been known for alarms to drain the battery. Disarm the alarm and see if that sorts out the problem.

Regards

Geordie

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October 17 7:39 PM (1 day and 6 hours later)
         
Reply to Geordie's Post: Sorry for not getting back to you. It turns out that Auto zone must not know how to use their equipment. I took it to another place that someone recommended and they said that the battery was discharging internally after a while. A new battery was bought and so far it apprears to have solved the problem. Why I have to have things done twice to get it right is beyond me.
If by chance auto zone was right , I will try the alarm , if it has one . Thanks
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October 18 5:57 PM (22 hours and 18 minutes and 10 seconds later)
         
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