Why does my battery die as soon as I connect it?
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Asked by dgpicker Sep 05, 2016 at 03:09 PM about the 2004 Ford Focus ZTW Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My daughter was driving, dash lights flashed, all lights went out, car died, battery dead. After fully charging, it dies on connection - ignition off.

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KenF answered 7 years ago

You may have a major short between the two battery terminals - clearly something fried and is creating a short. Check battery cables for continuity and shorts.

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dgpicker answered 7 years ago

After charging the battery again, I noticed while on the charger, the green light came on saying it was fully charged, but every few seconds now it's dropping back to 75% on the gauge, It's going back and forth now. Could this mean a short in the battery?

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