What's draining the battery?

Asked by FixerupperGrandma Mar 18, 2017 at 11:45 PM about the 1994 Dodge Dakota

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a '94 Dakota and switched driver's side door, electric to
manual, ànd
something keeps draining the battery. Battery is brand new..  
wires are clipped
and open until I get original one fixed. Any ideas? I'm
stumped. Thank you

1 Answer

F_O_R answered 7 years ago

It could be almost anything. No way to know without chasing down the drain. http://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-Parasitic-Battery-Drain

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