Why is my car dying?

Asked by Guru9ZLN2C Dec 05, 2020 at 11:50 PM about the 2016 Ford Fusion SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So I’ve been waking up to my battery dead. I had
my alternator and battery changed and my car is
still dying overnight

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Justin answered 4 years ago

I would recommend testing for a parasitic drain. DC negative cable and use multimeter to complete circuit. Set for 200 ma. Key off, anything over 50 ma is considered parasitic. If discovery is present, pull fuses 1 at a time to track down the problem circuit(s)

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