does open hatch drain battery

Asked by angelica1950 Feb 10, 2024 at 12:14 PM about the 2021 Mazda CX-5 GS AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

is this normal?  several times car wont start - battery testing shows battery fine -
so is the battery getting drained with the back hatch open?  and sometimes it
will not close.  suggestions?

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Is there a switch somewhere around the hatch that enables a courtesy lamp when the hatch is opened? If there is I would start looking in that area to see if it powers up a light in the opening.

We took it to two car repair places. In the end, it was caused by an electrical short. Apparently Mazda's are prone to electrical issues. Unfortunately, it started having problems again and we had to replace the whole computer system. Very expensive!

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