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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:33 AM
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winter issue

right now im at school so i cant drive my 8 so it sits in at my house in my garage... the probleem im having is that when i do come home my 8 doesnt start up at all.......... i charge the battery and then it starts back up.......... what i wanna kno is why its doing that....... i had sub cords hooked up to the battery wit no subs connected so i thought that drained the battery so i disconnected them but it still didnt work..... if anyon else had this problem and fixed it let me kno what u did to fix it cuz its really troubling me

idk what else could make the battery drain like that


oh n i have an ipod adaptder too if that helps






thanks
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 06:18 AM
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was your ipod plugged in?

I swear last winter I drained my battery with my ipod. Car had a new battery (like 2 months old) car sat for 2 week without being turned on and when I finally had to use the car again, it didn't start.

loads of fun that is on a cold winter morning when you have to push your car out of the garage and into the driveway, then park your other car in your neighbors driveway and jump it.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Bigbacon
was your ipod plugged in?

I swear last winter I drained my battery with my ipod. Car had a new battery (like 2 months old) car sat for 2 week without being turned on and when I finally had to use the car again, it didn't start.

loads of fun that is on a cold winter morning when you have to push your car out of the garage and into the driveway, then park your other car in your neighbors driveway and jump it.
nah my ipod wasnt pluged into it but it didnt have the cover on the tip n it was sitting on some loose change

but i went threw the same thing 2 weeks didnt start
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by chernasty
right now im at school so i cant drive my 8 so it sits in at my house in my garage... the probleem im having is that when i do come home my 8 doesnt start up at all.......... i charge the battery and then it starts back up.......... what i wanna kno is why its doing that....... i had sub cords hooked up to the battery wit no subs connected so i thought that drained the battery so i disconnected them but it still didnt work..... if anyon else had this problem and fixed it let me kno what u did to fix it cuz its really troubling me

idk what else could make the battery drain like that


oh n i have an ipod adaptder too if that helps


thanks
Most frequent cause for this I have seen over the years is the trunk light being on. If you think the trunk is closed tight, open the pass through tunnel hatch and check - just to be sure it isn't something as simple as that.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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Check your alternator
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