QuestionQUESTION: Battery goes dead after short trips. Battery has been replaced 3 times in 4 months, and the alternator has also been replaced. Car won't turn over.
ANSWER: Did you have someone test the alternator ON the vehicle to see if it is charging the battery ?.
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QUESTION: The alternator has been recently replaced, and the battery has been changed 3 times in the last 4 months. The car battery stays charged if you go on a long trip, but if you were to drive around the block and turn off the car, you would not be able to start it (this doesn't happen 100% of the time, just to make it more confusing). AAA has to come and charge the battery, and they have tested the battery and the alternator and say it all seems to be working fine.
AnswerThe only Test the electrical system to see how many amps is being drawn out of the battery when the vehicle is like you were going to park it for the night ?. How many amps is the electrical system drawing when left in this state ?.
The only other possibility is a leak in the Air ride suspension system that is causing the air ride level compressor to randomly run so as to keep the vehicle level.
QUESTION: When you see the vehicle in the morning, Does the vehicle look level or is the back end sitting extremly LOW ?.
The last possibility is an intermittent operation of the interior lights coming on and off all night long.
