falconer315 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 2005 Baja, when the car is turned off, are the Odometer and Clock displays supposed to stay on 24/7? Went home Friday and the car sat all day Saturday and half the day Sunday. The wife drove it to fill up the gas and then to her sister's house. She got there and stayed for about 30 mins, but when she went to leave the car wouldn't start. The battery died and it wouldn't even crank to turn over. The trip counter, clock, and radio all were reset and there wasn't even the door chime. When I went to turn the key the digital displays went out only to turn back on again after a minute. Finally got it jumped and didn't have any further issues. Drove it down and got the battery/alternator checked and they're both giving healthy readings. The terminal on the positive (+) side of the battery was cracked and got changed out, but does anyone have any idea if this will be a permanent fix or if it would end up being more of a band-aid for a larger problem? Would the digital displays be enough to run the battery down to the point where it won't turn over after 40 hours of sitting, or does it seem as though there is something else drawing the juice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 does the CD player work? Is there a CD stuck in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconer315 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 CD player works when the car is on accessory or "on", nothing is stuck in the disc tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 you can use a meter to measure the 'parasitic current' . If it is high, you can pull fuses for various circuits to help find the problem. But, if there was a poor connection to the battery, it may not have been receiving a charge. also, it should be mentioned, the more often a battery has been flat, the shorter its lifespan so, watch for that in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconer315 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 I understand the concept, but not the process. I am assuming then that I would just get a voltage meter and pull the fuses behind the cup holder, if a terminal shows that it's drawing from the battery when the car is off, that would potentially be the source of my issue. Correct? From there I would have to trace wires back to check the connections. Do the odometer and clock stay on regardless of whether or not the car is running? Should these be on regardless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) not sure what displays remain in that model but, there's very little current required to keep an LCD display up. Be VERY careful around a car battery, it's 'only' 12 volts, but there is a HUGE amount of energy stored in them and sparks/fires/explosions are possible. you may need help from a pro, but here's a coupla videos I found, you can find others or perhaps do a search here for some threads about it. Edited June 8, 2015 by 1 Lucky Texan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconer315 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks, I'll take a look at them when I get home. Car started up fine this morning and brought me to work, here's to hoping that it'll get me home just fine this afternoon. Anybody know if there are any common ones I should look out for or check on first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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