Battery going dead.

[Ramptroll]

I've got 2001 GL that has sat for a week and the battery is Dead. I put in a new Battery 2 months ago and have had it and the alternator check 2 weeks ago and they checked fine. Is there any way to check and see what is draining the battery.
I have turn off every thing I can.

[vdubbugman53]

really it is going to be a guessing game....there are so many things that it could be. double check all lights and make sure there is nothing drawing from a ciggaret lighters

[dhunters4life]

it possibly could be the heat

[D2Beetle]

Off the top of my head... check the ignition switch.

When you pull out the ignition key, to you hear a "clack" sound? The ignition is a switch, and by just inserting the key, the switch is turned on, pull the key out it is turned off.

[luminousNB]

Originally Posted by D2Beetle

Off the top of my head... check the ignition switch.

When you pull out the ignition key, to you hear a "clack" sound? The ignition is a switch, and by just inserting the key, the switch is turned on, pull the key out it is turned off.

i have a similar situation, but my iginition switch was replaced alerady since it was dead (headlights, heat, wiper, etc didn't work)

couldn't be if i pull keys out too fast, the switch stuck on "on"?

[gforce1108]

Grab yourself a test light (bulb type). Turn off the interior lights so they don't give you false readings. Disconnect the battery and put the test light between the cable and the battery. Any current draw will go through the light and illuminate it. If it was killing the battery in a couple hours, this would be too much current to run through the test light, but it sounds like yours is pretty small.

Pull fuses and keep an eye on the light. When the light dims, you found your draw. A normal draw (memory backups, etc.) will very dimly light the bulb.

Once you find the fuse causing you problems, you'll need to trace down the individual item it feeds, but it will be a lot easier at that point.