battery drain problem

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE
150,000 MILES
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HUNTLEYSCOTT86
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I have been trying to figure out the root cause for my car going dead over the weekends. does fine during the week I drive it everyday on the weekends it sits till Monday. and of course the battery is dead. I disconnected the negative on the battery and with the car off found a draw of .8 amps. I removed all fuses and tested the draw again and had no amp testing each fuse one at a time found the following.

.062 TCM
.001 Sun Roof
.116 Stop Lamps
.62 Park & Horn
.002 ASD

.8 amps with all fuses installed

Just wanted to see where to go now with these numbers.
Oct 9, 2011 at 9:04 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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That shouldn't kill the battery in 2 days. Are you sure the battery is good? How old is it?
Oct 9, 2011 at 9:10 PM
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HUNTLEYSCOTT86
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brand new battery only a month old
Oct 9, 2011 at 9:16 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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the largest draw is from the horn / park. Try leaving that fuse out to see if it changes things. If it does, you will need to start looking for a short.
Oct 9, 2011 at 9:30 PM
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HUNTLEYSCOTT86
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i have found a 1.2 amp draw across fuse 19 Interior lights. I have read online the PCM and TCm could be the cause so I have disconnected both and no change the the draw. anything I should check.
Oct 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM
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Does the draw stop when you pull the fuse?
Oct 16, 2011 at 12:09 AM
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HUNTLEYSCOTT86
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Yes
Oct 18, 2011 at 10:34 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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There has to be a short in the wiring to that circuit. It's time to start tracing circuits for damaged wires.
Oct 18, 2011 at 10:52 PM