1996 Audi A4 battery going dead after car sitting 1day

1996 AUDI A4
102,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
Avatar
AUDA4SOS
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
my aud i has a problem, if the car sits for 1 or more days the battery goes dead. i something in the alternator changed but this did not correct the ptoblem. question should the electric windows work with the car off and the doors open. thanks
Jan 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Advertisement
Avatar
RASMATAZ
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 75,992 POSTS
What you got is a direct short to ground-if its really bad-the car can catch on fire depends where that short is located.

Disconnect the negative battery cable put a test light between the cable and battery negative post-if there's a short the test light will lit-Is it On-if so start removing fuses one at a time -the fuse that turns off the test light is the trouble circuit.
Jan 27, 2008 at 2:21 AM