Q: NEW BATTERY BEING RUN DOWN .

asked by on November 28, 2016

IS THERE A CONNECTION OF HAVING THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AND A NEW THERMOSTAT INSTALLED, CAUSE THE PANEL LIGHTS TO STAY ON? THIS WAS RECENTLY DONE AND I NOTICED THE PANEL LIGHTS STAYING ON, THUS RUNNING DOWN A 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY NEEDING A JUMP START 2 CONSECUTIVE MONDAY MORNINGS . THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AND ALL SHOWED NO PROBLEM WITH IT. SOUNDS FOOLISH, BUT NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE TO THE CAR THAT I KNOW OF.. I NOW RUN THE CAR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES PER DAY AND THE CAR WILL START IN THE MORNING.

My car has 81000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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