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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 8:50 AM
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Like the title says my 02 Venture drains the battery & no one can figure out why. I tired of putting money into this thing. Alternator checks out good & there are no codes. I read somewhere that someone had one doing the same thing and even the dealership couldnt figure it out.
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 9:08 AM
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Need more detail, as how old is the battery, does it discharge over night, or 2-3 times a week?
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 8:57 AM
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Put a brand new battery in it & took it for a 15 minute test drive. All seemed fine but it did a quick miss once and then when I pull in to park it died. Sat for a week, started right up and drove it home. Sat for a day and the battery was dead.
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Old Oct 13, 2018 | 9:23 AM
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unplug your Alternator plug and see if it go dead if so you need a new one it dont mater if the Alternator check out good my 2001 lincoln continental had a bad Alternator and no one could see it
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Old Feb 5, 2019 | 11:20 PM
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Have you had luck with figuring it out yet? On mine (2001) the ignition switch is worn, sometimes if I turn the vehicle off and remove the key, the switch can be left in the 'acc' position instead of 'off'. This drains the battery in a few hours. I've learned to always check that it is actually off.
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Old Feb 7, 2019 | 11:04 AM
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Yes, I've had some luck, I sold the van.
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Old Feb 7, 2019 | 9:11 PM
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I wonder if the new owner will end up on this forum.
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Old Feb 9, 2019 | 5:19 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2019 | 5:11 PM
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I have a 02 chevy venture van when you shut the key off the ac n heater fan keeps running the front and rear and the radio doesn't shut off either any ideals Im stumped
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Old Jul 2, 2019 | 8:07 PM
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if it was all the accessories that are normally powered in run; I would check the ignition switch.
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