Battery drain
Have a 2000 grand Cherokee. When I drive the car and the brake light comes on in the dash and I turn the car off it drains the battery. “Rear brake lights not burning”. Sometimes the dash brake light goes out when I a driving and when that happens and I turn the car off it does not drain the battery I have pulled every fuse in the car and still can’t find the drain. Any ideas.
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From: Manlius, east of Syracuse, NY
Year: 2000 XJ Sport & WJ Laredo
Model: Grand Cherokee (WJ)
Engine: 4.0L
There are 3 things that turn on that light,
1) parking brake on
2) brake fluid low in the master cylinder
3) the ABS dash warning light bulb being burnt out.
I can't see how any of them would cause a substantial battery drain, but stranger thing have happened. The only thing I'm thinking about is the ABS control unit may be shorted intermittently. I got sick and tired of my ABS coming on whenever it wanted to, weither it was needed or not so I pulled both fuses. Then I got weird messages from my overhead console, such as "Power seat disabled. Seat belt engaged." I don't have power seats and my seat belt was not on at that time.
1) parking brake on
2) brake fluid low in the master cylinder
3) the ABS dash warning light bulb being burnt out.
I can't see how any of them would cause a substantial battery drain, but stranger thing have happened. The only thing I'm thinking about is the ABS control unit may be shorted intermittently. I got sick and tired of my ABS coming on whenever it wanted to, weither it was needed or not so I pulled both fuses. Then I got weird messages from my overhead console, such as "Power seat disabled. Seat belt engaged." I don't have power seats and my seat belt was not on at that time.
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