Draining battery

1994 CADILLAC STS
130,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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FAITH2158
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1994 Cadillac STS bumpd th back of another car and damaged th lights on th driver side of th car. Now my car is draining th new battery I bought. What could b draining th car? I can start it and drive a few blocks then the car dies and the battery becomes weak. Prior to the finder bender the car was running fine.
Mar 4, 2011 at 6:17 PM
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CADIEMAN
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youll need to have a draw test. ck antenna,trunk pulldown motor for oper. if they are running disconnect good luck
Mar 4, 2011 at 9:13 PM
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FACTORYJACK
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Does the airbag and ABS lights come on prior to it stalling? It sounds like you have a charging system issue. If it starts and runs, but stalls and will not restart due to low voltage, the vehicle is running off the battery charge until it is too low.
Mar 5, 2011 at 4:07 AM
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