Battery is being drained when door left open for short periods of time

2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
95,000 MILES
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CEWILKES
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I have a 2004 chrysler pacifica...when a door is left open for any short period of time, it drains the battery to where i need a jump start...the battery tested good...but when it was tested with the door open, it tested bad...same thing happened when i put the lights on
Dec 2, 2011 at 5:17 PM
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RASMATAZ
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You have a dead short to ground-get a battery drain test to identify the trouble circuit-
Dec 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM
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