Battery draining

2005 SATURN VUE
130,286 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DESARCH16
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I have a 2005 saturn vue 4 cylinder. I have replaced the starter, alternator and battery. I still have the battery light coming on and my battery drains
Jul 21, 2011 at 10:56 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Have the computer controlled of the alternator's field generation circuit checked-

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Jul 21, 2011 at 11:05 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Just to add to this one also make sure you check the red wire going to the b+ terminal has battery voltage there is a fuseable link in there that could have failed.
Jul 22, 2011 at 12:19 AM