1993 Jeep Cherokee problems starting and battey discharging

Tiny
BOLIVIAB
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  • 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 98,000 MILES
I have been having a problem for the last couple of weeks. Started when I returned to my car and it wouldnt start - was turning over but wouldnt start - day befroe I was travelling. So I left it in the a garage for repairs and a service and it has come back with a number of problems the worst being that the battery keeps going dead.
At first I thought it was something I left on, so I had it recharged and was very careful to make sure nothing was left on. But teh problems continued about every 2 days. When the car drivers the volts stay around 14 and it has no problems but left over night it can die. I was recharging the battery and it stopped recharging anymore, so I bought a new one thinking that it might have been the battery after all but after one day the new one has died also. I have just recharged that one and try again and it showed power (air con worked etc) but when I tried to start it didnt turn over, and now there is no power at all.
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 AT 3:07 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Sounds like a short circuit that's draining the battery overnite get a battery drain test performed.


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Sunday, October 20th, 2019 AT 4:26 PM
Tiny
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A mechanic fixed this for me. Now I live in Bolivia and my spanish for cars isnt good so I dont know exactly what he did but he changed one batteris cabel / and connection, changed some "carbons" and it now works fine.
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Sunday, October 20th, 2019 AT 4:26 PM

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