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2003 Toyota Camry Battery dies over night.

Tiny
NEAL HENDRIGSMAN
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  • 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 228,495 MILES
Something is draining the battery over night. I have had the battery checked as well as the altanator, fuses.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 AT 5:20 PM

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Tiny
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https://www.2carpros.com/first_things/why_is_my_car_battery_dead_over_night.htm
This will help you in tracing the short.
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 AT 6:08 PM
Tiny
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When running a test line between the neg. Cable and the neg. Terminal I get the light but also the sound like a clock ticking from somewhere under the hood.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 AT 7:49 PM
Tiny
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Haven't found the answer to my problem yet. There is a noise like the ticking of a clock from around the transmission when I hood up the test light from the neg cable to the neg terminal.

Thanks Neal
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Friday, November 13th, 2009 AT 5:36 AM
Tiny
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Neal is the check engine light on, or any shifting problem when driving?
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009 AT 6:47 AM
Tiny
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I have been out of town and not been driving the car. I put the test light on it again yesterday and didn't hear the ticking. So I left the battery cable on the terminal and it started right up this morning.
There have been no lights come on and no shifting problems.
I'm assuming there is now nothing to look for until the battery dies again.

Neal
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 AT 7:10 AM
Tiny
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The clickng under the hood was most likley a relay, it may have unstuck itself during the test. No more draw?
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 AT 2:37 AM

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