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quote:Originally posted by PT OWNER
I have 2 PT cruisers, a 2003 and 2005(CONVERTIBLE). I have had both cars towed to the dealer 3 times each now because if I do not drive either car for 5 days the battery goes dead. Yesterday was the third time the convertible went dead and couldn't get in the car without almost breaking the window. The dealers mechanic told me that the battery draw was within spec and that with the new cars the computer runs 24/7. He say the car battery will go dead if you do not drive it and that I should try to keep the battery charged. Has anyone had this problem. So far I haven't had to pay for anything but the 2003 Warranty is almost up. I'm trying to figure if this is normal.
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I had a similar problem with my 02 PT but the first time the dealer could not figure out what was wrong with it. 2nd time it happened, they traced it back to a bad positive cable that goes from the starter to the battery. It was corroded at the conection of the starter. Mine was under warranty at the time and they replaced the stater and both pos & neg. cables for free. Problem never came back after that.
Although I may have been partly to blame, because I keep my engine so clean for car shows, it has allot of chrome under the hood. I may have accedently sprayed some cleaning solution onto those battery cable wires. Causing them to corrode. I am very carefull to cover all wires and electrical stuff when I clean the engine now. Hope this helps. And let this be a good reminder to all who clean there engines, BE CAREFULL not to get any cleaner on any wires in the engine area.