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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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Battery Draining / Room fuse - Help

So here's my problem...... I noticed that my battery has been dying on a regular basis. I had the bat/alternator tested and tested again as good. I pulled all fuses and started testing using a test light..... I then found the ROOM circuit was lighting up the test light!!!

Anyone have any ideas where I should look for what’s causing it? I looked at the Electrical section of the FSM and didn't see anything useful.

Thanks.....
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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Do you have aftermarket radio or anything of thing that required splicing the harness? when i installed the radio myself my harness was messed up and it didn't work. i left the radio harness connected onto the car harness and it end up killing my battery and blowing couple room fuse
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 11:34 AM
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Thanks FuStEr, I do have a aftermarket radio, I will start there.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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yeah man the biggest source of electrical drains I have encountered on these cars are the headlight motors (but only if you get into a mild car accident. the headlights will try to go down but they can't completely due to bumper damage) and aftermarket wiring. Check for any uninsulated wires, bad crimps, etc.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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ok..removed radio removed all wiring, Room lite fuse circuit still lighting up with test light.....Strange thing though seemed like the alarm was going off, horn honking when I depressed the door jam sensor and had test light connected. I say 'seems like the alarm going off' beause I never used it and dont know how. I will try disabling the alarm to see if its the culprit.
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