Glenn Brooks via EV wrote:
Up until last year, my daughter had an older Lexus SUV hybrid... the
car stayed parked for weeks sometimes. When parked for a week, the
battery pack and the lead acid battery always went dead from some
mysterious, undetectable current draw.
Automakers usually size the 12v battery to last a few weeks when parked.
It's unusual for it to only last 1 week; but possible if it's an old or
cheap battery, or something is being left on.
Leaving the key fob in the car causes a higher-than normal 12v drain in
our Prius. We've also had the battery run down in our Chevy pickup by
leaving a phone charger plugged into the 12 accessory outlet. And of
course there is always a dome light, trunk light, or glove box light
that might be stuck on.
But it is highly unusual for the hybrid battery to run down in a week!
That's a real problem that the dealer should have tracked down. It would
take a substantial power leak to do that, which should be readily
measurable and find-able.
Lee
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