Why the f**k does my battery keep going dead??? This issue is driving me insane..'99 Eclipse GS-T...New Interstate battery last fall...I keep the car in the garage, store it in the winter and in the rain...I drove it more times this summer than what I have in a long time...Now it seems that if the car sits in the garage for like a week without me touching it then the battery will be dead and I gotta jump it to let it run...I do go out and fire the car up and run it for a while once or twice a week when it's in storage but I gotta jump it each time to get it to run...Why does it die all the time?? If I disconnect it for the winter, will that screw up my security system or computer or anything else?

 

you could either disconnect it (which does nothing bad) or get a battery tender. which hooks up to the battery and and keeps it charged

 

The battery sucks. Replace it.

 

Get an optima, its expensive as hell but it never dies on me.

 

At night, in the dark, turn off the car. Walk away. Come back 5 minutes later and check to see if any lights are on. It sounds like you have a minor draw on the system.

 

possibility but with no lights on...I was wondering maybe my monstrosity of a stereo system would have any draw on it even when the car is off but I have a Stinger dry cell in the trunk as well..and no the battery is not junk..it's still new..I bet I don't have a 1000 miles on it yet..I thought about the Optima and was ready to purchase one but the guy at the battery place (who I know well) told me that I would be fine with the Interstate.

 

So then you have something that is draining the battery real slow. Either that or your alternator isnt at 100% output.

 

ya if your amp is still on even thought it's connected to the stereo deck, it's still drawing power from the battery, i had that with my other car, so when i put it down before i took everything out, i just tuned it off or pop the ground off.