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		everybodyknows on April 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I fixed a parasitic drain on my car in 408 days Anecdata: Some Hondas (e.g . 2010 Element) exert enough parasitic drain to put the car into a chronically undercharged state if a door is left ajar overnight. The wrong thinking turned out to be: Car is safe in garage, interior lights go off, and my hands are full now -- why bother going back to the door to shut it completely?

porkbeer on April 12, 2023 [–]

Never seen this issue with any hondas, including elements, sure you got a good battery? But leaving a door ajar is user error.

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