# 1993 Ford Tempo - Battery dies

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-ford-tempo-battery-dies/127218>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries\
**Created:** [October 20, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-ford-tempo-battery-dies/127218 "2018-10-20T22:41:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Deanna07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Deanna07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Deanna07)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-ford-tempo-battery-dies/127218/1 "2018-10-20T22:41:09Z")

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new battery keeps going completely dead after driving it intermitantly

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-ford-tempo-battery-dies/127218/2 "2018-10-20T23:07:38Z")

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I can’t believe the car runs at all!!

That said, your mechanic needs to run a parasitic drain test. Aftermarket radios and alarms (alarm… in a Tempo??) are likely culprits