# 2002 Nissan Pathfinder battery keeps dying

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-pathfinder-battery-keeps-dying/135503>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, pathfinder\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-pathfinder-battery-keeps-dying/135503 "2019-02-27T23:22:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MonaJames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MonaJames](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MonaJames)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-pathfinder-battery-keeps-dying/135503/1 "2019-02-27T23:22:59Z")

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What mostly likely causes the battery to die constantly

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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:** [February 28, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-pathfinder-battery-keeps-dying/135503/2 "2019-02-28T00:20:02Z")

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An electronic part that has a partial failure causing what is known as a parasitic drain. Good mechanics will know how to run this diagnosis. Expect to pay for the mechanics time to run this test.

If you have an aftermarket radio, alarm or remote starter, start there.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-pathfinder-battery-keeps-dying/135503/3 "2019-02-28T00:41:18Z")

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A bad alternator or charging system