# 2003 Cadillac CTS battery keeps draining

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-cadillac-cts-battery-keeps-draining/163002>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cts, cadillac\
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-cadillac-cts-battery-keeps-draining/163002 "2020-04-17T18:57:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![robertsilvas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@robertsilvas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/robertsilvas)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-cadillac-cts-battery-keeps-draining/163002/1 "2020-04-17T18:57:08Z")

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car battery drains completely from one day to the other. have new battery. local mechanic says all systems he has checked OK.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-cadillac-cts-battery-keeps-draining/163002/2 "2020-04-17T19:46:23Z")

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He needs to check for parasitic draw.  
Are you driving it enough to fully recharge the battery?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-cadillac-cts-battery-keeps-draining/163002/3 "2020-10-02T00:26:24Z")

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