# 2005 Ford Expedition battery goes dead while sitting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-expedition-battery-goes-dead-while-sitting/127956>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, expedition\
**Created:** [November 1, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-expedition-battery-goes-dead-while-sitting/127956 "2018-11-01T01:26:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JerryGreer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@JerryGreer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JerryGreer)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-expedition-battery-goes-dead-while-sitting/127956/1 "2018-11-01T01:26:55Z")

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my battery goes dead when everything is turned off and car is sitting. Where should I start looking for problem

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-expedition-battery-goes-dead-while-sitting/127956/2 "2018-11-01T13:36:23Z")

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Sitting for how long, days, night, hours…?

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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:** [November 1, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-expedition-battery-goes-dead-while-sitting/127956/3 "2018-11-01T14:51:08Z")

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You have a parasitic drain. Here is how to find it;