# 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt - Battery won't hold a charge **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [February 9, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-battery-wont-hold-a-charge/182390 "2022-02-09T22:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/67e7ee/32.png) [@Ed33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed33)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-battery-wont-hold-a-charge/182390/1 "2022-02-09T22:47:35Z")
2006 cobalt battery drains in 3 days of just sitting ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-battery-wont-hold-a-charge/182390/2 "2022-02-10T01:45:05Z")
Has the battery been tested? It might be going bad. Another possibility is a “parasitic draw.” Something might be draining the battery even while the ignition is off. A good shop can test for that. If you’re so inclined, you can pull fuses one at a time and see if the problem goes away. If it does, you’ve found the source of the draw. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-chevrolet-cobalt-battery-wont-hold-a-charge/182390/3 "2022-02-10T01:47:21Z")
[The BEST Way TO Perform a Parasitic Draw Test - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRcj1fQcWwU)