# 2008 Toyota Avalon battery drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-avalon-battery-drain/117361>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** avalon, batteries, toyota\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-avalon-battery-drain/117361 "2018-05-14T18:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tanthony27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@tanthony27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tanthony27)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-avalon-battery-drain/117361/1 "2018-05-14T18:07:29Z")

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battery dies frequently overnight and car will not start

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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:** [May 15, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-avalon-battery-drain/117361/2 "2018-05-15T21:45:59Z")

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Some thing is draining the battery… aftermarket car alarm or remote starter, maybe? Mechanics know how to check for this and replace the offending item.