2014 Buick Verano I’ve had 4 batteries put in. They tell me I don’t drive it enough low mileage. This is an excuse should be recalled it’s electrical battery being drained. Only on Verano with all the bells and whistles. So aggravating.

[image] oldnotdeadyet: What would others think of the idea of installing a battery disconnect? That can cause all kinds of problems on some vehicles. https://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm Tester

Tester’s link is great. One recommendation is to use a marine (deep-cycle) battery when use of the car is infrequent.

[image] oldnotdeadyet: What would others think of the idea of installing a battery disconnect? To me that is a good idea my wife’s car has one now and quite a few years back I had one on a truck I owned both for a parasitic draw but I don’t know if that would work on all cars as a lot of them…

Most opinions after a Google search say the deep cycle battery will work but not reccomended . It seems they don’t really give enough CCA and they might shorten the altenater life.

You can buy deep cycle batteries with high CCA’s. But they’re not cheap. Tester.

OP, ask your shop to measure the parasitic drain current. That’s the amount of current drain the battery experiences after the car is turned off, doors locked, everything off, and has been sitting for a couple hours. Let us know what they tell you. That number is 2 mA on my truck, 15 mA on my …

My Buick Verano has the same problem. I have had it diagnosed at the dealership 3 times and they can’t find the problem. Its some kind of manufacturing issue that is only showing up after 9 or to years. Unfortunately, you have to use a trickle charge no matter how much you drive your car.

[image] k916lewis_191651: I have had it diagnosed at the dealership 3 times and they can’t find the problem. It’s definitely possible to find the source of your vehicle’s current drain. It isn’t rocket science. Sort of like figuring out where a swimming pool is leaking. However, the task …

2014 Buick Verano - Battery issue

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bcohen2010 August 18, 2021, 4:55pm 12

That is what I would do, if the parasitic drain cannot be found, or if it is inherent in the design of this car. If using a battery disconnect causes any major problems, then it sounds like it’s time to get rid of the car and buy something else–preferably an older model without all the silly “high tech” features.

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2014 Buick Verano - Battery issue

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