# 2015 Ford Escape loses charge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, ford\
**Created:** [October 27, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579 "2019-10-27T13:50:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![StephenUlbricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@StephenUlbricht](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StephenUlbricht)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579/1 "2019-10-27T13:50:45Z")

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battery does not keep charge despite being fully charged

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579/2 "2019-10-27T13:53:53Z")

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Well , that is a problem . Do you plan to do anything about finding out why ?

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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:** [October 27, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579/3 "2019-10-27T14:59:32Z")

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How high is the draw when the car is off?  
How well is the charging system functioning?  
Is this a five year old battery?

The title of this section is “ask someone who owns one”.  
I guess that really means we are to ask the questions based on a very short statement by the original poster.

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**Author:** ![StephenUlbricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@StephenUlbricht](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StephenUlbricht)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579/4 "2019-10-27T15:55:01Z")

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Top of the line Interstate Battery is less than a year old and the battery checks out with full amperage as does the alternator.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579/5 "2019-10-27T16:38:01Z")

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Your statements are contradictory. You claim the battery won’t keep a charge and at the same time say it is fully charged?

We cannot know what is in your mind, only what you post.

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**Author:** ![StephenUlbricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@StephenUlbricht](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StephenUlbricht)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-loses-charge/151579/6 "2019-10-27T17:16:01Z")

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Sorry for the confusion the battery shows it’s fully charged at a local service dacility. Within 4 hours the car doesn’t start and I had to use my jump box. Apparently there’s a parasitic draw on power / the national service center in taking it to Ford tomorrow;(