# 2016 Lincoln MKX - Battery drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [August 14, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682 "2020-08-14T21:20:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![HeatherLewko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@HeatherLewko](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HeatherLewko)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682/1 "2020-08-14T21:20:07Z")

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Over night battery drains and car wont stop but dealership cannot find a problem

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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:** [August 15, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682/2 "2020-08-15T01:53:24Z")

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What do you mean by car won’t stop?

Did the dealer do a parasitic drain test? Did they charge you money but not find the problem?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682/3 "2020-08-15T02:40:34Z")

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Assuming that the trouble is really caused by a current drain it should be no problem for any good shop to find the problem because that is a sizable current drain if a fully charged battery is getting drained overnight. There are also other problems that can may make it seem the battery has been drained but really has a good charge still, like a bad battery connection.

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**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:** [August 15, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682/4 "2020-08-15T20:29:48Z")

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Won’t stop doing what? Normally, when I hear that a vehicle won’t stop, I assume the brakes are bad.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-lincoln-mkx-battery-drain/168682/5 "2020-08-15T20:33:02Z")

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> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#):
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> when I hear that a vehicle won’t stop, I assume the brakes are bad.

+1  
An electrical problem can be very annoying.  
On the other hand, a vehicle that won’t stop can be… fatal… for its occupants.