# 2018 Ford Fiesta battery drained after three days of sitting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-fiesta-battery-drained-after-three-days-of-sitting/167949>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fiesta, ford\
**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-fiesta-battery-drained-after-three-days-of-sitting/167949 "2020-07-27T16:11:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rae20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rae20](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rae20)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-fiesta-battery-drained-after-three-days-of-sitting/167949/1 "2020-07-27T16:11:22Z")

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battery drain after sitting 2 to 3 days

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**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-fiesta-battery-drained-after-three-days-of-sitting/167949/2 "2020-07-27T17:48:12Z")

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You probably need a new battery. Get someone to help you fully charge it and take it to Advance Auto for a free load test.

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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:** [July 27, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-ford-fiesta-battery-drained-after-three-days-of-sitting/167949/3 "2020-07-27T18:46:26Z")

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Still under the 36/36000 warranty? Take it to your dealer.  
BTW, are you driving it enough to fully charge the battery?