# 2018 Nissan Rogue - new battery is draining

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, rogue\
**Created:** [March 21, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121 "2022-03-21T21:47:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AlexTorres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@AlexTorres](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlexTorres)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121/1 "2022-03-21T21:47:47Z")

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The battery is draining, bought a battery less than a month ago. yesterday car would not start got a new battery. what can be doing this?

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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:** [March 21, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121/2 "2022-03-21T22:09:06Z")

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You might have a “parasitic draw,” where something is draining your battery. There are a bunch of YouTube videos that will show you how to test for one.

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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:** [March 22, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121/3 "2022-03-22T02:21:40Z")

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If you have any aftermarket add ons, remote starters, stereos, subs, alarms, backup cameras… assume one of these is drawing too much current when the car is off. Pull the fuse or disconnect it completly as a first try.

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**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121/4 "2022-03-22T02:48:30Z")

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Is the alternator charging according to the voltmeter in the dash (if a Rogue comes equipped with a voltmeter)? Autozone and O’Reilly’s offer free alternator testing. Not sure the battery would’ve even lasted a month if the alternator was bad, though.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-nissan-rogue-new-battery-is-draining/183121/5 "2022-04-05T00:43:44Z")

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> [@AlexTorres](#):
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> what can be doing this?

Good ideas above. Also check for light bulbs turned on when they shouldn’t be, like inside the glove compartment, engine compartment, trunk etc. Brake lights sometimes come on b/c of a faulty brake light switch too, so keep an eye on the brake lights when the car is parked.