# 370 Z dead battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/370-z-dead-battery/76770>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** nissan, 370z\
**Created:** [January 18, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/370-z-dead-battery/76770 "2013-01-18T20:54:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![GranpaJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@GranpaJim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GranpaJim)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/370-z-dead-battery/76770/1 "2013-01-18T20:54:42Z")

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I have a 2011 Nissan 370Z, base, 6 speed stick, just over 7k miles.  
On Saturday I washed the car, then took a short drive and put the car away unlocked.  
On Sunday morning the driver’s door was locked, nothing responded to anything. The battery was completely dead.  
I charged the battery for a couple hours and the car started normally and ran fine the rest of the day and every day since.  
The dealer checked everything and found no problem.  
No, I didn’t leave the lights on…they would go off automatically anyway.  
Anyone have an idea?

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**Author:** ![Stoveguyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Stoveguyy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stoveguyy)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/370-z-dead-battery/76770/2 "2013-01-18T21:29:35Z")

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Zero voltage? Did u put meter on battery to check voltage when it was “dead”?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/370-z-dead-battery/76770/3 "2013-01-18T23:58:54Z")

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Did the dealer check for a parasitic drain?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/370-z-dead-battery/76770/4 "2013-01-19T21:22:02Z")

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+1 for mountainbike. Something drained your battery.