# Ask Someone: 1999 Volkswagen New Beetle - Battery Keeps Dying **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 25, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-1999-volkswagen-new-beetle-battery-keeps-dying/147473 "2019-08-25T16:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carolynehudson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Carolynehudson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Carolynehudson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-1999-volkswagen-new-beetle-battery-keeps-dying/147473/1 "2019-08-25T16:35:02Z")
Had a new battery installed over a year ago and ever since if I don’t drive it for 2 or 3 days it dies. AAA has has run a diagnostic 3 times and each time the alternator was good. I took it to Auto Zone and they did a diagnostic and no code. The last time it died after only 1 day,I missed a doctors’ appointment. The mileage is 124,587, it sits in a garage. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ask-someone-1999-volkswagen-new-beetle-battery-keeps-dying/147473/2 "2019-08-25T16:45:45Z")
> [@Carolynehudson](#): > > Had a new battery installed over a year ago and ever since if I don’t drive it for 2 or 3 days it dies. There’s a very good chance you’ve got a parasitic draw It sounds as if you’re not going to repair this yourself . . . ? If so, pay a shop to perform a parasitic draw test 50 milliamps is the maximum allowable value. You might have a control module not going to sleep, an aftermarket radio or alarm that is acting up, a dome light or glove box light not turning off, and so forth