# Dead Battery **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 23, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery/28203 "2009-03-23T18:39:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joshfrompa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@joshfrompa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshfrompa)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery/28203/1 "2009-03-23T18:39:53Z")
2003 Ininity G35…If my car sits unused for 3 days or longer, the battery dies. The Infinity dealer checked it out and could not find any thing that was draining the battery. The only thing I can report is that a CD is stuck in the CD player. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery/28203/2 "2009-03-23T19:28:02Z")
You have a slow discharge somewhere, I think. Sometimes these are hard to find; Clic & Clac, I believe solved one on a Lincoln which drained its battery just like yours when it was parked one way on a slant, but not when normally parked. It turned to be the automatic trunk light which is activated by a mercury switch, but somehow got dislodged to where it closed even when the trunk was not open. Your mechanic needs to do a detailed check to see if there are any shorts. Also load test the battery to see if it holds a charge. This is not as expensive as it sounds. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery/28203/3 "2009-03-23T20:08:39Z")
Battery maybe? How old is the battery? ---
**Author:** ![fitjeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e79b87/32.png) [@fitjeep](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fitjeep)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dead-battery/28203/4 "2009-03-23T20:26:47Z")
If it’s the original battery, its time to replace it anyway.