Parasitic Battery Drain will be my downfall (2016.5 CX-5)

[youri]

I checked the video. I think the only thing missing from it is to wait one hour after connecting everything. i would recommend opening the driver door far in advance also (but i don’t know where the door switch is on a cx-5)

Also like he said keep your keyfob far away.

 

[nfear24]

I checked the video. I think the only thing missing from it is to wait one hour after connecting everything. i would recommend opening the driver door far in advance also (but i don’t know where the door switch is on a cx-5)

Also like he said keep your keyfob far away.

Yep I read the same thing. Im not opening or closing anything and have waited the full hour and even sometimes a few hours. He says later in the video you may need to wait a half hour or even longer. At this point I plan to take to the car shop again and see what they find. I just thought I would see if I could find it myself first.

 

[Blujett2.0]

Hello nfear24. I'm having the same issues with my 16 CX5 GT. We thought it was the rear BSM modules from being exposed to dirt/rocks and while that seemed to help the battery is still going dead after a day or so. I was curious if you've had any luck with your findings. Thanks.

 

[wlong01]

Op never came back to report if the shop was sucessful.

 

[nfear24]

Hello nfear24. I'm having the same issues with my 16 CX5 GT. We thought it was the rear BSM modules from being exposed to dirt/rocks and while that seemed to help the battery is still going dead after a day or so. I was curious if you've had any luck with your findings. Thanks.

So I had a Indy shop check it out. Turns out it was a compustar remote start my car has that I totally forgot I had as I never use since I have a heated garage. I checked into it and it was installed 4-5 years ago by an authorized GM installer/reseller. Probably no warranty on it now Im sure but Im just leaving it unhooked for now. I sent that GM dealership the Bill and findings to see what they had to say about it but have not heard back yet. There was a fuse hidden up in the dash for it. No wonder when I had every fuse removed from my car the High Amp draw never went down. Stupid me for not realizing I had an after market remote start.

 

[Blujett2.0]

Thank you for the response nfear24. I will have to keep looking where my drain issue is. I have remote start but its with Mazdas ugly aftermarket fob. I will check that circuit and see if there's any fuses under the dash pertaining to it. Its worth trying at this point!