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solid asked in Cars & TransportationCar MakesFord · 2 months ago

Is there something wrong with my radio, 1999 Ford Ranger, it seems to be draining my battery?

Update:

Dead battery yesterday, and again today.   put a volt meter said radio.drawing it out.

Update 2:

..it was doing the same thing last year, so I pulled the fuse. it ran fine for months then I put the fuse back in, it still ran and started fine for months..  now all the sudden it's acting up again..  had a dead battery yesterday, again today.

Update 3:

the wipers are malfunctioning at times.   just driving down the road, the wipers will come on automatically once or twice.  

7 Answers

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  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    How much current does your radio draw when the ignition switch is OFF?

  • John
    Lv 6
    2 months ago

    Maybe your battery  is just bad, and don't  hold  a charge

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    Is it the radio or something else on the same fuse?

  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    Radio is shorted.  Get a new one. 

  • ?
    Lv 5
    2 months ago

    put the amp meter probes in place of the radio fuse and see how much current its drawing when the car is shut down?

    dc milliamps

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    Pull the radio and look for frayed leads as best as you can and connect and reconnect the quick connects and test again. 

  • ?
    Lv 5
    2 months ago

    Pull the fuse on the radio for a few days and see if it really is the radio! 

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