Jeep battery dead after towing
We flat tow our 2014 Jeep Wrangler and have for years. The last two times we towed, we couldn't start the Jeep without a jump. After the first time I took it to the Jeep dealer and had the battery, al...
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Potcakes wrote:
I will check for a fuse, I"m not sure about that.
We have the battery disconnect to on the negative, but since it only happens when we are towing and it happened before and after the disconnect being put on, I suspect it must be in the wiring harness. I think I have the old harness from a previous MH and Jeep, so I may try to see if that will work and cause the same problem. If it does, then I think the problem must be in the motorhome part.......of course this plan only works if the old harness fits!
So, a short somewhere could cause the battery to drain in 5 or 6 hours, even if we have the battery disconnected (the negative side)? Is that correct?
when your disconnect is on the negative, the battery can't be discharged. it is making a ground some how.
you must isolate the battery post. we remove the battery cable each time and place a plastic cap over the negative post.
