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Spirit_RE · 07-29-2018, 04:01 PM

Hi all! Long time, no post I know.

I've started having a battery drain issue after 2 distinct things happened.

1. I put my head unit face plate back on for the first time in like a year and a half

2. My ignition switch has become very 'strange' feeling. The key is difficult to insert and I have to remove the key multiple times before the 'key-in' bong stops sounding. I'm guessing something is broken in there.

A long time ago when I first bought the car I was having an issue where the battery would drain and removing the faceplate seemed to cure that issue. Coincidence that when I put it back on, it does the same thing? I doubt it. But why would the faceplate cause my battery to drain? (stock Becker CDR220).

07-29-2018, 04:01 PM	#1
Spirit_RE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 67	Battery drain issue -'99 2.5 Hi all! Long time, no post I know. I've started having a battery drain issue after 2 distinct things happened. 1. I put my head unit face plate back on for the first time in like a year and a half 2. My ignition switch has become very 'strange' feeling. The key is difficult to insert and I have to remove the key multiple times before the 'key-in' bong stops sounding. I'm guessing something is broken in there. A long time ago when I first bought the car I was having an issue where the battery would drain and removing the faceplate seemed to cure that issue. Coincidence that when I put it back on, it does the same thing? I doubt it. But why would the faceplate cause my battery to drain? (stock Becker CDR220).