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Car battery died. Could my broken CD player have drained it?
Car battery is 2 years old. No signs of the battery having issues. Yesterday I tried several times to insert a CD in the CD player, and it would not go in. Then a noise started - the same noise you hear when your CD player pulls in a CD. The noise wouldn't stop, even after turning the car off. This morning my car was completely dead. Could the issue with the CD player cause my battery to drain? Should I pull out my audio fuse and then have the car jumped?... Thank you in advanced!
5 Answers
- Anonymous3 months agoFavourite answer
Yes. A sort circuit in that item could well be the cause. Disconnect the CD player and recharge/jump start the car. If no further issues that's what it was.
- Anonymous3 months ago
Maybe.
A battery has a general lifespan though, like 3 to 6 years, depending on its quality.
And it gets weaker as the temperature gets colder.
That's often when they fail.
I just changed mine 2 weeks ago.
Mid-January in cold winter temperature.
It was 7 years old.
- Anonymous3 months ago
I would have pulled the fuse before I left the car...because it was still running.(which is a drain on the battery) I never would have left it chewing around...doing mysterious things. Still, a 2 year old battery should be able to handle that all night...unless the battery has issues.(even new they can have issues)
- Anonymous3 months ago
Charge the battery. Start car and check charging system (alternator). If charging system checks good, car has a battery parasitic drain. Pull the CD player and disconnect electrical connection to CD player. Leave car overnight and check if battery is dead. Car battery is dead, CD player is not the problem. Good luck.
- 3 months ago
Yes possibly, the battery also starts the engine. It's the power source when engine is off. When the engine is on, the alternator becomes the power source running all the electronic equipment in your car.
You need to run a DMM on the battery. It should read 12.4 to 12.9 volts with the engine off and 14.4 volts with the engine on. It could be anywhere around 14 to 14.5 volts, but commonly on 14.4 volts with the engine on. If not, then you need to replace the battery for a new one. If the new battery becomes dead within a few days, then there's a problem with the alternator.
