Multiply the drain in amps by the time in hours the battery sits without being recharged.
2008 chrysler town and country battery drain.
The contact stated that the vehicle s battery failed constantly.
Average failure mileage is 45 000 miles.
2008 dakota 2008 town country grand caravan grand voyager 2008 grand cherokee 2008 commander.
The contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country.
The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number.
Replace the battery in your 2008 chrysler town and country touring 3 8l v6 once every 4 years for optimal performance.
The radio in these vehicles may not power down properly causing the data communications buss to remain in the awake condition which prevents that feature from.
The result is the amount of ah consumed by the parasitic drain.
However the part to do the repair was unavailable.
2008 chrysler town country experiencing battery drain when left overnight checked the battery with an amp meter and found that when i pulled either 60 amp fuse iod ignition off draw position j13 on fuse box or 20 amp fuse on position m13 also an iod fuse with multifunction the drain was eliminated.
Chrysler has isolated one possible reason for battery drain in these vehicles.
The recommendation for maximum parasitic drain is around 30 ma 0 030 amp.
A typical drain today actually falls into the 7 12 ma range even though some vehicles do approach the maximum.