Radio was killing battery. Am I having electrical/wiring issues, or radio issues
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The radio in my car died and would sporadically work until it just never turned back on. My battery died. Replaced the battery. Died again and charged it up, checked the battery and alternator, everything was fine. Died again and repeated the exact same thing. I unplugged the radio completely and battery has been fine since, is this an electrical issue or just with the radio?
What makes this problem better or worse?
Unplugging entire radio.
How long has your 2010 Nissan Sentra had this problem?
Started a year ago. Unplugged about 6 months ago and no battery trouble.
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You may have found what we call a parasitic draw. This is when an electrical component stays on or awake and drains the battery. Congrats, you just saved money in diagnosis from a shop. Sometimes these gremlins take many hours to find. You can source a used radio from ebay to save some money. Alex
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Awesome. Thank you, so it's completely an issue with the radio most likely then? It is a stock radio as well if that matters at all.