The battery on my 1998 Taurus SE DOHC will die if I park the car for 18 hours. The battery is new and recharges well, the alternator is also good. The interior lights some times will stay on when it rains and the doors will not lock while driving and the door-open warning stays on. When this happens, I can?t force the locks to remain down (they go up again). After turning the engine off, the interior lights may stay on for hours later on or they may go out immediately. The left-turn signal some times will not operate and if I repeat that few times (or if I push down hard on the lever) it will work. The front-left light signal assembly usually retains rain water. I took it apart and it looks identical to the one on the right and the rubber drainage valve is fine. Sometimes the car will have all these problems together, and sometimes things are better. But always the battery will end up dead if the car was not started for a day. I took the car for two dealers, they charged me money and kept the car for a week but they did not have answers. I am sure there is an electrical leak. What is in common between all these problems? Thank you for your help, Kyle.
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18 years ago