Current leakage problem

Car got involved in accident and now out of body shop. Hood, Radiator
and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry stopped working after the
accident. Also when I open the door using key it is kind of hard and
require a lot more force to turn the key either closing or opening the
door.

The problem I am facing now is battery is getting weak if I do not use
the car for day or 2, it would not start and I need to get jump to get
it started. I think there is some kind of current leakage. Battery is
in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am just wondering how I can
find out where the leakage is? So if car is not in use then battery
should be resting and not given up all its energy.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
76,000 Miles
Automatic

"rollersloft" > wrote in
message
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> Car got involved in accident and now out of body
shop. Hood, Radiator
> and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry
stopped working after the
> accident. Also when I open the door using key it
is kind of hard and
> require a lot more force to turn the key either
closing or opening the
> door.
>
> The problem I am facing now is battery is
getting weak if I do not use
> the car for day or 2, it would not start and I
need to get jump to get
> it started. I think there is some kind of
current leakage. Battery is
> in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am
just wondering how I can
> find out where the leakage is? So if car is not
in use then battery
> should be resting and not given up all its
energy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> 99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
> 76,000 Miles
> Automatic

Probably not your problem, but a friend had a
battery run-down problem on a brand-new GM car
some years ago. The dealer couldn't find where
the leakage occured - until they had a fellow
crawl into the trunk. The trunk light stayed on
even with the trunk closed! Could there be a
light inside the hood of your Jetta with a similar
problem?

"rollersloft" > wrote in
message
oups.com...
> Car got involved in accident and now out of body
shop. Hood, Radiator
> and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry
stopped working after the
> accident. Also when I open the door using key it
is kind of hard and
> require a lot more force to turn the key either
closing or opening the
> door.
>
> The problem I am facing now is battery is
getting weak if I do not use
> the car for day or 2, it would not start and I
need to get jump to get
> it started. I think there is some kind of
current leakage. Battery is
> in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am
just wondering how I can
> find out where the leakage is? So if car is not
in use then battery
> should be resting and not given up all its
energy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> 99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
> 76,000 Miles
> Automatic

Probably not your problem, but a friend had a
battery run-down problem on a brand-new GM car
some years ago. The dealer couldn't find where
the leakage occured - until they had a fellow
crawl into the trunk. The trunk light stayed on
even with the trunk closed! Could there be a
light inside the hood of your Jetta with a similar
problem?

Problem started after the accident...I can check for the lights...may
it has some to do with built in factory alram system...not sure...

Problem started after the accident...I can check for the lights...may
it has some to do with built in factory alram system...not sure...

Take it back to the place that supposedly fixed it. They didnt fix
everything correctly.

"rollersloft" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Car got involved in accident and now out of body shop. Hood, Radiator
> and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry stopped working after the
> accident. Also when I open the door using key it is kind of hard and
> require a lot more force to turn the key either closing or opening the
> door.
>
> The problem I am facing now is battery is getting weak if I do not use
> the car for day or 2, it would not start and I need to get jump to get
> it started. I think there is some kind of current leakage. Battery is
> in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am just wondering how I can
> find out where the leakage is? So if car is not in use then battery
> should be resting and not given up all its energy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> 99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
> 76,000 Miles
> Automatic
>

Take it back to the place that supposedly fixed it. They didnt fix
everything correctly.

"rollersloft" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Car got involved in accident and now out of body shop. Hood, Radiator
> and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry stopped working after the
> accident. Also when I open the door using key it is kind of hard and
> require a lot more force to turn the key either closing or opening the
> door.
>
> The problem I am facing now is battery is getting weak if I do not use
> the car for day or 2, it would not start and I need to get jump to get
> it started. I think there is some kind of current leakage. Battery is
> in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am just wondering how I can
> find out where the leakage is? So if car is not in use then battery
> should be resting and not given up all its energy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> 99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
> 76,000 Miles
> Automatic
>

What needs to be done first is:

1 Check/test the battery
2 test for draw on the battery. It should be under 30ma.


"rollersloft" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Car got involved in accident and now out of body shop. Hood, Radiator
> and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry stopped working after the
> accident. Also when I open the door using key it is kind of hard and
> require a lot more force to turn the key either closing or opening the
> door.
>
> The problem I am facing now is battery is getting weak if I do not use
> the car for day or 2, it would not start and I need to get jump to get
> it started. I think there is some kind of current leakage. Battery is
> in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am just wondering how I can
> find out where the leakage is? So if car is not in use then battery
> should be resting and not given up all its energy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> 99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
> 76,000 Miles
> Automatic
>

What needs to be done first is:

1 Check/test the battery
2 test for draw on the battery. It should be under 30ma.


"rollersloft" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Car got involved in accident and now out of body shop. Hood, Radiator
> and light lamp were replaced. Keyless entry stopped working after the
> accident. Also when I open the door using key it is kind of hard and
> require a lot more force to turn the key either closing or opening the
> door.
>
> The problem I am facing now is battery is getting weak if I do not use
> the car for day or 2, it would not start and I need to get jump to get
> it started. I think there is some kind of current leakage. Battery is
> in use even I turn off and lock the car. I am just wondering how I can
> find out where the leakage is? So if car is not in use then battery
> should be resting and not given up all its energy.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> 99 VW Jetta (Old body style)
> 76,000 Miles
> Automatic
>

Woodchuck, I think it may be possible accident damaged the battery. I
do not have any tool to test the battery. What if I simply replace the
battery...would this help