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i have a 2006 mustang gt with 2570 miles on it and this is the fourth battery ! i,ve had it towed to the dealer each time as it can't be jumped and they tell me there,s no draw. i drive it to work which is 9 miles each way and they,re telling me i don't drive it enough what's going on?

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Hi XXXXXXXXX.
Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer.
Ford has a TSB that deals with the problem your having, Im sending it to you for your review.
DOWNLOAD HERE

Edited by Ron on 4/22/2008 at 1:31 PM

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580 days and 19 hours ago.

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i have the same info but the last batterywas february 4th and i have driven it a little over a 100 miles it was fine april 10th and dead on the 13th been at the dealer ever since

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Yes the problem is with the amount of draw the car has. Its to much , but Ford hasn't done anything to fix the issue yet. There fix is to install an external trickle charger. Its not your battery , and replacing them is just wasting your money. Charging it once a week with a charger will give it a good charge and not just a surface charge. This will at least get you started and eliminate the dead battery issue.

Edited by Ron on 4/22/2008 at 1:41 PM

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so basically what your telling me is there is no fix to the problem just a band-aid is that correct?

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Any vehicle that doesn't get driven enough will have a battery problem. Consider this, when you start the engine you pull close to 200 amp out of the battery for the few seconds that it takes to get the engine running. While driving, the alternator has to recharge the battery as well as supply enough power to operate the vehicle, lighting, stereo, etc. It normally takes about 1 hour of driving to recharge a battery from each start. If you are allowing the vehicle to sit for extended periods of time, you add the load of the computers and systems memories that are always on. Without ever getting enough power into the battery. You have two options. Drive the vehicle more. Or get a trickle charger and keep the battery charged up

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i have a 2006 mustang gt with 2570 miles on it and this is the fourth battery ! i,ve had it towed to the dealer each time as it can't be jumped and they tell me there,s no draw. i drive it to work which is 9 miles each way and they,re telling me i don't drive it enough what's going on?

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Hi XXXXXXXXX.
Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer.
Ford has a TSB that deals with the problem your having, Im sending it to you for your review.
DOWNLOAD HERE

Edited by Ron on 4/22/2008 at 1:31 PM

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i have the same info but the last batterywas february 4th and i have driven it a little over a 100 miles it was fine april 10th and dead on the 13th been at the dealer ever since

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so basically what your telling me is there is no fix to the problem just a band-aid is that correct?

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i have a 2006 mustang gt with 2570 miles on it and this is the fourth battery ! i,ve had it towed to the dealer each time as it can't be jumped and they tell me there,s no draw. i drive it to work which is 9 miles each way and they,re telling me i don't drive it enough what's going on?

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Hi XXXXXXXXX. Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer. Ford has a TSB that deals with the problem your having, Im sending it to you for your review. DOWNLOAD HERE Edited by Ron on 4/22/2008 at 1:31 PM

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i have the same info but the last batterywas february 4th and i have driven it a little over a 100 miles it was fine april 10th and dead on the 13th been at the dealer ever since

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so basically what your telling me is there is no fix to the problem just a band-aid is that correct?

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Hi XXXXXXXXX.
Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer.
Ford has a TSB that deals with the problem your having, Im sending it to you for your review.
DOWNLOAD HERE

Edited by Ron on 4/22/2008 at 1:31 PM