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Hi I have a 2010 journey sxt and it drains the battery overnight,I bought a new battery and still doing I hear a clicking coming from fuse box and its not the relays I took them out and still did it. It’s stops when I pull the m13 fuse. So I put the fuse back in and when it was clicking I unhooked the instrument cluster and it stopped clicking but the wipers came on till I plugged the cluster back in. Any help would be grateful 

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Welcome to forum. Try searching the site, there are some postings on similar problems.

New battery often only have partial charge; should always full charge before install.

The blue tooth module staying on is the most common parasitic drain for battery issues; pulling fuse if you aren’t using it is a quick fix.  Glove box light staying on, web camera plugged in, after market alarm systems can be causes.

 

If you have a meter try testing alternator output. With car running measure voltage on under hood remote contacts; scratch probes to get a constant number. Should be 13.0-14.8 approx. Turn on a few things that draw heavy, heated seats, rear defrost, heater fan on full. Test voltage again under hood scratching probes. It shouldn’t really drop more than 12.8-13.5 ish under load.

Lower than that and alternator getting weak. Good luck.

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