battery keeps dieing

[hang10]

how can i fix this problem every sence we bought the car 2 years ago and it is a 1997 dodge stratus. the battery keeps on dieing how can i make it stop dieing. Is a fuse shot or is something shorting out. when ever i turn the car off i turn the radio off the the interior light off. let me no if any of u people have this problem with the status and if the year has anything to do with it. thanx

[pegasus757]

is the top of the batt moist, if so the moisture on the outside can cause the batt to drain (clean it). also the batt may be bad . when the plates inside the batt starts to shed ,that junk collects at the bottom and shorts out internally. here is a quick trick...start the car and remove the negitive batt term if it dies ,its not charging ( or use a meter 13.5 to 15.3 volts car running) too low batt does not charge .too high and your burrning up the batt.

[hang10]

it is a new battery. what about that red plastic thing if i cover the postive in with that would it make a differnce. I ahve a volt meter it cam factory in the car and i here it is very rare. it reads about 14 volts

[Valenti56]

My son also has a 97 Stratus that keeps blowing the #8 start circuit fuse (20 amp). He comes out to his car and it won't start....we thought it was a battery problem, but when we replace the fuses it works for awhile and then all of a sudden blows a fuse again. Any ideas what might b causing this???????