1994 Buick Lesabre battery won't keep a charge

[dmiller21]

I have a 1994 Buick Lesabre that won't start because the battery keeps draining. I have relaced the battery twice, and had them tested and they are fine. I had the alternator replaced and it worked fine for a couple of days, and then nothing. I had the alternator tested and it was fine. It was at a garage for a week and they could fine nothing wrong with it, it started every time for them. Until i went to pick it up and it wouldn't start. They charged the battery and it woked fine for about a month and 1/2, now it will not start again. Are there any suggestions?????

Thanks for the help....

[jon@af]

Take it to a different shop. I would say your alternator, because generally when a battery doesn't keep a charge, that's why. However, since you say it's not that, I'll see if I can't dig something up.

[dmiller21]

I had the alternator tested at two diffrent places and they both said it was fine. Heard something that an alternator can test good, and still fail. Will look into replacing again.

Thanks.

[dmiller21]

Problem solved, it was a faulty radio antenna. When the antenna would retract it would not completly retract all the way. Thus the motor to retract would run constantly will the car was turned off. The only way it was discovered was the mechanic (at a new garage) had the same problem with a diffrent vehicle.