Battery is completely flat in the morning i have to jump start and it works perfectly fine during the day.
2012 ford focus se door locked battery dead.
I have a 2010 ford focus when left overnight the battery is draining to a point that the car will not start.
I started the car fine and the message went away.
Tested the battery and that is fine in its self and is charging fine when the car is running.
New ford cars like the focus mk3 and current fiesta don t have individual physical door lock switches on each door like on the older models they rely on the central lock button on the dash.
When the battery dies the driver s door can be opened with a key what about the passenger doors.
I have same issue with my ford focus 2012 petrol titanium.
I drove 26 miles when i came out to my car there was a message saying low battery check handbook.
I had to smash them both off last time.
Therefore something is drawing power when car is shutdown.
I drove about 5 miles to another destination and turned off the car and the same message came up.
Car goes dead as a door nail.
Each destination i.
After dying 2 times.
I was driving around yesterday and stopped the car at one destination and car was fine.
I make sure that all the lights are turned off and all doors are locked.
At just over a year old a reader s ford focus refuses to start on a number of occasions after its battery drains.
If you have a ford vehicle with a keyless entry system you may want to learn this trick in the event your vehicle is locked and then the battery dies it may be difficult to get into since the.
The car is original with no mods.
The drivers door is fine on fob and manual.
2012 focus battery problem the battery loses charge overnight no dome light problem or any other detectable drains i charge the battery and battery charger reads 100 after i unplug it the next day it loses some or its charge i have a new battery and its been checked to be ok.
Then locate the jump start terminals under the hood to power up the vehicle and open the trunk by pressing the button on the dashboard or keyfob.
I changed both back locks and nsf this worked for a day but they would not open on fob they would only lock.
What is draining the battery overnight.
The battery is only a year old.