Tracker Running Down The Battery ?

[Steve66]

I had a Tracker fitted to my IS F in June this year. Since than i have had to jump start my car twice when it has not been driven for 8 - 12 days.

Has anyone else experienced similar problems ?

Now with the cold weather in Scotland i have been told my car is 'dead' again after 6 days idle on the drive ( i am away on business)

What sort of drain does a Tracker put on the Battery.....?

[fjcfarrar]

I had a Tracker fitted to my IS F in June this year. Since than i have had to jump start my car twice when it has not been driven for 8 - 12 days.

Has anyone else experienced similar problems ?

Now with the cold weather in Scotland i have been told my car is 'dead' again after 6 days idle on the drive ( i am away on business)

What sort of drain does a Tracker put on the battery.....?

Tracker imposes minimal drain on the Battery as do the other services the car keeps permanently alive like the clock, fob-detect and the alarm. The Tracker uses the car to charge its own internal Battery and although that circuit could conceivably be faulty, I would suggest that it is much more likely that your Battery is faulty or was not fully charged when you left the car idle. Since most tests for Battery capacity etc. frankly do not work, and never detect batteries that simply drain away by themselves; you need to try another Battery.

[Steve66]

I had a Tracker fitted to my IS F in June this year. Since than i have had to jump start my car twice when it has not been driven for 8 - 12 days.

Has anyone else experienced similar problems ?

Now with the cold weather in Scotland i have been told my car is 'dead' again after 6 days idle on the drive ( i am away on business)

What sort of drain does a Tracker put on the battery.....?

Tracker imposes minimal drain on the Battery as do the other services the car keeps permanently alive like the clock, fob-detect and the alarm. The Tracker uses the car to charge its own internal Battery and although that circuit could conceivably be faulty, I would suggest that it is much more likely that your Battery is faulty or was not fully charged when you left the car idle. Since most tests for Battery capacity etc. frankly do not work, and never detect batteries that simply drain away by themselves; you need to try another Battery.

Thanks for that information, you have come to the same conclusion as i had but the added info about how the tracker works is an added bonus.

[yemgi]

I have had a tracker installed on mine in April, I never had any Battery problems so I would agree with fcfarrar