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Ok i have an issue and its starting to piss me off...... my bat keeps going flat.

There is no electrics on thats in teh car, my amps are turning off when the CD player is off so it cant be that.

Just for arguments sake i disconnected teh power cable to my amps from the batt but tis still going flat.

Lights are off, CD player is off, and i dont even have a clock in there.

By flat i mean i charge it up over night, drive it next day then its flat the next day again.

Im going to unplug my CD player, charge it up and leave it for 2 days and see if thats the issue.

What do you all think

Not holding a charge, so you may need a new battery.

after only owning the car for 4 months??? hope not

could be just a dodgy battery??

That is very strange after only 4 months.
Get back to the dealer ASAP.

2 main possibilities-

There is something wrong with your alternator and or charging system.

Internal fault with the battery.

A combo of both.
it could something in the system as simple as a loose wire.

Check the battery terminal bolts are holding the leads on the posts tight, give them a good jiggle and try and lift them off.
Sometimes they look tight but can not be.

If the car starts though it is usually not a loose lead bolt as if it just sitting there not very tight usually the car will not start.

Are you getting a warning light??? If not that may be an issue depending on where the fault lies.

After only 4 mo since delivery if it is a faulty battery they should give you a new one free.
Normally they are a consumable/wear item and not covered by Mitsu but it should still be under the battery manufacturers warranty.

DO NOT let them make you pay for a replacement.

Let us know what they find please.

i did some testing today, there is current being drawn when the car is turned off (well it seems to be anyways)

I pulled my dash apart and unplugged my amps and CD player so thats the only thing i have touched to do with electrical but it still seems to be drawing current.

It started happening about 1 month ago, when i stopped working, might just been becasue i drove it for 200k;s per day so it was allways charged but now that i dont drive as often it running out.

I put in the CD player and amps the week i got it and no issues till then.

Its booked in for 10am on monday, hope they dont make me sit there for too long.

Pierre it sounds like you might have a bad cell in the battery
Do you have an alarm fitted?
I had an issue once where the alarm had caused a drain on the battery due to a short - combine that with a dodgy battery and cold weather and there you go one flat battery
They can suddenly crash without warning
Let us know mate good luck