NHTSA Complaint #10816274 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

I HAVE A 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 AND IT HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY CONTINUOUSLY DRAINING. IT STARTED IN NOV 2014 WHEN THE BATTERY DRAINED AND WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT UNTIL MARCH 2015, WHEN I NEED AN INSPECTION, THE SHOP RECOMMENDED I PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. I DID AND THE BATTERY DRAINED WITH 3 WEEKS, SO I EVENTUALLY SCHEDULE AN APPT. WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY CHECK, THEY SENT THE VEHICLE BACK STATING THERE WAS NO DRAWL ON THE BATTERY, IT SAT FOR MONTHS AGAIN, BECAUSE IT DRAINED BACK OUT. IN NOV. 2015 I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE G07 INSTRUMENT PANEL RECALL AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THAT. THEY CLAIMED THEY REPAIRED A WIRE IN THE PANEL AND THAT FIXED THE DRAIN, HOWEVER I STILL LOST POWER 2 WEEKS LATER. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL CHECKED AGAIN, BECAUSE OF A DEAD BATTERY AGAIN THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. 3 DAYS LATER STILL NOTHING THEY STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY DRAIN OR FLICKERING. THE VERY MOMENT I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON THEY BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. TWO DAYS LATER MY BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT PIN POINT ANYTHING, SO I BEGAN TO PROCEED TO FIX ON MY OWN, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF, AND I REPLACED IT. I STILL HAVE A DRAIN SOMEWHERE THOUGH, BATTERY DIED WITHIN 8 HOURS OF THE LAST START.