CCM parasitic draw - twice in two years!!!???

[The Chauffeur]

Hi all; first, please bear with me, as I'm not that good with electrical stuff.

I got my car (last year in June) with a known parasitic draw which I traced to the CCM (reading around, I found it's not that uncommon for them to go bad); I got a used one for cheap from the fleabay, problem solved, no issues during the whole year, until this morning: battery flat, charged ok, traced the draw to the CCM again...

My question/not question is, since the replacement CCM was a used one, I guess it was "normal" it lasted all this time and finally failed? or should I be concerned about "something else"?

[ross1]

I've never had one fail myself.
I also have a few of them removed from parts cars so let me know if you want to try another, I ain't using them.

[The Chauffeur]

Thank you so much for the offer, I ordered one from ebay earlier today... I thought "what the heck, did the same last year and lasted all this time, and for $10... (but again, thank you!)

As I said in my initial post, last year while searching around I found several people complaining about CCM problems (either failing and making cluster functions all wacky, or draining the battery, like mine); odd thing is mine have both acted out the same way, i.e., no symptoms until one day the battery is totally flat... This time, readings with a multimeter went from 0.23A with the CCM installed to 0.01A without it, so I assume, knock on wood, that is the entire problem... plus the fact that it worked ok for an entire year...

Anyways, I think my course of action will be the same as the last time: replacement CCM, check the readings, and see if it's fixed. I'd still like to know if somebody else has had a similar experience, or if someone can shed more light about it.

[BleedsBlue]

How is the battery itself? Myself and others have spent some quality time tracing electronic ghosts only to have them never return with a proper fresh battery. Just a thought!

[The Chauffeur]

Yeah, that was my first thought, also. Cheapy wallyworld battery, basically new when I got the car; charged with no apparent issues, though... I do plan to keep an eye on it. Luckily it went flat on me just once, hope it wasn't enough to do any damage; maybe I'll take it to the "Peps" to get tested...