a while back I posted about having problems with my dead gauges, faulty headlights, and stalled tailgate window. The advice I got was good, so once I made sure the fuses were good I began to attack the rear window...until it broke. I was taking the shell off the back of the truck when...long story short, the window shattered and I spent a long time cleaning it up. Once I was done I was lucky enough to have a dead battery to deal with - and that's where the real problem has come from. Now, for some reason, my battery is being drained while the Bronc is resting. I tried recharging the old battery, and it would drain, so I got a new battery. Now, with a brand new battery, I can start it right up, come back later and start it up again, but if it sits over night, it won't even budge in the morning. I thought there might be some sort of short/grounding issue related to the loss of the rear window, so I cut all the electrical cords connecting the tailgate to the body, tied them off so they wouldn't make contact with anything or each other, and hoped that would fix it. It didn't. My battery is still draining over night. Anyone ever heard of this before? Any ideas of what to trouble shoot next? I'm stuck. Thanks for your help.

I had a similar problem. It turned out to be in the starter. Pulled the starter, tested fine, but testing the starter on the vehicle made it show a problem. Replaced it and never had a problem again.