2000 Ford Ranger XLT battery parasitic drain issue.

[Brock]

You ever ever find anything @Brock ?

How I fixed MY issue:
I ended up unplugging and pulling out all the suspected sources of the drain which were the gauge cluster, radio, 12v cigarette socket, and GEM module. I put everything back in and that seemed to fix itself.
I did this maybe a week after I first started this thread and it seems to have worked ever since then.

If that didn't work:
To start, I replaced the battery since bad batteries could cause drains. I had mine on warrantee so I got a new one for free. Test your battery, don't ask me how, I'm not that smart.
Check all your fuses in the indoor and engine boxes. Depending on what is blown or not, you can narrow down your search. Use the owners manual to track fuse to module. Use the module to narrow the search by measuring the amperage with that module installed and taken out.
If you see the number on the multimeter go from a big scary number to a less scary-smaller number, then that module is most likely the issue. I say most likely because it might be multiple modules.
When I'm faced with harder issues like electric problems, I stop and think to myself, "What would a smart person do?". It helped me think through this whole issue, kind of like a programming duck.
I hope my caveman solution can solve your issue.


Good luck, get fucked.
-Brock