Update: My vibe is on the road again! I ended up repairing the transmission myself. It was the common bearing that often fails in the C59 5-speed manual transmissions. I caught it early and there was no other internal damage. My only costs were the bearing, plus seals & fluid (and , of course, m...

Hi Joatmon and Andrewclaus, thank you for your replies. I am embarrassed to say I made a mistake in my earlier assessment. I did find that not everything was turned off. The heater fan was on low and I didn't hear it at first. After after really getting everything turned off, the lowest current draw...

The other day my wife called saying the car wouldn't start. I hooked up jumper cables but is didn't start immediately. I disconnectd the negative cable from the battery while keeping the jumper cable attached to the negative cable. (This removes the battery from the circuit so the good battery is no...