[submariner409]

hyperboimmv....The programmed accessories "always on" is a darn good catch. Suppose someone had wired ???something??? into one of the programmed circuits which drew, say, an amp or two: your battery would be dead as a doornail in 36 hours.

The RAP problem was a relay not dropping out, and I can only guess that the circuit before the relay had been somehow compromised with some outside voltage: even an energized ground wire has 12V all the way to the frame bolt.