I have had to replace my battery twice in about a year and a half now. I replaced a dead one with a $70 one from AutoZone in Feb 2006. It is now bad. I took it to AutoZone. They tested it, found it bad, and gave me a new one--good service here by the way! I am thinking that maybe the way the 3.2 runs the radiator fan on the battery after the car is turned, maybe this car needs a bit better battery??? Has anyone gone with a higher quality battery for their car like an Interstate or other similar "more expensive" battery? If yes, was it worth it? Thanks in advance!!

 

Only hi power stereo people NEED a badazz battery
You may have just gotten a defect- that happens in life
they should have tested your alternator with the battery installed and car running
How are the batt cables?

 

i have been running an Optima Red Top in my car... same one for 6 yrs now... has an 8 yr warranty on it from autozone... and i have a carputer setup that is on standby when the car is off... deep cycle FTW

 

I'm running an Orbital battery and it's holding up fine. I can drive my car on the battery alone for about a day before it needs to be charged.

~Cheers~

 

I will look into the Optima battery if I have to put another battery into this car.
Thanks for the input, everyone!
I took a very good look at my cables because I was hoping to find some corrosion or something in lieu of a bad battery; they look fine.

 

your cables should rarely go bad unless they are loose and move alot... as long as they are secure and on a good battery, u should have to worry about corrosion etc...

 

Again- get to a parts store and have them check the system
Just because you dont see anything wrong --- means nothing

 

I picked up an Interstate battery from NTB with the 72 month warranty on it. My stock battery went bad after the first 3 years due to a pair of 500 watt 12" subs in my trunk. This continually drained the battery and shortened the life dramatically.

Since then, my wife and I have had a baby so I had to take the subs out to make room for the stroller!