hi i needed to use roadside assistance last nite when my car wouldnt stop i have my fog hids hooked up 2 my battery for xtra power anyway that may have been what has been drainin it today its fine started up they tow truck guy who responded to my call said the hids may have done it but he does r side asstance for many acura in my area and said that many acuras factory batteries are replaced w in the first yr....not sure if its true im considering gettin a optima battery for the hids and the system im puttin in is the neccessary or not has anyone elese had problems w their factory battery.....:flamer:

 

i meant start not stop sorry

 

My battery is fine and it is well over 2 years. I drive daily and I do have a sub hooked up with the battery. You can always get another battery if you are not comfortable with the original one.

 

Acura/Honda OEM batteries suck.

 

My 2000 TL is almost 3 & 1/2 years old with the original OEM battery still going. I don't have anything extra in the car other than factory Nav. I would not go into another winter without replacing this battery.

 

Three years is about the right time to change the battery, as 4 will almost certainly leave you stranded with the added worry of damaging your alternator...

 

Right now my TLS (8 mos old) has a dead battery in the parking lot at work called TLC and they r comin this afternoon to jump start me (3rd Time in 3 Days) I called Montclair Acura and told the guy what has been goin on he said it seems like something simple (Hopefully) but after work im goin 2 the dealership and we'll see hopefully by the end of today this crap will stop..... keep u all posted

 

I think the OEM battery is awesome. Had it for 3 years and 97k miles. One time I was working on the car and I forgot to reconect the alternator. I drove with A/C, radio, etc for about 20 miles all from the battery until my lights started diming and my TC light came on and little after that my ABS light came on and finally my car shut-off, that is when I found out that I had left the battery disconected, but in ony took 2 minutes to to jump start the car and reconect the battery, all good now.

 

maybe i judt got a dud seems like they r pretty good

 

in the end it ended up bein loose battery cables go figure mechanic said the basically fell off the battery when he took the cover off....its all good they ran checks on the battery,starter,and alternator just 2 be sure and the also replaced the headlight that was gettin water in it took about 1 1/2 to get it all done....so guess the battery isnt that bad.........

 

Yep, the battery cables need to make good contact to the terminals. These things need to be maintained like the rest of the vehicle.

 

No, they are not pretty good. They are cheap ****. I have a brand new MDX and it starts like a five year-old battery, just like my TL-S. My Explorer had a nine year-old heavy-duty Die Hard when I sold it, and it never burped. Not once.

Honda/Acura puts cheap 2-year batteries in our cars with weak alternators. It's hard to tell which is the problem. I just hope the MDX battery makes it to the end of the 4-year lease.

 

I have to agree with R Man, I had my battery replaced after month since I bought my car brand new.

 

I would disagree the original factory battery is okay.
I have had 3 new Honda cars other than the TL.
Not counting the first one 1980 Prelude the other 2 were 90&94 ACCORD. The 90 ACCORD battery I replaced after 3years but the original one was still working. The 94 ACCORD I had to replaced after 3 & 1/2 yrs it just died one mourning. This is why I am going to replace the TL battery soon its 3 almost 3 & a half yrs old. I will most likely get a SEARS Diehard Gold. They have a 3year full replacement warranty on them. Thats what I put in the 90 & 94 ACCORDS.

 

yup def would go w the diehard always have replaced factory batteries w those and was gonna def buy one if i need to last week as for know car is fine and its been a week now........