so i just recently got a service done and while doing the service they checked my battery and based on the picture/graph they showed, my battery, i guess, is almost dead? they told me that if my car doesn't start the next morning it was because the battery is close to being gone.

my question. I heard factory batteries are actually crap, but i'm not sure. just wondering whether i should buy a factory battery replacement or should i opt for something else? and if something else, what brands/model #'s are good for our cars? thanks.

btw: my car is an 07 with 32.5 k miles on it. is that normal for the battery to be drained in 3 years?

 

I had to replace my battery as well, as my factory battery died on me. I replaced it with the die hard platinum battery from sears and Im really happy with it.

 

Interstate batteries seem to be fairly good, or you could go with an Optima.

Yes, the factory batteries are piles of shit in most cases.

 

My factory battery lasted a good 5 years. Quite a bit longer than I expected.

I replaced mine with an optima. I love those batteries.

 

The battery on my 2006 died just died. Acura replaced it under warranty. Apparently there is a four year warranty from the manufacturer.

 

My 06 died too but screw the factory battery.

I'd rather just spend the extra on a better battery then to be stranded somewhere. I'm going Optima as well.

 

why didnt they put a new one in there? it's under warranty.

 

Probably almost dead is not dead. They'll wait until he's stranded somewhere.

 

yeah it had a bit of juice in it... so they recommended that i buy a new one... but if i buy a new one, i'd rather get something of quality.... i was also at a honda dealership that is not my normal dealership if that explains anything.


but i was looking into optimas as well. not too sure on whats good or not... anything special about optima? light weight? longer lasting?

 

Optima batts are really good and don't discharge quickly, but expensive.

I got a Duralast Gold batt. from Autozone for $85- great performer.

 

honda cant do your warranty on battery - should go to acura if the batt is still 100% covered- not prorated value towards new one

If thats the case- walmart or zone or oreilly/kragens are all fine

3-4 years is normal now- hotter engine area temps and more electronics loading wears battery out!

 

Pretty much the best battery out there. Nearly impossible to kill and last quite a while.

 

I was looking into Optima myself, but then I learned that they changed their warranty on the batteries.

http://www.optimabatteries.com/optim...anty/index.php

Any red top battery purchased on or after 02-01-2009 has only a straight 36-month full replacement warranty, with nothing beyond that. They eliminated the pro-rating to give credit from months 36 to 72.

In the end, I bought the Johnson-Saft battery under the Kirkland Signature label from Costco. This is the same battery that is private-labeled as Duralast (Autozone) and Energizer (Sam's Club and Wal-Mart) though with different warranties.

The best part on the Kirkland battery was:

a. same 36-month full replacement warranty as the others
b. has prorated credit for months 37 to 100
c. cost only $59.99 plus tax and refundable $9 core exchange

Battery has 650 CCA and weighs slightly less than the OEM. Recommended.

 

I didnt even know my battery was low. The Acura dealership told me that it was running low, and that they would replace it under warranty. I had no idea.

 

My '04 with 105K still has the OEM battery. The stealership has been recommending replacement for 4 years. Every time I get that recommendation, I go to Auto Zone and have them test it for me (free). Every time, AZone has recommended against buying a new battery from them. I'm going to buy a new one today as my car turned 72 months this week. I am going to buy from Auto Zone as they have been so honest.

 

Not sure if you're familiar with cold cranking amps...but for $95 at pep boys they have a Bosch one with 1000 cranking amps and 850 32 deg weather cranking amps. That is a beast and a good price in my opinion. Even running a system, that has been more than enough.

 

same exact thing happen to me-the acura dealer told me they replaced the basttery under the warranty. They told me it tested low even tho I never had any problem with it. I guess I should not complain-my battey was just over 3 years old with 98,000+ miles on it.