Just curious as to what is the lifespan on a typical stock battery on the TLs?

Thanks

 

2 years . . . give or take.

 

From what I being reading on this board. 2 yrs for alot of people. But the battery has a 4 yr warranty on the '06 models. Not sure what it says in the owners book for '05's & '04's.

 

Mine lasted about 2 1/2 yrs, my friend's lasted 2 yrs 3 mos. Seems to be a trend.

 

these delphi batteries give out pretty quick. I asked my dealer on the 06 4 year waretey, he said that the batter is replace no charge in the first 2 years, half prorated in the next 2 and then after that the owner has to pay.

 

2 years, 10 months and still going strong...

 

over 2 years, no signs of weakness, knock on wood

 

2 years and 6 months for me almost and still going.

 

2 years and 1 month, I put in an interstate instead of another oem

 

Same here.....

My suburban however has required 2 battery replacements within 5 years.. Yep, same Delco battery on the first two.. Third one I changed myself with an aftermarket due to being out of Warranty..

 

My dealer just replaced my 2+ year-old battery. I didn't even realize anything was wrong with it, but they tested it during my last B service and ended up replacing it and the battery cables, due to some corrosion, under warranty.

 

Mine lasted two years, nine months before it gave up the ghost. Whoever picks up my TL on the used car lot is gonna have a virtually new Interstate battery!

 

Got 32 months out of mine before it died.

 

Two years, eight months. No problems yet.

 

2 years, 5 months, still cookin !

 

o hmmm seem like mostly 2 years...........

 

The other thing is when the battery finally decides to die, it dies quickly. As in one day the car cranks fine with normal starter speed and the next day it'll barely turn over.

 

Mine lasted 1year 10 months. and out of nowhere it just stop working. One day I got ready to go to work and the key fob didnt work, opened the car manually and turned the key and nothing, not even a little light or anything.

 

Bummer.....Did Acura replace at no cost?
Did you use the Acura roadside service? If so was it OK??
2yrs + 6 months on ours...

 

Looks like I'll be putting a Die Hard in at about 24 months, just as a preventive.

 

4-6 years is the average service life of the battery used in the TL.

My wife's Honda Pilot has a similar Delco battery and we just passed through 4 years. My dad has a 2000 Honda Accord and it is 6 years. People getting less than 4 years may be in severe conditions, hot climates do in batteries. Friends who live in AZ tell me of 2-3 years being typical for batteries there. Up in Mid Atlantic, 4-6 years is norm esspecially for maintence-free batteries.

Two things will deteriorate a lead-acid battery, vibration and sulfation of the lead plates. The vibration will help break down the lead plates slowly over time. Anyone who every owned a Harley knows all about this. Sulfaction occurs when a film builds up on the lead plates decreasing their capacity. Not periodically charging the battery creates sulfation.

Most lead acid battery failures tend to be graceful degradiation, meaning they slowly loss their storage capacity. This gives you some advance notice, you start the car and the starter cranks slower. this is not true for all cases however, sometimes a cell short will cause the battery to fail suddenly. I owned a 89 Legend, all the batteries it used would just suddenly fail. My guess is the battery location was not optimal for vibration and heat.

 

2 years and 9 months... new battery in now...

 

Mine is 3 months still going strong.

 

Mine lasted about 18 months. In Vegas, the heat kills batteries here pretty quick. The dealer replaced it under warranty and I have a six year warranty on the new one.

 

2 yr. 9 months and replaced couple of week back.

 

2 years 1 month just barely out of 2 yr warrenty! from what i noticed the battery dies faster in hotter climates. replaced mine with optima yellow top

 

yeps called acura, they told me to call roadside service. within 30 min they were at my house taking me to the dealership and replace my battery. at no cost

 

My TL dates from september 1998! I still have the original Delco battery! I am tempted to replace it before this winter.

 

Remembering your wedding anniversary or wife's birthday.. maybe...

Remembering the age of your battery down to the month... priceless.

Thanks guys.

 

Although my driving isn't typical....my car sits for weeks at a time without being driven, although it's in a heated garage. But, my battery lasted only 2 years before it totally lost it's ability to hold 100% charge. I've managed to put a trickle charger on the battery to keep it topped off, but typically, within a day or so, it will drop to less than 60% charge just sitting in the garage. Give it 3-4 weeks, and the battery is totally dead. OH...btw....2004 TL, 6MT, navi.

 

i have a 2000 and the battery is still the original. only 40k on the car though