New Battery @ 40,218 miles

[MR. DRAG SLEDDER]

So last night leaving work I go out and start my Truck. It started but I said to myself that sounded funny but off I go. I get home and turn my truck off, When I go back out to leave maybe 15 mins. later it is dead as a door nail.....I thought to myself I must have left something on but can't find anything....So I jump it and run to Home Depot. When I come out it is dead. So anyway I get a jump and I make it to Autozone and the load test it and it is junk!

Sad only 40,218 miles andI need a $188.00 Battery already....But Hey, I won't start but I can drop cinder blocks in my bed if I want......

[TxTruckMan]

This seems to be the trend with batteries lately. I think that the EPA has forced OEMs to use less toxic materials, so the batteries just don't stand up like they used to. And they're more expensive. This is why you can't find the free replacement warranties anymore - they all fail in ~3 years.

 

Mileage has little to do with it. It's just time and the elements (heat/cold cycles). Do you park outside at night?

[Sooperdave]

It's an inevitable thing in life to have a battery fail earlier than it should. We've all been there.

[mookdoc6]

Ummm. Miles have nothing to do with longevity of battery. We count how long in months they last in Phoenix! Man you got 36 months out of your last battery? Nope only 30.........

 

Now in Minnesota you can probably get 5-6years out of a decent battery it seems? I don't know anymore maybe they are getting a little cheaper!

 

good news is the manufactures have agreed upon a higher voltage lithium Ion battery to replace our 12volts in coming years!

[ewbldavis]

Depends on the battery, etc. - you never know.

 

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[20SierraL8T24]

Mine is starting to sound weak but it's 3 years old now. About all we get out of them in Florida

[BIGDOGx]

Shame my 2005 silverado and my 94 zr2 both had the oem delco's go over 10 years of use, heck my silverado i changed it out as only a precaution, was still working fine after 10 years of use.

[muddkatt]

Mine is starting to sound weak but it's 3 years old now. About all we get out of them in Florida

 

I saw a chart about a year ago and in Florida, the life expectancy of a battery was 27 months. Its the heat that kills them, it just usually shows up when its cold outside.

[camcamaro1991]

Guys these trucks use more power, the additional onboard electronics doesn't help, start and drive won't cut it. Average life for a automotive battery without care is about 3 years tops.

 

Buy a "GOOD" battery maintainer, no cheap Wal-Mart or Amazon low amp chargers, look for about 10amps or so. I have a Dual Pro PS1 in my truck (IMO the best charger for the money, this is a charger you can hand down to your kids they are very reliable and rebuild-able).

 

Standard battery's can last 10 years, I am in TX we have loads of heat, your engine bay puts off more heat than ambient temps. I haven't replaced a battery in years, cars and toys

[CptMcSaug]

Haha mine died after just 1 year with less than 18k miles

[Colossus]

The one in my 2013 Impala started to go out earlier this year. Dealer replaced it under warranty. (less than 36,000 miles on the car)

[Thomcat]

Guys these trucks use more power, the additional onboard electronics doesn't help, start and drive won't cut it. Average life for a automotive battery without care is about 3 years tops.

 

Buy a "GOOD" battery maintainer, no cheap Wal-Mart or Amazon low amp chargers, look for about 10amps or so. I have a Dual Pro PS1 in my truck (IMO the best charger for the money, this is a charger you can hand down to your kids they are very reliable and rebuild-able).

 

Standard battery's can last 10 years, I am in TX we have loads of heat, your engine bay puts off more heat than ambient temps. I haven't replaced a battery in years, cars and toys

X2

Did that once with a cream puff weekender which was garaged and used only on Sundays......battery lasted over 7 years.......no one believed me.

 

Actually mileage has little to due with battery longevity. Gone are the days of solid lead plates and case liners, now you get fiber plates coated with a thin layer of lead and no case liner to reduce weight and lessen the impact on the environment ("slight chance" could actually be to increase profits). Thinner, weaker plates are more susceptible to vibratory damage and lead dissolved from the plates in producing electricity may not redeposit evenly onto bare spots on the plates during charging after a deep discharge.

 

The amount of vibration encountered, number of prolonged cranking and heavy discharge/charge cycles have a greater effect than time or mileage to shorten the predicted lifespan. Driving through the pothole strewn streets of NYC in the 70s, wheel alignments rarely lasted a year and even the best battery was only good for about 2 years or 20K. Dealer once failed to secure the battery tightly and potholes killed it in two weeks.

[ricker6869]

My wifes traverse battery lasted 7 yrs..Chevy traverse...It is mounted away from heat under 2nd row pass seat.

[Jullian is not my name]

Ummm. Miles have nothing to do with longevity of battery. We count how long in months they last in Phoenix! Man you got 36 months out of your last battery? Nope only 30.........

 

Now in Minnesota you can probably get 5-6years out of a decent battery it seems? I don't know anymore maybe they are getting a little cheaper!

 

good news is the manufactures have agreed upon a higher voltage lithium Ion battery to replace our 12volts in coming years!

Yeah, my battery lasted less than 2 years, but that's pretty typical as mookdoc6 said here in Phoenix.

[Badass69]

I did a new one at 500 miles on my 15...... Delco's are not what they used to be and the demand from the vehicles keeps going up not down..... I mean the base alternator is 150 amp now with most coming with a 170 amp.... far cry from even the GMT800's when previous to electric fans basically all of them had a 105 amp.....

 

I should say I replaced it at home with an Odyssey... not another Delco piece of shit lol. I anticipate this battery will last as long as I keep the truck.