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Ant Enthusiast

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Replaced mine today. 61,000 miles on a 2015 Silverado. I bought the truck in July '15.

Coby7 Senior Enthusiast

Coby7

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Battery life average is 7 years depending on use and abuse.  Like anything Some will last 15 years and some will die on delivery. Luck of the draw, My 07 Cobalt's battery died last summer and my wife's 08 G6 died last month. So 9 to 10 years on OEM batteries

Mike GMC Enthusiast

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Looks.like Optima does not yet make an H7 or a 94R equivalent.  I've been using red tops in my performance cars and yellow tops in my Jeeps and trucks for over 20 years.  All have been great batteries.  I replaced the oe battery in my 08 caddy at 6 years old just because I felt it was beyond the age I could trust it.  That car had electric door handles, so dead battery means the doors won't open.

 

I have no idea how long the battery in my 15 will last, but it seems fine now.  Looks like I need to plan to replace it soon though.  Maybe it will last long enough for Optima to make a yellow top battery for it?  Not holding my breath.

Nick The Great Senior Enthusiast

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I had to replace the battery in my '07 after about 2.5 years, and 30,000 miles.  

 

I just replaced it winter of 2016, after another 8 years and 75,000 miles.  Then I traded it a few months later :sigh:

 

I'm already mentally preparing for the battery to die on my truck in another year or so :rolleyes:

tnchevy Senior Enthusiast

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I think batteries are just made cheaper these days.  The battery in my 2002 lasted over 10 years before I had to replace it.  I have a 2006 motorcycle that had its first replacement battery last year.  On the other hand my 2012 motorcycle has had two batteries in the last 6 years.  

sdeeter19555 Senior Enthusiast

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I have a Napa on my solar charging system that is over 12 years old, the Dodge battery it's paired with is 15 years old...the mate to the Dodge battery (diesels have two) is in my generator...

I'm on the original battery in my 2012 with 130k...

The 2007 we have at the shop with 188k miles just got its first battery last summer...

Steve
2012 2500hd 6.0l

lordathey Enthusiast

lordathey

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My truck is almost 5 years old now with 40,000 miles. I guess my battery might die any minute ;). At least the battery looks easy to replace :).

Coby7 Senior Enthusiast

Coby7

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7 hours ago, Mike GMC said:

I replaced the oe battery in my 08 caddy at 6 years old just because I felt it was beyond the age I could trust it.  That car had electric door handles, so dead battery means the doors won't open.

You if this happens the cap over the keyhole slides off and you can open the door with the key. Just FYI

Pearl2017 Enthusiast

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more Heat = shorter life. My 02 F150 battery lasted 9 years. This 2017 runs much hotter under the hood than any vehicle i've owned, High temp T-Stat means hotter and active shutters means less fresh air on the highway to take the heat away.

Aboogie808 Enthusiast

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32k on 33 months. Yes, the weather in Florida took a beating on mines. Pick up the three year warranty


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jhbrennan Enthusiast

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23 hours ago, Mike GMC said:

Looks.like Optima does not yet make an H7 or a 94R equivalent.  I've been using red tops in my performance cars and yellow tops in my Jeeps and trucks for over 20 years.  All have been great batteries.  I replaced the oe battery in my 08 caddy at 6 years old just because I felt it was beyond the age I could trust it.  That car had electric door handles, so dead battery means the doors won't open.

 

I have no idea how long the battery in my 15 will last, but it seems fine now.  Looks like I need to plan to replace it soon though.  Maybe it will last long enough for Optima to make a yellow top battery for it?  Not holding my breath.

This spring Optima is going to release a DIN sized YellowTop (H7) - there was a press release last fall and I think they mention it on their website.

Mike GMC Enthusiast

Mike GMC

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57 minutes ago, jhbrennan said:

This spring Optima is going to release a DIN sized YellowTop (H7) - there was a press release last fall and I think they mention it on their website.

That would be great, I hope mine holds out until it's available.

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