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03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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I am wondering what the lifespan of the original battery is in 19 and up trucks? My truck is roughly 3.5 years old and going into winter so it makes me think about it.

How long did your stock battery last? Or when did you replace it?

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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It will depend on where the truck lives, how much it gets used and if it is ever discharged for some reason.

 

Heat is harder on them than cold, but cold does a better job of identifying the weak ones.

Snowbirds will tell you that the one that is stored for summer in a hot location in the south will not lives as long as one in the north that is stored in the cold for the winter. 

 

I'm in lower great lakes area. 

If I have one that doesn't last 7 years, then I'm disappointed.

(all types of 12v batterie - cars/trucks/lawn equipment/boats/motorcycles/construction equipment/etc/etc) 

 

 

 

 

 

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99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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I typically replace my batteries early at 3-4 years to be sure I don't have issues. The wife's 2020 Honda actually had the battery die a couple weeks back, so I kicked myself for not doing my early replacement. 

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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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My wife’s OEM battery went 4 years until 2015. The dealer replacement is still in there. The only reason I haven’t replaced it is because it’s never more than 10 minutes from me. I had to replace a car battery that only got driven once a month every two years. Six years ago I put a tender on it. No problems. My avalanche every 3 years. It only goes 9 miles. Then gets started back 9 miles. Usually 5 days a week. 

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Have 9 years, 8 months and 20 days on mine. Spins like a top. 185K mostly highway on the clock. Likely has fewer key cycles than some 40K mile cars. Northern Illinois and she sits outside 24/7/365. I think these ECU controlled "Smart Chargers" is da bomb. Put a Battery Tender on it in the winter during the three coldest months. 

 

The one in my garage kept 2009 Buick that sits on a Battery Tender is 13 years old. Low mile highway car. Vacation duty mostly. Funerals, weddings, graduations. Easy duty. 

 

Wife's Terrain is our daily driver and they last about 5 years in that one. Use matters.  

03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks everyone  but I am looking at 19 and up trucks battery lifespan.

 

I might just get one since Costco has an Interstate agm battery for around $160.

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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39 minutes ago, 03blackz71 said:

Thanks everyone  but I am looking at 19 and up trucks battery lifespan.

 

I might just get one since Costco has an Interstate agm battery for around $160.

For 19 and up the answer would be at least 5 years....🙄

 

 

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CamGTP Senior Enthusiast

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The year of the truck doesn't really matter. The batteries are all the same, it's just shape, size and cold cranking amps that is all the difference. And if the truck was lead acid or AGM from the factory.


There are only 3 companies that make batteries the majority of the retail lead batteries in the USA. The Battery made by East Penn a dealership can buy is the same battery that you can buy at Napa with a different name and different price.

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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The computer is managing the charging system. (This has been true for 15 or 20 years.  The days of just a voltage regulator are gone. It commands put voltage level and is capable of 'load shedding' (turning stuff down or off)

 

Chart shows what it is expecting to manage.

 

 

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diyer2 Senior Enthusiast

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Replace it before it won't start, you pick the time. I replace at 4-5 years, depending on how it starts on a cold winter start. 

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newdude Senior Enthusiast

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Depends.  We have brand new ones with bad batteries on the lot.  3-4 years is doing good with the crap batteries they make now.  ACDelco batteries in the trucks from 1999-2018 used to last a good 5-7 years but not any more.  The replacement ones you are even lucky if they last 3-5 years.  

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