How Long Should an Original Battery Last?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by MadMax

Well, crap. Sprocket wouldn't start this morning. It turned over and made that dead battery buzzing noise, but no joy on actually starting. My NAPA battery is just about two years old, I need to dig out the receipt and take it back to see what the problem is. I hope to hell it isn't the alternator! It's been rough to start for the past couple of days, but I drove it out into the Texas Hill Country on Friday and it was fine!

Edited to add: I just noticed the Legend batteries are only warrantied for 18 months, so I am out of luck there! :(

Wish me luck!

Cheers! M2

I wonder if the fact that your Yaris doesn't get as much use as it would if you didn't have other vehicles to drive has anything to do with the fate of your NAPA Legend ?

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I wonder if the fact that your Yaris doesn't get as much use as it would if you didn't have other vehicles to drive has anything to do with the fate of your NAPA Legend ?

I think so, combined with our hot weather; but my original battery lasted over five years!

However, my Yaris will will sit for weeks undriven because I travel and own a Jeep, a minivan and my son's got a car as well. I have been in this job for over four years now and the car gets driven a lot less because of it (my 2007 only has 33K mi on it!)

But the good news is despite the 18 month warranty, there is a 75 month replacement credit so I ended up paying less than forty bucks at NAPA for a replacement!

By the way, I did jump start the car and pulled the positive terminal to ensure it wasn't the alternator. The car kept on running which made me happy!

Cheers! M2

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by MadMax

I think so, combined with our hot weather; but my original battery lasted over five years!

However, my Yaris will will sit for weeks undriven because I travel and own a Jeep, a minivan and my son's got a car as well. I have been in this job for over four years now and the car gets driven a lot less because of it (my 2007 only has 33K mi on it!)

But the good news is despite the 18 month warranty, there is a 75 month replacement credit so I ended up paying less than forty bucks at NAPA for a replacement!

By the way, I did jump start the car and pulled the positive terminal to ensure it wasn't the alternator. The car kept on running which made me happy!

Cheers! M2

I disconnected the battery on my blue Yaris before leaving for California. It will be interesting to see if it starts right away after reconnecting it when I get back (that battery is a NAPA Legend purchased, IIRC, in February of 2014).