How long have your factory batteries lasted?

[MillerR]

My '03, Ordered in Aug of '02 and delivered in Nov '02: So far... 7 yrs - 5 months, 125,000 miles, no issues.

 

[icman95]

Reviving this thread because back in January I said my OEMs were running fine. It's time now, to toll the death knell for them. They've been turning the engine fairly slowly lately, but being summertime, I wasn't too worried. I don't drive it much when the weather's good as I use my bike to commute to work. However, winter's on the way and the OEMs would not have made it through the first cold night.



I was so thrilled with the performance of the OEMs that I was seriously considering getting them again as a replacement, but my neighbor and TDR member had some fairly new Sears Platinum AGMs that he didn't need anymore and sold to me for $50 each. I put them in today and the engine turned so fast, I thought it was going to launch out of the engine bay! What a difference. I guess I'm all set for the next few years.



Total time with OEMs: 1 week short of 9 years 4 months. Wow!

 

[Blakers]

Sears Platinum AGMs

What are the Platinum AGMs? Thanks

 

[MickeyMiller]

Sears Platinum AGMs are the premium batter made for Sears by Odessey... that's what I used in my '03 when I replaced the originals. BTW, I replaced mine without seeing any problems... 6 years on an original battery worried me. I expect 10 years out of these Platinums, based on my previous experience with Odessey.

 

[icman95]

AGM=Absorbed Glass Mat batteries. You can install them in any position, even upside down and they won't spill. Off roaders use them a lot because of their resistance to vibration and jarring from bumps, etc.



This might help:



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I'm not sure I would have spent the $ on them if I had to buy them new, but the price I got from my neighbor was well worth it.

 

[BK]

What are the Platinum AGMs? Thanks

"Absorbed glass mat"



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[Newf Limo]

Still lovin' mine! And NO corrosion problem anymore!

 

[PatrickMarshall]

Bought my truck on Labor Day of 06', batteries lasted til Labor Day of 2010, 4 yrs. Went with the Autozone yellow top batteries.

 

[bigblock_doc]

2003, 125,000 miles and still orginal. Probably jinks myself.

 

[Wingate]

2006 with 35K on it and had to replace both batteries just about 3 weeks ago... .

THis is what happens when the truck is used for a shop stereo and lawn ornamanet...

 

[chazj]

2002 with 157000 miles & 8 years of service on OEM batteries... so far. Hopefully I will get some warning before they die as opposed to finding out one winter day that they went caput...

 

[E7mack96]

i still have originals in my 03. 84,000 miles and enough hrs for 200,000 miles.

 

[Road Dog]

My '02 (built April-2002) still has it's original batteries after 98,000km (59,000mi). It's important to keep them fully charged in the off season.

 

[VLopresti]

Still have the original batteries - 04. 5 with 137K miles...

 

[rjones]

2003, 125,000 miles and still orginal. Probably jinks myself.

same here so I wont say anything :-laf Ill just steal your quote

 

[RWood]

2005. 125000 miles. Pickup sat for a month and batteries were bad.

 

[Billy Golightly]

'03 with about 115K on it, still the original ones

 

[Grizzly]

I still have the OEM batteries on my 05 CTD Ram. Just replaced the OEM battery on my 03 Toyota Avalon.

 

[BILLVO]

My 02 has 115K on OEMs and still ticking yet.

My 05 has 85K on OEMs and still ticking also.

 

[4xquadrod]

I just replaced mine in August just as a precaution because I was going to tow out of town. Mine were original from Oct. 02 they still worked. However when I installed the new ones my engine turned over quite a bit faster and seemed to start quicker. I couldn't tell there was an issue until then.

The originals lasted 8 years, In hind sight I probably should of bought the same, but I went with the red top Optimas instead. I had one last 12 years, used it in a dunebuggy for 4 years then moved it to a motorhome for another 8. The battery was so bleached out you couldn't tell what color it was. :-laf