Out of Warranty Battery Replacement

[bciesq]

Originally Posted by Eli

290CCA, Flooded..

They were talking about your 12V battery.

LOL ... thanks. I take it that "flooded" just means "wet cell"?

[Willie Williford]

The best thing to do would be to recontact the dealer and have them explain what was written down.

Willie

[Artric]

Which dealership was this? Just curious incase I need service - my warranty is up in a few months.

GL!

[bciesq]

Originally Posted by Artric

Which dealership was this? Just curious incase I need service - my warranty is up in a few months.

GL!

Holler Honda. Johnnie Street (she's a she, btw) was the service writer and was awesome.

[bciesq]

The IMA light came on this weekend. For those keeping score, the Honda replacement (refurbished) battery lasted almost exactly 18 months. Warranty replacements are one thing, but I can't imagine why someone would pay full freight for a Honda battery at this point.

[Eli]

Ouch. That's terrible. Almost seems like they're getting worse!

[theaveng]

Wow.
Maybe I don't want Honda to give my a free under-warranty battery after all. On the other hand: Don't they usually come with 3 year warranties?

[jerrydelrey]

Mine was replaced last year under warranty. I hope it doesn't do this.

[bciesq]

Originally Posted by theaveng

Wow.
Maybe I don't want Honda to give my a free under-warranty battery after all. On the other hand: Don't they usually come with 3 year warranties?

If you read upthread, they replaced mine out of warranty for about $300 (10% of the retail price of the replacement). I assume that my refurbished battery was under a one year warranty.

[Eli]

Would probably be worth clarifying with them, but I'll assume that a "Goodwill repair" carries no warranty.

If you were to buy a brand new Honda battery, it would carry a 3 year, 36k mile warranty.... and cost $3000.