Darned Interstate battery...

wore out

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #1

Only made nearly seven and a half years! (Sale date October, 2015.)

This one wasn't babied or kept clean or on a maintainer, and was in a vehicle that sits unused sometimes for months.

I'm IMPRESSED!

 

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rrlund

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #2

Cheap junk! Probably made in China. Everything is nowadays.

 

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LPgas only

Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #3

Dang!! Just out of warranty !!

 

rustred

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #4

HA HA, i got double that from my 2008 honda quad. went 15 years and just replaced it . many many stops and starts on it. went through
2 starters though. them dam magnets keep letting go . usually very easy to get 10 years out of any battery. replaced the original 2013
jeep battery this fall.

 

rusty6

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Location

East central Sask.

• Mar 13, 2023

• #5

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JMOR

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Location

TX

• Mar 13, 2023

• #6

As long as we are in a contest, mine was installed by Jesus & still cranking!

 

Geo-TH,In

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #7

The first story teller doesn't have a chance with you. lol

 

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kencombs

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• Mar 13, 2023

• #8

I think luck has more to do with it than anything else. I've been driving for 64 years and can only recall one battery failing before the warranty expired. Interstate.

OTOH, I replaced the OEM battery in my Tundra a couple of months ago. Sold new Nov 2012.

 

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sotxbill

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #9

Where you live has a lot to do with battery life. Deep south we have an average battery life of 3.6 years due to heat here. Newer vehicles actually have a battery blanket around them now to shield off the excessive heat to help us down here. Northern US can have a 7.x year average battery life per the chart. Way up north gets short again. Other things like ecu drain, surface drain can also affect the life.

 

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Leroy

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #10

I had one Interstate and it lasted no better than my TSC
batteries for 3 times the price.

 

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Jeff NWOH

Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #11

I just changed this one out on my
skidsteer. It came from Interstate, but
wasn't an Interstate branded battery...

 

old popper

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #12

This must be the year. I just replaced an Interstate battery in my (old beater) pickup that gets seldom use. My battery was also 7 years old. The new one was spendy for all the more I use that truck, but when I want to use it I want to turn the key and go!

 

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Mrfred54

Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #13

Got a 1998 Ram 1500 and still on the original battery. Have noticed lately though that
it is cranking over a little slower than normal. Will be replacing it though so I
don't get stranded somewhere. I know the next one will not last 25 years. Been very
lucky with the original.

 

Liquid_wrench

Member

Location

Ohio

• Mar 13, 2023

• #14

I replaced a 12 year old Interstate battery last year in my 135 gas MF.

 

Hobo,NC

Well-known Member

Location

Sanford, NC

• Mar 13, 2023

• #15

I checked a two year old interstate today it was bad.... Luck of the draw are the standard Costco garbage.

 

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fastfarmall

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• Mar 13, 2023

• #16

i just happen to get about 7-8 years out of my batterys also, but i got most of them sitting on 3/8 thick conveyor belting, and i am in the northern region!

 

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fastfarmall

Well-known Member

• Mar 13, 2023

• #17

Not all, in Hays Kansas, they make battesys, i cant remember brands, doesnt make any difference!

 

MarkB_MI

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Location

Motown USA

• Mar 14, 2023

• #18

The original battery in our 2012 Acadia is still going strong. If it quits, I have no idea where in the car it's located.

 

Fixingfarmer

Member

• Mar 14, 2023

• #19

I have used a different battery in my Silverado every time. 5
years each. Its a 2005 and in 2010 it got one. 2015. 2020. In
2015 I switched to a dual post and added a master disconnect
as its been sitting more. No change really as I needed a
battery during the shortages. Ac Delco original Die Hard first.
Caterpillar second was nice with part number easy to find.
Currently an advance auto brand I cant even remember.
I know some people who yank the batteries out of their
tractors and store them in the shop who get 10 years easy out
of their maintenance batteries. To me checking the electrolyte
level isnt worth the time.

 

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Mark-Ia

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• Mar 14, 2023

• #20

Behind the passenger seat under the floor