The Battery Issue

[1robind]

i live in northwest ohio, and i still have my original battery in, and working fine...2003 vibeneptune blue

[Susan]

I have my original, too, even after 6 full winters. It's gonna need to be replaced this summer, though. Every time I change the oil I have to brush off the terminals.2003 GTAbyss112,000 miles and counting

[jclay49]

2004 base/auto with 80k and the original battery--Ohio winters.

[silvrhawk7]

My factory one died around 49,000 miles, south florida summers

[MrsGart]

I feel like a flippin genius! I bought a 2005 in 2008 with 38K. One of the first things I do with a "new" used car is take it to Sears and put the biggest, baddest Diehard they can put into it. I just hate sitting on the side of the road... don't you? Oh, and No I don't work for Sears. I just never have had a starting problem by doing this one simple upgrade

[Vinlandr]

Mine is a 2006 and I got 91500km.The original battery died on me a couple weeks before Christmas 2010. I thought it was my aftermarket remote starter but it turned out that one is fine no power leak.Maybe its just our Canadian winter I dunno.Now I got a new one I should be fine for a while...

[03VibeOttawa]

Hmm - after almost 9.5 years, I think my original battery may be on the way out. I couldn't start it after only 10 mins of listing to music with the engine off while the g/f was shopping last night. That's the second time it's needed a boost after only 10 mins of accessory drain. Thankfully I was only 1km from home, and had my trusty batterY booster ready to go.It still has yet to give me any grief with a cold start.The budget-minded part of me is going to keep the battery until it starts giving me actual trouble. I might get another year out of it yet.