Not me, my stock battery died in July 2001 in my 98 SLT, but I did not
expect much more life than that anyway.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 5:22 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: Next stop on the bus ride to hell...
Hmmm...that may be the reason. I never thought of it that way. Has anyone
else out there encountered an extremely long lived stock (factory) battery
that has a pretty healthy stereo system??? Let's get to the bottom of this.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""BARRY OLIVER"" <DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us> wrote in message news:sebfc7ab.062@mail.dhs.state.il.us... > > Actually, Brian and Josh, it may be just the opposite, you guys give your batteries enough of a "workout" to keep them semi-healthy. YMMV > > >>> fitchett@chem.utah.edu 05/12/03 10:36AM >>> > > I am with Josh on this matter. I have had my stock battery since i got my > dak at the end of 98. Granted i only have ~51000 miles on it but it also > has a decent stereo system (MTX thunderform) and i have run that out camping > for several hours and the truck still starts just fine. (knock on wood!) > > Brian > 98 SLT CC V6 > > > ""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message > news:b9oenu$8el$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > Have I just been really lucky that my stock battery has lasted 3 years and > > 45K miles??? I've got a whole bunch of stereo as well...I'm sure that the > > battery takes a beating. > > > > -- > > - Josh > > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > ""Steve Feiler"" <stcr@lvcm.com> wrote in message > > news:005f01c31778$b96b57c0$c7256844@computer... > > > > > > Another tip... This one for all the people who join "Dead Battery Club" > > > every month. There's a lot of people in this club - the factory battery > > > tends to crap out pretty early. > > > > > > This only works if you're still under warranty. If you're not, it's > time > > to > > > cough up some dough. > > > > > > Your battery is a guaranteed item during the factory warranty. If it > > > happens to go out during dealership service business hours (I believe > this > > > range is 6:30AM to 6:30 PM - call roadside support to confirm), the > > > dealership requires you to push/pull/tow/drag your vehicle to the > nearest > > > dealership for battery replacement. > > > > > > However, if your battery dies outside of those business hours, > > > Daimler-Chrysler is nice enough to authorize you to get back on the road > > > right away... Therefore, you can go to the store at night and buy > whatever > > > battery you want, get your vehicle working, and then submit the receipt > to > > > your local service department and they will reimburse up to $77 (the > value > > > of the replacement factory battery they would give you). This way you > can > > > pick whatever battery you want (to include Optimas) instead of getting > > > another one of those oversized bricks that seem to only last 24k miles. > > The > > > only catch is you have to spring for the battery out of your pocket and > > wait > > > 7-10 days before the reimbursement check shows up in your mailbox. > > > > > > Pretty straightforward? The only part "I'm not recommending" is that > the > > > dealership doesn't check the old battery - you can give it to the store > to > > > get your core charge back. I myself did truly have a dead battery and > was > > > happy to upgrade to an Optima for less than $40 out of pocket, but the > way > > > the system works, anybody could swap out their batteries at any time for > a > > > better model and get the reimbursement. Darwin tip: Make sure your > > battery > > > receipt shows you bought it outside of business hours. > > > > > > > > > >
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