hello im not a honda guy but my mom has a 2006 honda accord se with 69XXXkms on it and her battery died after 4 years what the ****? the car is still under warranty will they replace the battery for free or if not which battery should i buy definetely not a honda one Optima or Johnsoncontrols(10 year warranty). Same thing happened to her old accord 93 3.5 years and the battery died in it. Anyways any help/input would be nice thanks

 

I think the stock battery is warranted for 3 year free replacement, and pro-rated after that. Check the warranty information that came with the car. I think 5 years on the oem battery is doing pretty good, most don't last that long. Sure, you can buy a battery that will probably last longer, but of course it will cost more. Optima? No way. I'm sure they're good batteries, but not for that price. I just bought a Duralast Gold from Autozone ($95).

 

man quit bitching. mine died after 2 yrs and less than 40k miles. same car too, 06 accord se. of course it's out of warranty already so i just bought a new one from autozone. 4 yrs is pretty good i would say.

 

Even the Optima battery only has a 3 year "free replacement", which is clearly not long enough for the price. If any battery has a 10 year warranty, it's pro-rated and not worth much after 3-4 years.

 

4 years is within normal acceptable battery life. It's slightly on the short side, but not abnormal. Operating conditions play a large role in battery life; your mother is likely more demanding on the battery than others.

 

Haha, what? Why should the battery be warrantied after that kind of time? There are a million ways you could drain the battery so why should it be warrantied?

 

I wouldnt be worried about Honda's battery, Mine gave out on me after 3 years also. I would say its normal if you have other electrical hookups connected to your battery or excessive use of the battery while the car is off. ie: radio use, fan, etc. I would suggest getting a rechargeable battery like optima or braille batteries, they have good reviews and feedback from customers and are pretty damn good battery and can be rechargeable.