New car, battery already half dead ???

maizenblue · 03-10-2015, 06:41 PM

i work at a ford dealer, so maybe there is some similarities with what nissan does. but we have handheld battery testers and a big Rotunda battery tester. Ford will only pay for a new battery if the battery fails the rotunda tester. many times, the battery will fail the handheld tester and then pass the rotunda tester. in which case, there is nothing we as the dealership can do to help, unless you are a preferred customer and we fudge the results. but obviously we do not use the rotunda tester when it is out of warranty as there is no reason to. so, my advice would be to just wait for a while longer to give the battery more time to die and take it back. perhaps nissan has the same warranty claims process on batteries as we do.

cobra · 03-11-2015, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by maizenblue

i work at a ford dealer, so maybe there is some similarities with what nissan does. but we have handheld battery testers and a big Rotunda battery tester. Ford will only pay for a new battery if the battery fails the rotunda tester. many times, the battery will fail the handheld tester and then pass the rotunda tester. in which case, there is nothing we as the dealership can do to help, unless you are a preferred customer and we fudge the results. but obviously we do not use the rotunda tester when it is out of warranty as there is no reason to. so, my advice would be to just wait for a while longer to give the battery more time to die and take it back. perhaps nissan has the same warranty claims process on batteries as we do.

I was thinking about going back later in the year to another dealership and get them to check it again in case I'm lucky and they change it but my wife said:
Don't waist your time and buy another one.
I don't trust this battery now so I will replace it before I get stranded somewhere with no help in site, thanks guys for the replies I just got a bad battery, lucky me !

nis350 · 03-12-2015, 12:16 AM

that's a wise decision. battery is cheap and easy to replace.

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Originally Posted by cobra

Don't waist your time and buy another one.
I don't trust this battery now so I will replace it before I get stranded somewhere with no help in site, thanks guys for the replies I just got a bad battery, lucky me !

Tadpole · 03-12-2015, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nis350

that's a wise decision. battery is cheap and easy to replace.

Batteries use to be cheap. They are stupid expensive now.

nis350 · 03-12-2015, 11:12 PM

really? not sure what battery you're looking for, but you can get a good one for under $100.

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Originally Posted by Tadpole

Batteries use to be cheap. They are stupid expensive now.

90 ST · 03-12-2015, 11:49 PM

I would just use the battery you have until it dies and you can get warranty on it. Keep one of these with you, I have one like it and it works great!

cobra · 06-18-2015, 05:32 AM

I saw that charger on the internet. The guy was cranking a motorcycle many times and after would go to a truck and start it and go back to the motorcycle again and crank it up several times and that thing still had power, wow. Amazing tool and compact too.
I bought a SOLAR battery tester and my CCA was 400 but not enough to get a new battery because Nissan said it was border line acceptable. This is so much B.S. from Nissan. They can't replace a stupid $100.00 battery after I spent all this money on a brand new fully loaded Z.

Tadpole · 03-13-2015, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nis350

really? not sure what battery you're looking for, but you can get a good one for under $100.

Where? You can buy a pos one with 500cca for right at 100 bucks. They are 130 plus now at most if not all part stores

nis350 · 03-14-2015, 12:46 AM

Interstate battery from Costco. Z uses an ordinary battery you can find at most places cheap. If you are looking for batteries for the BMW's and the like, then it is harder to find and cost quite a bit more.

IMO, even $130 isn't that much considering that it will last 4 to 5 years. Most good batteries have 3 years free replacement warranty.

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Originally Posted by Tadpole

Where? You can buy a pos one with 500cca for right at 100 bucks. They are 130 plus now at most if not all part stores

06-18-2015, 05:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
cobra Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Georgetown, Ontario Posts: 121 Drives: 2014 Blue 370Z M6 Rep Power: 12	Nissan let me down ! I saw that charger on the internet. The guy was cranking a motorcycle many times and after would go to a truck and start it and go back to the motorcycle again and crank it up several times and that thing still had power, wow. Amazing tool and compact too. I bought a SOLAR battery tester and my CCA was 400 but not enough to get a new battery because Nissan said it was border line acceptable. This is so much B.S. from Nissan. They can't replace a stupid $100.00 battery after I spent all this money on a brand new fully loaded Z.

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03-10-2015, 06:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
maizenblue Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Denver Posts: 288 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 12	i work at a ford dealer, so maybe there is some similarities with what nissan does. but we have handheld battery testers and a big Rotunda battery tester. Ford will only pay for a new battery if the battery fails the rotunda tester. many times, the battery will fail the handheld tester and then pass the rotunda tester. in which case, there is nothing we as the dealership can do to help, unless you are a preferred customer and we fudge the results. but obviously we do not use the rotunda tester when it is out of warranty as there is no reason to. so, my advice would be to just wait for a while longer to give the battery more time to die and take it back. perhaps nissan has the same warranty claims process on batteries as we do.