Dead battery after 2 years?
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Dead battery after 2 years?
2017 F350 6.2. Battery quit on me after only 2 years. Is this a common problem? Wasn't happy to spend $200 on a battery on a 2 year old truck. Plus it was a good time to add the second battery that I set it up for. $400!
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Battery is fully warranted by Ford for 3 yrs/ 36k miles.
Tuned
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Do you run it in extreme (very hot or very cold) climates?
Batteries in the Sonoran Desert live short, hard lives - 2 years is pretty much standard when air temps are over 100 every day for 3 months.
Underhood temps can easily be 120+, especially under load.
Batteries in the Sonoran Desert live short, hard lives - 2 years is pretty much standard when air temps are over 100 every day for 3 months.
Underhood temps can easily be 120+, especially under load.
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2 years is pretty normal here in Arizona. also that should've been under warranty anyways. Got both of mine warrantied a couple months ago.
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Tuned
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Everything to pinch a penny...that is why quality, such as batteries used by Ford are typically garbage. It is mind blowing at the price you pay for these trucks but unpsetting when the manufacture skimps on cheap parts that will leave you stranded. However, like others have said, cold and heat will zap a battery rather quickly depending on where you live. The best advice I have ever taken when it came to this topic was buying a quality AGM battery and never looking back. They are a night and day difference from your typical lead acid and will out last most everything else.
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