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Originally Posted by brandiA
Took the 2009 WRX into the dealership within warranty because it dies if you don't drive it everyday and they said there's nothing wrong with the battery(fully charged). Now I bring it in again because it continues to die all the time time and they are charging me 185.00 bucks because its 6 months out of warranty.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can deal with this? I thought the warranty covered everything in the car (parts,materials) and they say the battery was fully charged so they have no "code" to bill corporate. Sounds like total bull****, right? If the car is dying all the time and they can't find anything wrong with the battery or codes in the car's computer DOES NOT MEAN NOTHING IS WRONG.
I am looking for some strong words I can use this Saturday to get them to pony up on the battery replacement...either pertaining to the warranty covering a defective battery or existing known issues with batteries dying for no reason.
Any advice is appreciated!
B
The factory warranty is 3yrs 36,000 miles bumper to bumper. From date of sale. If your car was sold at lets say 150 miles your warranty expires at 36,150 miles or 36 months from date of sale (sold 4/30/09 it would still be in warranty). That is for which ever comes first. If you have 36,450 miles now but not the 36 months its out of warranty.
The stock battery carries a pro-rated warranty depending on age. If it's a 72 month battery and fails a load test after 3 years you're not always guaranteed a full replacement. You may only get $50 for it.
One thing folks do tend to forget is that an item like a battery requires some attention. If it freezes, or is ever fully drained this will cause it to fail and some manufactures claim this voids the warranty on the spot.
If you're having a power drain issue it is best you locate that before replacing the battery. The battery is an easy item to test, a power drain is best left to the professionals.
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