ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (battery)
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Le Mans Master
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From: Arizona
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (battery)
This is the 2rd battery that I have had to put in the car in the last 15 months. The first time the delco leaked @ 5000 miles and the dealer had to replace the ECU harness. The dealer replaced the delco with (what else) another delco. Yesterday the car began to have a hard time starting. It would eventually crank over, but I didn't want to chance it. I took it to sears and they ran a load test on it. Battery went bad after 3 loads. So, to make a long story short, I got a die hard. Hopefully its the last battery this car will see for sometime.
Have any of you had bad experiences with delco batteries?
Have any of you had bad experiences with delco batteries?
Pro
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Houston, Republic of Texas
Re: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (luvinc5)
ditto the ditto. Same problem with a leaking Delco. Required 2 trips to the Dealer to get all the corroded crap fixed. Hope there is not more trouble lurking down there. Pulled the brand-new Delco and put in a Red Top.
Had the same thing happen with a Delco batt in a Suburban I previously owned. The acid leaked down the cable to where it dripped on the transmission coolant line. It eventually ate through the aluminum to create a pin hole that then sprayed a fine mist of ATF into the RF wheel assembly. Biggest damn mess I've even seen in my life. Took 2 days to cleanup.
Get a Red Top!
Had the same thing happen with a Delco batt in a Suburban I previously owned. The acid leaked down the cable to where it dripped on the transmission coolant line. It eventually ate through the aluminum to create a pin hole that then sprayed a fine mist of ATF into the RF wheel assembly. Biggest damn mess I've even seen in my life. Took 2 days to cleanup.
Get a Red Top!
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St. Jude Donor '14
Re: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (ICULUKN-C5)
I've heard of leaking Delcos plenty of times, but not on an '01 or '02. I thought these had glass mat batteries in them. :confused:
Anyhow, if I were replacing mine, I'd go for the Optima. A no-brainer, it seems to me. :yesnod:
Anyhow, if I were replacing mine, I'd go for the Optima. A no-brainer, it seems to me. :yesnod:
Drifting
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From: Forest Lake MN
Re: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (ICULUKN-C5)
I also just replaced my dead - leaking Delco with a MaxTec(?) from Wal-Mart after 4 years and 27000 miles. The Max has a bright yellow casing with a black top....I was thinking this would look nice in a MY C5.
$69 plus a 3 year full replacement - no pro-rating
$69 plus a 3 year full replacement - no pro-rating
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Re: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (ICULUKN-C5)
Ditto for me too! I replaced mine with a good ole DieHard. My years of experience tells me that we can depend on this battery! :yesnod:
Tom
Tom