Crappy Nissan battery.

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Postby volvite » Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:57 pm

disallow wrote:I did call and asked if I needed my receipt. They said yes, so I guess I'm screwed.

Maybe I will find it in the next while, and then I can go get a new one.

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Not sure what stores are in Canada, but if you don't mind me asking which store did you buy it from?

I've seen this problem alot with Interstate batteries. They claim a nation wide warranty here in the US but you must retain your reciept for the warranty to work. However many stores print reciepts on the heat paper and when left in the vehicle after months and years, you can't read what's on the reciept any more and then the company is not held to the warranty as you have no proof. I hate that CRAP.


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Postby disallow » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:02 pm

Its a company called "Battery Direct", they have locations throughout western canada.

Limited distribution of Optima products up here in Canada...


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Postby volvite » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:06 pm

disallow wrote:Its a company called "Battery Direct", they have locations throughout western canada.

Limited distribution of Optima products up here in Canada...


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Terry,

That really sucks. Hopefully you can find your reciept and get some money out of it.

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Postby FLiPMaRC » Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:33 am

I usually just replace my car batteries every four years no matter what. For some reason I forgot about it in my Eclipse. Over 6 years :shock: :lol: One day I took a 160 mile round trip. I wasn't aware I was just running on the alternator :? It got me home, thank God :lol: It was a Kirkland battery from Costco.

I usually just get my batteries from Costco or Sams Club. Sams Club have Energizer(yes the one with the bunny) car batteries for around $60 :lol:

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Postby eieio » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:09 am

disallow wrote:Reviving an old post here. I hereby rescind my endorsement of the Optima Red Top! At 2.5yrs, it has crapped out on me twice in the past 3 weeks. I have done my diagnostics, and there are no abnormal parasitic loads, so its definitely the battery.

Also, due to some massive renovations we are doing, I misplaced my bill for this thing, and apparently it is required in order to get warranty. My bad I guess, but my experience in the past is that they mark off the label on the battery with the purchase date, and go off of that for warranty purposes. Not the case with Optima, in fact it specifically says (in small print!) that you need to keep your receipt. Dang.

As blowing another $180 on a battery is not a priority right now, I decided to go for a Kirkland brand battery from Costco. I ended up using a Group 35 (coincidentally the same size as the Optima) as they didn't have a 24 in stock.

$78.99 + $10 for the core.

I have attached a pic of the label, that shows the CC and CCA. Should meet the requirements. Also, note the warranty listed on the label. 3yr free replacement, 100 month prorated. Doubt I will have this truck in 100 months! so we are good to go!

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hey t!
i currently have an Optima Red Top in each of my Pathfinders (both 2005 R51's)
both of mine are slowly failing
all diagnostics are good, except for the batteries, which will not accept a charge of any more than 12.4 VDC
these batteries are 3 & 4 years old - not the least bit impressed with their quality (sorri i bought them)
i, too looked toward Costco for a replacement
they told me the same, that the Pathfinder takes a 24F battery with 700 CCA, but they don't make one
i think the (Group 35) battery that you bought is for the Frontier of the same year, which they say requires a 550 CCA battery
what i don't understand is why the PF has a different CCA requirement listing than the Frontier
also, need i be concerned that the CCA of the Costco battery is 60 CCA lower than they list
seems that you live in a colder environment than i do
i want to buy the new batteries at Costco because of my confidence in their way of doing business, their quality, and great customer service
just want to be as sure as possible that i'm making the right decision buying batteries that aren't quite to "spec "
has your Costco battery been performing to your satisfaction?
thanks, e

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Postby disallow » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:16 am

I've got no issues with the group 35 kirkland. Its been bulletproof. I've even killed it once (stone dead, left the radio on for about 3 days) and revived it with a 'non-intelligent' battery charger.

I now run kirkland batteries in all of my vehicles. By far the least costly and highest quality solution I've found so far.
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Postby eieio » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:51 am

disallow wrote:I've got no issues with the group 35 kirkland. Its been bulletproof. I've even killed it once (stone dead, left the radio on for about 3 days) and revived it with a 'non-intelligent' battery charger.

I now run kirkland batteries in all of my vehicles. By far the least costly and huighest quality solution I've found so far.
thanks terry!
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Postby disallow » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:08 pm

Not sure what they told you at costco, but the group 35 with 800 cranking/640 Cold Cranking amps seems to be a great combo for the PF. Is the group 35 you are looking at rated differently?

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Postby eieio » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:19 pm

disallow wrote:Not sure what they told you at costco, but the group 35 with 800 cranking/640 Cold Cranking amps seems to be a great combo for the PF. Is the group 35 you are looking at rated differently?
it was a group 35 with 640 CCA
i don't remember the "non-cold" cranking amperage
their catalog lists the original PF battery as a 700 CCA (60 CCA less than the group 35) so they didn't recommend the group 35
they listed the PF as using a group 24F, which they apparently do not make in the Kirkland line-up
the battery you mention is the one you have, isn't it?
do the cables fit and reach OK, and does it fit the battery compartment OK?

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Postby disallow » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:28 pm

Yep, its a little smaller, but the existing cables/clamps work, no mods required. I'm in the great white north here, no issues with the lower CCA rating. Its gonna be -22C tomorrow morning. I do run synthetic oil though.

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Postby eieio » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:44 am

installed the Costco/Kirkland group 35 batteries in both Pathfinders a week ago
they work fine, even in the mid 20 degree mornings
these batteries cost less than half the price of the Optimas that they replaced, and have a better warranty :D
thanks all, for your input

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Postby Rogue9 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:46 pm

Alright it's MY turn to revive the old threat.

I replaced my battery with that exact costco battery. Same price and all.
It lasted me up until a month ago when voltage started dropping so low it would cut out my auto start in the morning (when it goes below 10 volts autostart will cancel) It would crank if I held it that extra couple seconds.
One day the battery surged so much it scrambled the settings on my Compustar alarm somehow and I needed a boost to reset things and start my car.

The only reason I got a costco battery was price. I've used Red tops twice now (both lasting around 5 years each so I deem that to be good for a heavy use battery) that vehicle also had a 1500 watt sound system.

None of that in the PF so I went for stock.
Anyway, I returned the costco battery and got one from Battery Direct.

The one they gave me not only met Optima red/yellow standards it cost the same as the Costco battery. (I have a corporate discount though... hee hee)
The way they seem to match batteries to vehciles is by tray size. This battery from them is noticeably bigger, same height, fills the entire battery tray. And they offer as good a warranty as costco.

My PF has never cranked as strong as it does now.

So good luck to you costco batteries, maybe I had a dud.

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Postby tlee_20 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:19 pm

We have been seeing a lot of crap batteries in pathfinders, xterras, frontiers, armadas, and titans. Caps keep popping off from excessive case pressure.

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Postby ReynMan83 » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:34 pm

somehow, my 07 still has the factory nissan battery in it. it looks like hell, and will probably die tomorrow now that im praising it. but, after reading everyone elses luck with factory batts, i thought id add a positive (+) probably doesnt do me much good, it still starts strong, but i severely doubt it will make it thru another winter.

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Postby forgottenzone » Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:01 am

I use to use optimas on my previous vehicles. My company used alot of batteries for equipment we have. Specifically we have a sit on floor scraper and we use to use optima batteries. They would last long and outperform all. But let me tell you this, the new optimas maybe going back 5 years now are nowhere as good as they use to be.
We now use odessey extreme batteries. I know they are expensive but they are worth it. 8 years warranty no questions asked. They use only new pure lead to make their batteries. Unlike other companies this is why they dont charge any core fees. They have very low discharge rate. They can sit in your car for a year without getting drained. The battery has 1500 crancking amps. 1050 cca at 32 deg, and 880 cca at 0 deg. And yes i did not pay for mine. Company did :)

The model numb for our pathy is 34R-PC1500


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