Oh No! Exide battery woes again - Team-BHP

GTO · 3rd May 2008, 10:20

My 2007 Indigo's 15 month battery warranty was valid until the 20th of April. Guess what happened this morning? Yup, the Exide battery conked off.....barely 2 weeks after the warranty coverage wore out.

You would think that Exide batteries have a self-destructing timer that activates when the warranty period expires. Needless to say, an Amaron has been ordered.

Sam Kapasi · 3rd May 2008, 10:27

Hah!! Stupid Exide again!!
You know what GTO, we have no more reason to be surprised with exide.

Sorry to hear about this, do let us know what you paid for the Amaron. Ding Dong.

Dippy · 3rd May 2008, 10:39

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Hah!! Stupid Exide again!!
You know what GTO, we have no more reason to be surprised with exide.

Sorry to hear about this, do let us know what you paid for the Amaron. Ding Dong.

What about the new Tata betteries that are out recently? Amaron are pretty good though. They really last long.

PatienceWins · 3rd May 2008, 11:15

Amaraon is good.
My experience with Exide has been bad. I think they have some timer to last little longer than the warranty period.

theMAG · 3rd May 2008, 11:17

Exide used to work best in our Premier Padmini. I have yet to see them perform in newer cars.

iraghava · 3rd May 2008, 12:04

Funnily enough, Exide has worked quite well in my cars (touch wood!) but reading about all these experiences is starting to make me quite wary of them.

yayaati · 3rd May 2008, 12:08

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Originally Posted by theMAG

Exide used to work best in our Premier Padmini. I have yet to see them perform in newer cars.

You are rite sir, it used to perform but no longer most of the market is flooded with replicas

Sam Kapasi · 3rd May 2008, 12:18

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Originally Posted by yayaati

You are rite sir, it used to perform but no longer most of the market is flooded with replicas

Replicas of Exide Batteries at reputed battery dealers? Are you sure? I don't think you're correct.

karlosdeville · 3rd May 2008, 12:23

Its so strange, Ive seen both extremes. We have 2 near identical Altos in the family, both 2002 models, similar milage. One had the battery conk out within 10 months and replaced under warranty, the other is 6 years and going strong!

yayaati · 3rd May 2008, 12:24

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Replicas of Exide Batteries at reputed battery dealers? Are you sure? I don't think you're correct.

Well Sam Bhai the replicas also has 2 years replacement warranty, they look identical - this was told by one of the mechanic when my old santro battery gone bad and i was bout to get a Exide

vikram18 · 3rd May 2008, 12:27

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Originally Posted by GTO

My 2007 Guess what happened this morning? Yup, the Exide battery conked off.....barely 2 weeks after the warranty coverage wore out.

Same case with my inverter batteries. In my case they were the truck batteries; damn unnecessary expense to replace. Surprisingly, I haven't had bad experiences with Exide in my cars. Knock on wood!

nitrous · 3rd May 2008, 17:00

Exides were quality,those days.
Unfortunately, the company seems to have gotten stuck and haven't evolved with the times!

svsantosh · 3rd May 2008, 17:17

exide eh?? Sorry to hear about that GTO. Mine in Alto is 20days short of the "5" YEAR mark. Still going strong.

Any BHPian owns a TATA Branded Battery, Feedback please. I am sure its some Expat Technology that TATA can use to cut costs further on its cars.

Sam Kapasi · 3rd May 2008, 17:24

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Originally Posted by svsantosh

am sure its some Expat Technology that TATA can use to cut costs further on its cars.

OT but you know expats are people. You cannot use it to talk about technology that is imported from somewhere.

Expat is short for expatriate - a foreigner living in another country.

bblost · 3rd May 2008, 17:26

Had a scare this morning when the Car refused to start.
Push started her and drove to the battery guy.

No water, bone dry. Drank in almost 1.5 L.

Car kept warning me over a month. Was getting a slight delay in starting action but I am stupid, I feel so bad that the sweet heart kept warning and I did not listen.

A public apology to my car. I AM SORRY, BABE.

Note: Its an almost 4 year old SF battery.

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GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,554 View My Garage	Oh No! Exide battery woes again My 2007 Indigo's 15 month battery warranty was valid until the 20th of April. Guess what happened this morning? Yup, the Exide battery conked off.....barely 2 weeks after the warranty coverage wore out. You would think that Exide batteries have a self-destructing timer that activates when the warranty period expires. Needless to say, an Amaron has been ordered. __________________ GTO Change the way you think, and watch the world change around you. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin (but watch this space) Posts: 6,876 View My Garage	Hah!! Stupid Exide again!! You know what GTO, we have no more reason to be surprised with exide. Sorry to hear about this, do let us know what you paid for the Amaron. Ding Dong. __________________ Live the YetiLife® *MA-DONNA! MA-DONNA! MA-DONNA!*

3rd May 2008, 11:17	#5 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,621 View My Garage	Exide used to work best in our Premier Padmini. I have yet to see them perform in newer cars. __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

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iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,455 View My Garage	Funnily enough, Exide has worked quite well in my cars (touch wood!) but reading about all these experiences is starting to make me quite wary of them. __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

3rd May 2008, 12:23	#9 (permalink)
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 3,304 View My Garage	Its so strange, Ive seen both extremes. We have 2 near identical Altos in the family, both 2002 models, similar milage. One had the battery conk out within 10 months and replaced under warranty, the other is 6 years and going strong! __________________ ( O \ \| / O )

3rd May 2008, 11:15	#4 (permalink)
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,049 View My Garage	Amaraon is good. My experience with Exide has been bad. I think they have some timer to last little longer than the warranty period.

3rd May 2008, 17:00	#12 (permalink)
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Motorcity Madras Posts: 4,194 View My Garage	Exides were quality,those days. Unfortunately, the company seems to have gotten stuck and haven't evolved with the times! __________________ hindu.com/mp/2008/08/25/stories/2008082522220200.htm

3rd May 2008, 17:17	#13 (permalink)
svsantosh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 460 View My Garage	exide eh?? Sorry to hear about that GTO. Mine in Alto is 20days short of the "5" YEAR mark. Still going strong. Any BHPian owns a TATA Branded Battery, Feedback please. I am sure its some Expat Technology that TATA can use to cut costs further on its cars. __________________ Dont wear Helmets & Seatbelts to reach Heaven Faster You hardly have any time left in this world to be a sinner

3rd May 2008, 17:26	#15 (permalink)
bblost BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 714 View My Garage	Had a scare this morning when the Car refused to start. Push started her and drove to the battery guy. No water, bone dry. Drank in almost 1.5 L. Car kept warning me over a month. Was getting a slight delay in starting action but I am stupid, I feel so bad that the sweet heart kept warning and I did not listen. A public apology to my car. I AM SORRY, BABE. Note: Its an almost 4 year old SF battery. __________________ Asatoma Sat Gamaya Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityorma aMritam Gamaya RE TBird 2003, no speedo, no range limits. Wagon R, 2004. Last edited by bblost : 3rd May 2008 at 17:27. Reason: note

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