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Originally Posted by red-beard

YES! A Car topic - Woo Hoo!

My Ford F250, 2017. I bought it in September 2017. Battery died last week. I was able to charge it and get the truck to start, but no re-start cold. I fortunately bought one of those tiny start assist boxes (https://no.co/gb50).

This morning, had no trouble getting an appointment at the FORD dealer. Drove right in. They said they had to do an hour test. Came back, yep dead battery. Replaced under Warranty.

2.5 years seems short (hah!) life for a battery. I recently replaced Mrs. Beard's battery and it only lasted 3 years. (make that of it what you will).

Anyone else experiencing short car battery life?

My experience in our hot environment is that the original battery usually lasts a long time, 5+ years, but that subsequent parts store batteries (even the good ones with long warranties) last 3-4 years. The heat in our environment is very bad for batteries. I'd have expected the battery in your truck to have lasted much longer, unless maybe it's got crazy high miles for it's 2.5-3 year life which could mean a lot more heat and jostling.