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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706  
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Gents my car is 3 years old in Feb
My Battery is struggling in this cold weather. Question is my battery covered under the warranty ? Cheers |
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10th Nov 2016 8:17pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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I'd be surprised if it was, they're consumables.
However I'm also surprised that it's struggling. Mine is five years old and fine, the farm pickup is 11 years old and whilst that's stored overnight in our workshop that's fine too. Have you got a lot of current draw with the vehicle off? |
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10th Nov 2016 9:41pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706
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Hi
I haven't got anything on but the car doesn't get used very often its ok if i give it run but another week and its on its way down again. |
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10th Nov 2016 9:44pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706
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Surely the battery should come with at least 3 years cover.
If you bought an after market Battery it would come with 3-5 years ? |
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10th Nov 2016 10:17pm |
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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 283 
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Have you tried charging it with a decent battery charger?
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11th Nov 2016 10:43am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17338 
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The best way to kill a battery is to fail to use it!
You could try using a good conditioning charger, such as a CTEK. This can rejuvenate the battery considerably. If you really don't use the vehicle often it is well worth leaving a CTEK connected all the time, so that the battery is properly maintainced. In this way it should suffer no ill-effects at all if not used for long periods. If a conditioning charger doesn't imrove your battery, you will have to bite the bullet and replace it. I think that it is highly unlikely that LR will replace it under warranty since there is an argument that it is misuse that has caused it to fail, but you have absolutely nothing to lose by asking. |
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11th Nov 2016 11:43am |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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As Blackwolf said above, good advice. I have a CTEK conditioner on my Series 1 and Porsche, they always start first time.
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11th Nov 2016 5:04pm |
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