Woke up to a dead battery yesterday...need new battery

let it charge all day and tried it again this morning but it won’t start. If I jump it, it starts just fine. No idea how it could have died. I didn’t leave anything on. No new accessories that may be draining power. I do have two light bars hooked up but they have been on there for months/years so I don’t think that is the problem.

I’m going to get a new one today...what kind of battery should I replace it with?

 

Interstate.

 

Is it still under warranty

 

Original Taco battery ? Bad cell. Read the voltage on the battery.
Bet its down about 2 volts.

 

Did you check the water level?

 

Should be. But I figured they wouldn’t cover it because of the light bars

 

What’s the fix?

 

The original battery in our 2012 died last year. Went with Optima yellow top and do not regret the expense at all.

 

Get your own battery and call toyota corp. for warranty work. They will have you send in your receipt and pay you in a few weeks.

 

Consumer Reports has a very good review of batterys in all price rangers. certainly worth a look.

 

Is this in the same issue as the reviews of the tacos?

 

Had the same issue around 30k battery just went to shit. Free replacement under warranty.

 

Mine failed within 6 months of buying the Truck

 

warranty, why is this even a question?

 

It’s sunday, and a holiday weekend so I can’t take it to the dealer and need a running truck. I will try to do what Prairie Hawk recommended and get reimbursed.

 

That was my situation exactly. I couldn't get to a dealer and needed a battery. I kept the bad battery until I got in touch with Toyota because I wasn't sure how it would go down. It was a fairly simple process. I had to wait on hold for a few minutes but that was much better than going to wait at the dealer.
I also like the idea of another warranty that won't expire soon because I was close to the 3 year/36,000 mile limit.

 

I get my batteries at walmart. 5 year battery (3 free replacement, 2 prorated).

 

I replaced it with a X2 power AGM battery which has enough power to run all accessories all day without draining the battery.
Stock battery was a POS, end of story. Toyota cheaped out on a part that often gets replaced anyway.

 

New battery. Being truck is so new they probably will give you a new ine for free.
They did for me.
Only problem I’ve had in two years.

 

I wouldn’t even want a stock battery if they offered to swap it out for free. Only to be left stranded when it goes south too. Yes an upgraded battery will cost you some out of pocket, but it’s worth it in the end. Especially if you run a lot of accessories.