ok. who on TW has the longest surviving OEM battery?

any 2005's running the stock OEM battery?

i checked mine out of my 2006. load tested it. it is not perfect, but okay. i think i will go into 2014 with it. maybe my first run into sub freezing temps will kill it in january. but i am hopeful. 8 years..i am close!

anyone else out there with a battery with crazy strength?

 

mine died a few months after the 3yr 36k mi warranty..

 

I don't get more than 2 years, max 3 years out of a battery. I am probably on my 4th one in my 2002. I have tried different brands and different grades, but it does not make much difference. I have to add that these are just regular wet cell batteries from Advance Auto or Walmart, similar to the OEM - not any fancy red tops.

 

my 07 still has the original battery in it

 

The one in my 06 just crapped earlier this year.

 

Early 09 still on ome battery
Lots of winching with it and i just left my done light on for about 5 days and she started right ip

 

I'm not a 2nd gen, but the battery right now in my truck right now, according to my brother-in-law, was last replaced in 2004.

 

Going on 5 years with mine. The dealer always says it's at a fail state at the last 3 state inspections. I'm getting some corrosion so I think it may be time to get a new one.

 

07 with my oem and 65k on it

 

Bought an 06 4 runner in Dec 2005. It's still has the original battery. It's been tested and not perfect, but it is still running.

 

I thought my 09 was toast the other day, but the indicator on
the battery was still green...turned out to be a little corrosion
on the Negative Terminal. So cleaned that up and she started strong again,
but i was surprised that so little contamination caused it to not start.

So check your negative term on occasion and keep it clean.
A little corrosion/buildup can interrupt the negative side.

btw, does anybody know who actually makes the OEM battery
or are they only dealer available?

Thx,
PC

 

I got about 5 years on the OEM battery. It was doing OK when it was replaced but was showing signs of weakening and I was heading into winter so I didn't want to chance it.

 

My first Tacoma I had bought a different one 3 months after new. My Access cab now I swapped it for an aftermarket one right from the dealership.

 

Still have mine 2003 taco

 

My battery and Tacoma is 5 years old today, both still going strong

 

This is what i was thinking of doing soon as well
And i will but another toyo one

 

Wonder if the heavy duty battery that comes with the tow package lasts longer than the non-tow pkg.....

 

on my '12 (with the tow pacakage) my battery lasted 38,000 miles . just over a year. Now on my old 02' first gen i only used 2 batteries in 10 years and the original lasted 6 years. And that had an amp for a sub and lots of hours playing music for parties and some hard mud ridding/jump starting some buddies in need.

 

I thought about that but ended up getting a good deal on an Optima so I went that route.

 

I still have the original one and mine is a 2006. It seems to be still going strong but it seems like I'm on borrowed time now.