Toyota ATIV Car Battery

[John9]

I had replaced new car battery from Toyota Dealer about 2 years back and was told during service yesterday its going down n needs replacing. I thought that's very short life  so asking for advice for best replacement battery, best brand n where to buy get it replaced fitted in Pattaya. What guarantee to expect n price ? My Toyota ATIV  was purchased as new car in December 2018 Toyota brand Battery was fitted as replacement. Yes I do go away 2 or 3 times a year for 3 to 5 weeks so car is not being used - do not know if that is reason ?

All advice reply will be appreciated n I thank all in advance now.

 

[retarius]

Personally I would complain. I expect 5 years from a battery, that comes with a new vehicle. After the second battery ie 10 years I usually change to a cheaper battery with no noticeable difference in battery life.

I have had from my local dealer a tendency to wish to sell me things I don't need. I don't know how widespread this is. It didn't used to happen. Now at every service there seems to be something that needs replacing. I always tell them no and have never had any obvious problems  with the vehicles. I've moved to change it when there is an obvious problem. 

I bought a new Ford Fiesta years ago for my wife to learn to drive in....she never did. We took it for service and they said the fuel pump needed changing (16000 baht, they claimed that had to take the engine out, to replace it) as it had just come out of warranty. We ignored the dealer, never used them again and 8 years later the car is still running with the original fuel pump.

The other horror story is that my wife crashed the car and we had 2nd class insurance. We took the car to the insurance approved dealer who kept it for weeks on end. When we got it back it ran very badly as though the shocks were shot. I took it to a cheapo place for replacement and found that the original Ford shock had been removed and replaced with old broken shocked, every one from a different manufacturer. The guy I dealt with recommended I went to the police but for what I paid for replacement shocks (4000baht I think ??????) it wasn't worth it....and what could I prove without having any evidence???