On 06/19/2012 11:32 AM, ps56k wrote:
> Just replaced the battery in our 2001 Grand Cherokee.
> So, the orig battery was 2001, then replaced at 2006, now again at 2012.
>
> This would imply a general life of about 5 or 6 years.
>
> Since I was stranded in a Home Depot parking lot,
> and had a really hard time jumping the battery
> and then keeping the engine from stalling out... for some reason...
>
> Would it be better to be pro-active and just replace batteries every 5
> years,
> or wait for the eventual internal failure and being stranded... even with
> always having jumper cables
>
I live in Arizona and batteries get worked pretty hard. I'll go 4 years
and replace. It depends a lot on your "climate". Consider it
preventative maintenance.

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FRH