Battery life?

[Squirrel13]

I would agree if the vehicle is driven frequently for long enough trios otherwise the batteries never get to 80%

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[Noco]

Mine is a November 2021 delivery and I’m still on the original battery.

 

[tourproto]

Still on the OG battery in my March 2022 Badlands. Does not sit for long (1 week at most between drives) but drives can be short or long. 3.5 years as of right now and it still turns over fine.

 

[Retired Old Man]

I bought my 2023 Raptor as a "Leftover" at the end of April, 2024.
The salesmen told me that it had been sitting on the lot for months without being started.
In the last three months, I've had the battery die twice after sitting for 3 to 4 days without being driven.
I've not replaced the battery, instead I keep the battery on a battery tender when the Bronco is not in use.
I also take my NOCO GB40 with me when I'm out, in all my vehicles.
Is it easier to just buy a new battery, maybe, but I haven't had a problem since leaving it on the tender, and I already had the tender and the GB40, so I'll see how long this battery lasts.

 

[BroncocnorB]

Dealer replaced mine under warranty at just under 3 years. First sign was losing my start up screen horsey graphics.

 

[TherinWhitten]

I replaced the OG battery because Start / Stop went off (Which in the manual means the battery doesn't stay above 50 percent total capacity). 4.5 years in it never left me stranded but I don't want it to strand me in sub zero temps this winter.
Replaced and reset the BMS and good to go again.

 

[Severum17]

2024 sits for sometimes a week or so. I put a charger/maintainer on it every so often. It shows a percentage charge of 25 to 45% usually when I put it on. Had it in for warranty work a short while back and had them test the charging system and battery. All showed good. I dont feel it should go down to 25% charge, but havent had to jump it yet. Is there a way to tell if the BMS mode is on?

 

[broadicustomworks]

Mine is a November 2021 delivery and I’m still on the original battery.

Same, 4 years and 82k miles.
However the A.S.S. has been "greyed out" for a week or two now. Prompted me to cycle through the displays and I've noticed the alternator putting out a consistent 15V, with the early morning drives to work at 15.2-15.3.
My gut tells me that even though I have not seen any "battery saver" types of messages, it might be time to pre-emptively replace it before a 15 degree 5:30AM work-day tragedy.

 

[BleednBlue]

So ASS not working properly is an indication of a battery on its last leg? I’ve noticed lately A.S.S. is not as dependably annoying - when I forget to hit the button. Can an auto parts store or dealer verify my battery is at end of life?

 

[Ducati1098]

So ASS not working properly is an indication of a battery on its last leg?

Sometimes. There's also a lot of other things that can affect the operation of it though.
Both a dealer or parts store can check the battery.

 

[Jawaburger]

3 years, nine months on mine, no issues. Bronco is my only vehicle, so it's my daily driver. My commute to work is 15-20 minutes.

 

[Longshot]

My '22 lasted about 2.5 years. Replaced under warranty. My current '22 F-150 also failed about 2 years later. (Yet my '16 F-150 lasted about 5 years. Go figure). I also live in AZ so heat is definitely a factor.

 

[cbrenthus]

So ASS not working properly is an indication of a battery on its last leg? I’ve noticed lately A.S.S. is not as dependably annoying - when I forget to hit the button. Can an auto parts store or dealer verify my battery is at end of life?

My wrangler told me why A.S.S. wasn't ready, I'm not sure if our Broncos do. But my '19 JULR went 2-3 years telling me A.S.S. wasn't ready because the battery was charging, indicating the battery was going bad. Except in August '22 I drove it over an hour 2 days in a row, then it worked again for a day or 2 LOL. And then it died in November (I've mentioned this before, but the day my JLUR battery died, I knew my Bronco was built but was still in awaiting shipping status. I went out and bought the highest grade battery, knowing I could go cheaper since I was getting rid of it, but just in case the Bronco took 6 months and I could no longer take delivery or something, I got the battery assuming I'd keep the Jeep. The bronco then arrived at the dealer a few hours later!)

 

[Brian_B]

Same, 4 years and 82k miles.
However the A.S.S. has been "greyed out" for a week or two now. Prompted me to cycle through the displays and I've noticed the alternator putting out a consistent 15V, with the early morning drives to work at 15.2-15.3.
My gut tells me that even though I have not seen any "battery saver" types of messages, it might be time to pre-emptively replace it before a 15 degree 5:30AM work-day tragedy.

That was my second sign my battery was on the way out- it would take like 200-300 miles before the alternator would drop down off 15V. And then it would only be "good" for about a week and then do it again.

The first was when my 4WD just mysteriously decided to stop working in the snow about a month prior to that - nothing physical wrong, no components replaced, and it just started working after I looked at stuff and reset the module.

I did hit deep sleep once before I just replaced it - so it hadn't failed entirely, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't gonna last much longer.

 

[broadicustomworks]

That was my second sign my battery was on the way out- it would take like 200-300 miles before the alternator would drop down off 15V. And then it would only be "good" for about a week and then do it again.

The first was when my 4WD just mysteriously decided to stop working in the snow about a month prior to that - nothing physical wrong, no components replaced, and it just started working after I looked at stuff and reset the module.

I did hit deep sleep once before I just replaced it - so it hadn't failed entirely, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't gonna last much longer.

Thanks for backing up my suspicions then.
Might not be a bad idea to grab another and have it at the ready, even if I don't physically put in in play yet.

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