DieHard 38217 Advanced Gold AGM Battery - Group 49

I accidentally bought this for our 2007 Honda Odyssey not realizing I needed the larger group 24F size...which is significantly bigger than this group 35 battery. I ended up getting the correct size, but for a few days used this one, and wow it had plenty of power to start the Odyssey very quickly. The G24F has a higher amp hour rating so it will have more reserve power, but this little battery seems pretty good. Anyway after buying the correct size battery, I decided to keep this one to use with an inverter for emergency power when needed since our house is in an area that sometimes gets hit by hurricanes. Seems like a good product.

I ordered the GP49 after I got stranded on Thanksgiving. I did some DIY research before it arrived and it didn’t seem too complicated. However when the battery arrived and I opened the battery compartment in the trunk it was a little intimidating because of all the wires. I took pictures of the battery and the cabling before and during replacement. The battery was a bit longer but there was another hole for the bottom clasp for larger or smaller battery. I covered the terminals inside gloves that I had so they wouldn’t touch anything. I put everything back the way it was and the car started right up. Just take pictures and get ready to do some lifting. Getting a second person to help pull the battery out would be best, it has 2 handles.

Worked fine for the first 8 months. After that, it was worthless. I've tried multiple times to charge it with the same trickle charger that I've used on a dozen other batteries, only for the charger to give a fault code indicating that the battery is no good. To make matters worse, the 36 month warranty is only worth a crap if you can actually get to a Sears or Kmart. As luck would have it, the closest store to me is 45min away. Perfect for a guy with a large expensive paper-weight under the hood and a vehicle that won't start.

The Battery is not 8" Tall unless you use the included black plastic spacer which does not have a Hold Down Lip on it. This is what you need to do for a 2001 Nissian Altima. There is a stabilizing protrusion on the POS Cable that secures the Cable to the Battery Box that needs to be cut off and pushed through the hole so the Cable and be pushed down 1" to secure to the POS Battery Post.

this is five stars based on being a fully solid battery but the "fit" information is off. To be specific, it claims to fit my 2001 tacoma but when I installed it, it was too short. I did work around the issue by installing a piece of wood underneath to raise the battery up. I didn't want to knock a star off for just that, but it does bear mentioning. If you are willing to do a similar fix, then no issues (as long as it's too short and not too tall). If you're looking for a perfect fit, I recommend measuring the battery in your vehicle l x w x h and comparing with the dimensions listed.

We have a 2014 mazda 3 hatchback with ieloop and i was very concerned about changing the battery as there were lots of comments about needing a specific type of mazda battery or needing the dealer to do it. I replaced it with this battery and performed the recommended procedure you can find online (essentially after you install the battery you turn the car on and pump brakes a certain number of times disconnect and reconnect the battery) i dont remember the whole procedure but it was not that complicated. We have been running with this battery now for well of 6 months and have had no problems. Highly recommend.

I bought this as a replacement for my 2007 KIA Rio5. It fit with no problems and has been working great. Few helpful hints when installing new battery buy new felt rings to put under the connections. And remember is you have to charge this battery, you should have a charger that is for AGM batteries.Bottom-line: Good value for the money. I would recommend it.

Battery stated losing charge after a year. The reason I bought this on Amazon is because there were no local DieHard dealers, but I expected DieHard to honor the manufacturer warranty. THEY WON'T.Because there is no longer a Sears Auto Center here, I drove 2 hours to Atlanta to get a replacement. I was informed that I would have to contact Amazon for warranty service. So I called DieHard while at Sears Auto to try to get things clarified. When I called DieHard they said that I would have to get warranty service from Amazon and connected my call to Amazon customer service. Of course Amazon DOES NOT honor manufacturers' warranties and their warranty is only for 30 days. To Amazon's credit they were willing to refund my money even though it was way past the 30 days.Fortunately, the service manager at Sears took pity on me and gave me a new battery even though it was against policy.Long story short, if you have problems with the battery, be prepared to fight tooth and nail to get warranty service!!!