DieHard Batteries Reviews

Diehard Sucks. Three replacements in a year! Left me stranded, just dies out of the blue without warning. I bought Diehard for many years when I was younger & never had a problem. Now they just aren’t any good. Never ever buy a Diehard unless you like being stranded & inconvenienced several times a year!

I'm still under warranty for my Die Hard silver car battery. I have two of the same cars so it's easy to test one against the other. I put one battery in both cars and it starts both easily, repeatedly. Put the Die Hard in and neither car starts. Both vehicles run without the battery connected so both alternators are good. Both vehicles start ten times in a row at operating temperature so both starters are good. The Die Hard battery fails to start either vehicle. The other battery starts either vehicle a dozen times in either car so it can only be the battery. The Die Hard battery passes the test at the parts store but it won't start the car twice in a row. There is an internal malfunction that isn't registering on the test cycle so the store cannot replace the battery. So I'm out of two hundred dollars with no apparent recourse. You tell me if you want in on this conundrum.

In the past fifteen years, I have bought two Die Hard batteries from Sears that were bad right out of the box - wouldn't take a charge. More recently, I bought a Gold and a Silver for my RV and boat, and both of them crapped out right after the warranty period, about 13 months. As a baby boomer, I grew up with a father who was a Die Hard die-hard, but they are not what they used to be (what is?).

I once was a believer of Diehard Batteries because of their durability. My mind has changed after replacing 4 batteries in 2.5 years. Remember, the replacement date will expire from the date of the original purchase of the first one. The 3rd battery lasted 2 years and 2 months. Yes, it was a Silver Diehard Battery. 2 years of free replacement. Nothing longer. I'm no longer a believer in using Diehard Batteries.

Bought one platinum DieHard battery and it lasted 5 months. I returned it and had to pay for a secondary warranty and got the secondary battery replacement and it lasted 6 months. Just returned secondary battery to get 3rd replacement, now I'm given the marine battery and they told me I have to drive the car once a week at least to keep it charged. This is the first time I ever had such a battery issue. Next battery I'm going to buy a better brand as it's not worth the time lost needing the car to work versus it being dead alone needing its use. Overpriced battery but it did die hard.

I bought a Diehard red battery from advance auto for my 07 Ford expedition and it die on me in 3 weeks. I had my truck check for a problem but nothing. Take it back and give me another one and it die in a month. Advance said my warranty was void after the exchange. I thought it was one replacement if anything go wrong, Not happen. Advance die hard battery.

Always had good luck buying a DieHard battery at Sears. Not so with Advance Auto, price was way too high ($226.00). Was expecting around $130 to $150. But Battery as always had big balls lots of power for a DH Silver 650 cold cranking amps. I'll get another when needed. Wish has the lifetime replacement like at Sears.

Had old battery in my '07 Toyota replaced with a Die Hard 24F6 DHGOLD-24F-6 last February, about a year and five months ago. Got an oil change at Tires Plus yesterday and they tested the battery, it came back defective and had to be replaced. Fortunately there's a three-year manufacturer warranty on the defective one, but Tires Plus' system didn't bother to flag that outstanding warranty and had me pay some $220 for the replacement (another of similar type, I fear for the future...), so have to jump through some hoops to make sure I'm properly reimbursed. When Sears had the Die Hard name the batteries truly would last, but today, not so much it would seem.

I purchased a DieHard gold and it died about 7 months old. Continued to use it until it died again 2 months later. Returned to store where I purchase it, as it was suppose to have a 24 month replacement warranty. They say there is nothing wrong with it, I beg to differ. Replaced it myself with a new one and not a garbage die hard. Stay away from die hard. No problems with my new battery.

I purchased DieHard car batteries for decades and never any problems. Purchased a Gold DieHard on 4-2-24. It failed today 4-14-24. Initially I had reservations as hydrometer test showed nearly red zone. I should have returned to the parts store then. I have from the beginning used hydrometer testing for decades finding it reliable. This new defective battery replaced a 5 year 7 month old DieHard bought in 2018. Fortunately I had not given up the old one to get core charge refund. This old one was made by Johnson Controls before they sold the battery division to Clarios. I blame Clarios. I decided not to return the item and battle the parts store as its rep for customer service is very mixed. This is a CLARIOS' problem. So now I will purchase a 3 year Walmart battery also made by Clarios. Fingers crossed.