Battery Duracell or OEM Volkswagen

I got an already fully charged duracell battery at my local Batteries and Bulbs location in California. Works like a charm just needed to get top posts for it to work in the i3.

Replaced with: Duracell Ultra Platinum AGM Battery SLI49AGM

Just got off the phone with my dealer to check, just in case they had a different update. Turns out my VIN has a recall on the battery. He stated as long as it's under 3 yr/36k it's eligible for replacement. Something to do with the connection was the reason for recall. Needless to say I have an appt. next week for a free battery replacement. My 2016 is at 2 yr/22k. I've had no issues myself other than the time it died while I was fiddling around in VCDS in the garage with the light switch in Auto (clearly my fault) :banghead: Thanks for the free battery replacement VW :thumbup:

Took my car to the dealership last week for warranty work on a leaking water pump and they told me that there was a recall on my battery. Battery was replaced the same day, had no prior notice of the recall before the visit.

I've got a '13 R with KESSY and NAV. that had a weird slow start, which made me think the KESSY swt. was worn like another thread mentioned. So I tore it apart and it was dirty on the contacts so I cleaned them. After that it seemed better but the car had 30+K miles and I did get another weird slow start, so I tested the battery and it tested good/charge. I did end up replacing the battery. I haven't had any issues since then. Now at 52K miles.

With your help, I just replaced my 9 year, still well functioning battery, in violation of the "if ain't broke..." rule. The process went without a hitch, thanks to your great information.

Standard sealed lead acid batteries from duracell will work great for several years.

I installed a new battery but now the car won't start or turn over.

Duracell killed 6 pieces of electronics of mine over 10 years. If you paid me, I would not use them.

We refuse to buy Duracell. They leak and are awful. Never again.