NO WARRANTY ON YOUR BATTERY

Last time I talked to the yamaha service rep (about 2 weeks ago) he said that batteries are warrantied in canada for six months, from date of first warranty registration, but require territory service rep approval. Yamaha has no control over how anybody uses their machine , including the battery. Maybe it was cranked down and left discharged in the cold because the sled wouldn't start, or stored incorrectly. Yamaha has no control over this and like many other manufactures will not warranty battreries past 6 months or over a storage period.
Alot of times premature battery failures are due to improper dealer commisioning(very important), not actual battery faults. So the dealer should pay not yamaha. As for nytromaniac he states that he maintains his batteries corretly but doesn't even own the proper charger to charge his batteries once a month during storage. jmo
 
dubla92 said:
Last time I talked to the yamaha service rep (about 2 weeks ago) he said that batteries are warrantied in canada for six months, from date of first warranty registration, but require territory service rep approval. Yamaha has no control over how anybody uses their machine , including the battery. Maybe it was cranked down and left discharged in the cold because the sled wouldn't start, or stored incorrectly. Yamaha has no control over this and like many other manufactures will not warranty battreries past 6 months or over a storage period.
Alot of times premature battery failures are due to improper dealer commisioning(very important), not actual battery faults. So the dealer should pay not yamaha. As for nytromaniac he states that he maintains his batteries corretly but doesn't even own the proper charger to charge his batteries once a month during storage. jmo
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Well according to some I don't own the proper charger, however, the same method has been working well for me over the past 20 years, so I guess I got lucky. LaLaLa My dealer says he has a charger vauled @ thousands of dollars, does that mean his is the only charger that can properly maintain a battery ? I mean come on man, analyze it all you want, but I've never had a battery fail this soon, especially over the summer months. I'm sure I'm not the only person on here who was shocked that their battery failed prematurely and the manu said "cya", but at least some of them will take care of their customers (Suzuki). Some of you on here make it sound like you have to either be a rocket scientist to know how to take care of a battery, or you work for Yamaha. :tg: I'm just reporting on what happend to me and giving you guys a heads up, so take it for what it's worth, and hopefully it won't be anyone else on here anytime soon ;)!
 
nytro what im saying is that your dealer did not prep your battery correctly. these batteries come shipped dry. now if they did your prep quick or someone didnt know about the batteries and just put the fluid pack in thye battery and then threw it on th charger right away, your battery will die prematurly as did yours. the batteries must rest for at least an hour before a charge is put to them. i have seen this many many many times. hell i used to watch this one guy at my old work hook the charger to the batteries while they were filling. yamaha and other brands have been having to dish out so much money in battery warranty because of dealers not prepping them properly that except for rare occurances that something else fried the battery that there is no warranty. it is left to the dealers to flip the battery out of theyre pockets. honda this fall said no more battery warranties. they found in research that most premature failed batteries were caused by bad dealer prep.
ytx12-bs and up minimum 1 hr rest. ytx9-bs and down minimum 1/2 hour rest after fill before charge. this is why your battery did not last.
 
copo427ss said:
nytro what im saying is that your dealer did not prep your battery correctly. these batteries come shipped dry. now if they did your prep quick or someone didnt know about the batteries and just put the fluid pack in thye battery and then threw it on th charger right away, your battery will die prematurly as did yours. the batteries must rest for at least an hour before a charge is put to them. i have seen this many many many times. hell i used to watch this one guy at my old work hook the charger to the batteries while they were filling. yamaha and other brands have been having to dish out so much money in battery warranty because of dealers not prepping them properly that except for rare occurances that something else fried the battery that there is no warranty. it is left to the dealers to flip the battery out of theyre pockets. honda this fall said no more battery warranties. they found in research that most premature failed batteries were caused by bad dealer prep.
ytx12-bs and up minimum 1 hr rest. ytx9-bs and down minimum 1/2 hour rest after fill before charge. this is why your battery did not last.
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No doubt this is what happened, yet I'm still stuck in this situation for now. My buddy is having an oft 144 kit/crossover track installed there at the dealership soon, so I'll just take the battery there and see what they can do with it. Who knows, might work, might not. One thing's for sure, I'm not shelling out $180 for another YUASA if it doesn't work, as the same might happen down the road. I'll buy a brand X battery from crappy tire with 3yr warranty first.
 
I honestly can't believe your complaining about a battery from a 08 not being covered. I honeslty wouldn't expect them to replace one after a year never mind two. Thats like expecting them to waranty a belt or a set of sliders. Have you ever owned a power sport item? If so and they replaced a battery other then for a unreasonable failure your dealer is stupid.

I hope that all I had to complain about was a battery. :o|
 
So if these batteries have a 4 year life expectancy, and you get 7 out of one, are you going to send yamaha extra money because they gave you such a good battery
 
the cold is always much harder on traditional acid batteries, i switched to gel and never went back since they dont freeze in the cold even if you kill it dead.
 
waubamikrider said:
I honestly can't believe your complaining about a battery from a 08 not being covered. I honeslty wouldn't expect them to replace one after a year never mind two. Thats like expecting them to waranty a belt or a set of sliders. Have you ever owned a power sport item? If so and they replaced a battery other then for a unreasonable failure your dealer is stupid.

I hope that all I had to complain about was a battery. :o|
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I've owned plenty, and plenty of Yamaha's at that, or did you not read the last few pages ? I thought that the 3 yr warranty that came with the sled included the battery, it obviously doesn't, we've established that. What got me was when the guy at Yamaha Canada stated that the battery isn't even covered from day one, that's what puzzled me. And when I asked by who or for how long is the battery covered, I got the run around. Now I'm sure there's a few guys on here who can guess who I was talking to at Yamaha Canada, so it's not like I'm the first to get the cold shoulder on something like this. And if anyone on here can afford to sit back and accept terms like that, then I'm sure they dont have much to complain about. Stupid is as stupid does. ;)!
 
maxdlx said:
So if these batteries have a 4 year life expectancy, and you get 7 out of one, are you going to send yamaha extra money because they gave you such a good battery
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I already paid them plenty after purchasing 20 different recreational Yamaha products over the years, but Thanks for asking ;)!
 
Holy crap you guys he paid for the sled and he paid for extra warranty too. You darn right the battery should be covered at least pro rated like any auto battery or snowmobile battery from crappy tire.
 
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hello, my 2 cents, i purchased my sled used in april, and the battery was toast. the sled was purchased new in mid january and had 1800 kms put on it ( i think it didn't stay parked for 3 months) when i took delivery the battery was dead and i didn't think anything of it, i thought maybe the previos owner left the key on and drained it. not the case. i contacted yamaha canada and the did have a recall on some batteries just not on my sled. crappy tire is the way to go at least you get 1 year over the counter warranty without any presure.

good work on keeping this site up to date with so much info. check everyday.
 
Batteries can short internally at any time, even from alot of minor impacts, like landing off a nice drift/hydro-line/snowcross/back-country jump.

It sucks that yours didn't make it past two seasons but it is watt (pun intended) it is. May the next one last 7+ ;)!
 
Crewchief47 said:
Batteries can short internally at any time, even from alot of minor impacts, like landing off a nice drift/hydro-line/snowcross/back-country jump.

It sucks that yours didn't make it past two seasons but it is watt (pun intended) it is. May the next one last 7+ ;)!
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They sure can and Yamaha knows what kind of enviroment these batteries must deal with and should design a battery that can take it or pro rate the ones that fail. After all the batteries they are putting in these sleds were designed for motorcycles not dirt bikes but motorcycles. The battery in a motorcycle has it a lot nicer than a sled which is why an AGM type battery should be standard for a sled as they can take the pounding, cold weather and vibration much better than a lead acid battery designed for a motorcycle.
 
Sled Dog said:
Holy crap you guys he paid for the sled and he paid for extra warranty too. You darn right the battery should be covered at least pro rated like any auto battery or snowmobile battery from crappy tire.
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I agree, and we pay over $15,000 for a sled here in Canada compared to $10,000 in the US, so every little bit on top makes a big difference. I'll deal with the battery issue when I visit the dealer in the next week or two, just wanted to make people aware that if yours fails, it's not covered even from the date of purchase. As for those who feel they should justify Yamaha's policy on this, well, some of you guys are just too much :rocks:

MaNIaC out !
 
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