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On september 27,2009,we were driving from duluth, minn. To fargo, n.d. At night,when without any notice all electrical on our suburban shut down for about 3 seconds at 62 m.p.h. We were on a two lane road with an oncoming vehicle. Could /should have been a bad accident !!! lights came on again in time to save us. It happened again miles down the road for about 3 seconds again.later that next week vehicle went dead again in the middle of intersection.it went dead a fifth time and would not start again.i finally got out and wiggled the battery cable bracket, after calling a mechanic friend of mine.he told me a loose battery post could act like this.he was right.i wiggled the post (+), which was very loose ,out in the middle of the freeway, and got back in the vehicle and the vehicle started.both brackets coming off both posts were loose. The battery was a sears diehard platinum purchased on 1-5-2008.i got a new battery that was prorated.they could have cared less about my situation.'!@#$% lucky no one was killed let alone injured !! you need to act on the above facts a.s.a.p., as after an accident it would be hard to prove that the accident was caused by battery failure, like on a freewaysmash up etc:.there are many other brands of batteries with angle brackets coming off the negative and positive post with side mount battery cables !!i feel very strongly about this defective battery and believe it should be pulled from service until the brackets are replaced by a more fool proof engineering.we had an engineer riding in the car with us and he also said the battery should not be allowed to be sold until a new system is developed that does not use angle brackets is found.the brackets loosen up and cause arcing and lead to corrosion where they attach to a hidden post(s).the brackets need to be done away with completely !! please contact me for any further explanation and fact(s).i expect a prompt reply !!!
The contact owns a sears die hard platinum battery. While the contact was driving 65 mph he noticed that the vehicle suddenly shut off and then immediately restarted. The battery has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings.
The consumer stated that a battery exploded, and vehicle caught fire.the consumer states this was very dangerous.the manufacturer of battery is:johnson controls inc./sears die hard.mrthe consumer had just walked into the house when he heard an explosion.the battery spread from the battery on over to the engine.the consumer stated that he is disabled and if he were in the vehicle, he probably wouldn't have gotten out of the vehicle in time enough.the consumer feels that this part should be recalled.*scc
Consumer states that vehicle was parked the battery exploded causing engine failure.ts
Cpsc:one of my two sears die-hard marine/rv (m4) batteries exploded, lifting the top off the battery and spewed acid around the battery component.updated 04/21/2017
Upon starting, heard loud bang noise, noticed smoke coming from engine compartment, found battery had exploded, no prior problems, die-hard, model 43634, dom h-3,8-3.
This battery is equipped with a security feature that cuts offpower tovehicle.this battery would do this without being armed.'vehicle died while in traffic.
In november 2008 i purchased a sears diehard international group 47 battery.from the day i purchased this battery for my 2002 volkswagen golf it never functioned the same as with a stock battery.the door remote only opened the drivers side door no matter how many times you pressed the remote and the car was sluggish when starting it.in january 2009 my car failed to start and i had to have the battery replaced for free by sears.in december 2009 i had the same issue but decided to have the battery replaced by volkswagen.the car works functions a lot better now and the sluggish tendencies when starting are gone now.i am currently negotiating with sears to try to get a refund for the defective battery.
Cpsc: sears diehard gold 12 volt battery: consumer stated while charging the 12 volt car battery he placed the charger in the engine compartment to display, butin doing so he noticed the battery has a potential for fire, explosion and it has a short circuit. *ss
On september 27,2009,we were driving from duluth, minn. To fargo, n.d. At night,when without any notice all electrical on our suburban shut down for about 3 seconds at 62 m.p.h. We were on a two lane road with an oncoming vehicle. Could /should have been a bad accident !!! lights came on again in time to save us. It happened again miles down the road for about 3 seconds again.later that next week vehicle went dead again in the middle of intersection.it went dead a fifth time and would not start again.i finally got out and wiggled the battery cable bracket, after calling a mechanic friend of mine.he told me a loose battery post could act like this.he was right.i wiggled the post (+), which was very loose ,out in the middle of the freeway, and got back in the vehicle and the vehicle started.both brackets coming off both posts were loose. The battery was a sears diehard platinum purchased on 1-5-2008.i got a new battery that was prorated.they could have cared less about my situation.'!@#$% lucky no one was killed let alone injured !! you need to act on the above facts a.s.a.p., as after an accident it would be hard to prove that the accident was caused by battery failure, like on a freewaysmash up etc:.there are many other brands of batteries with angle brackets coming off the negative and positive post with side mount battery cables !!i feel very strongly about this defective battery and believe it should be pulled from service until the brackets are replaced by a more fool proof engineering.we had an engineer riding in the car with us and he also said the battery should not be allowed to be sold until a new system is developed that does not use angle brackets is found.the brackets loosen up and cause arcing and lead to corrosion where they attach to a hidden post(s).the brackets need to be done away with completely !! please contact me for any further explanation and fact(s).i expect a prompt reply !!!
In november 2008 i purchased a sears diehard international group 47 battery.from the day i purchased this battery for my 2002 volkswagen golf it never functioned the same as with a stock battery.the door remote only opened the drivers side door no matter how many times you pressed the remote and the car was sluggish when starting it.in january 2009 my car failed to start and i had to have the battery replaced for free by sears.in december 2009 i had the same issue but decided to have the battery replaced by volkswagen.the car works functions a lot better now and the sluggish tendencies when starting are gone now.i am currently negotiating with sears to try to get a refund for the defective battery.
Cpsc:one of my two sears die-hard marine/rv (m4) batteries exploded, lifting the top off the battery and spewed acid around the battery component.updated 04/21/2017
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