# Battery Warranties **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 23, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598 "2016-02-23T04:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/1 "2016-02-23T04:56:14Z")
If you want to collect on a battery warranty at one of these chain places, do you need the sales receipt, or do they just go by information recorded on the battery case? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/2 "2016-02-23T04:58:59Z")
First. How old is the battery? Tester ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/3 "2016-02-23T05:00:33Z")
Did you give them your info like phone number ? Auto Zone’s nationwide warranty has you in the database . . . my daughter warrantied a Washington DC purchase here in NM with just her phone number on record. So many of the chains are the same way. What info did you give at purchase ? Go to the same chain and ask. ( different companies / different policies ) ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/4 "2016-02-23T05:08:56Z")
Most of the time they have date stickers on the battery to provide for issues such as yours, be aware many times it is a depreciated value based on battery age. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/5 "2016-02-23T05:19:23Z")
**_Exactly Which Place? CSA_** ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/6 "2016-02-23T05:40:58Z")
Yes, be ready for the pro-rata warranty. . . .ie; dollars paid per time of usage. Example our Motorcraft 100 month warranty is ; 3 years free replacement then pro-rate through the remaining 64 months. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/7 "2016-02-23T05:44:48Z")
Even though all batteries have a date of manufacture code pressed into the case everyone requires some confirmation that the person seeking the warranty replacement or refund is in fact the original purchaser. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/8 "2016-02-23T05:52:16Z")
Walmart goes off the sticker if you don’t have the receipt. You lose whatever difference there is between the sticker date and the receipt. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-warranties/92598/9 "2016-02-23T06:05:13Z")
I try and buy them from Costco, they have you in their computer and do not need a receipt for return. They also don’t test is, so technically you can return it within the full warranty period, get a new one for the inflation adjusted new price.