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Walmart Auto Crappy "Best Battery"
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Mar 11, 2008 WALMART complaint by Llh703 |
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Page 1 of 2 Daughter was stranded..called Walmart to setup appointment for a new battery. Confirmed that they had one in stock. After towing car to Walmart, and having them install their "best" battery..we was told it wasnt a battery that she needed..but an alternator. Great, thats for the battery. Anyhow, drove the car home with the intent of getting an alternator installed at a reliable car maintance shop. Next day, left it there while they checked it for several hours trying to locate problems as to why we was having problems with this car (we recently has a alarm system put into it and thought that was the issue). When they was done, they told me that the only thing they found was a bad battery (the one from Walmart, purchased 24 hr previously). Confused that having 2 bad batteries, the one Walmart replaced and now THEIR battery. Maintaince shop assured me they checked out everything, alternator, starter, alarm..and the only thing was this battery wasnt pulling the energy. OK..drove it back to Walmart, with documentation from the shop about the battery, and they refused..REFUSED to replace it. They ran a handhead test and confirmed the battery was good. Back and forth..had mechanic call the manager while I was there.. and short temper manager said basically...tough. So now...this 3 year battery that cost 70 plus bucks is useless..like the manager.
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WALMART Complaints
1. Written by zman3x, on 17-06-2009 13:11
I have used walmart batteries for about 10 years, I have had one in every vehicle I have owned, and havent had any problems, but I do all the work on my vehicles. Those fools at walmart cant even change a tire right!
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2. Written by Dennis, on 31-05-2009 07:44
Replaced Everstart with another Everstart -- didnt last a week. Replaced it again with Exide -- no more issues. Battery terminals bent on Everstart. 50 50 chance with Walmart batteries ..... arent worth it. They buy the "iffy" batteries that Exide doesnt want to throw away ....
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3. Written by dyh, on 24-10-2008 10:38
Price was good but battery lasted 2.5 years. I got a new one for free. This is supposed to be a 5 year battery. I cant say that their record is very good.
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4. Written by la la, on 03-10-2008 23:21
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5. Written by llh703, on 27-09-2008 14:19
to YOU ARE ALL DORKS..since I got another NEW battery from a GOOD manufacturer...I have no problems..INCLUDING ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES..sooo I guess I DID know what I was taking about..and there's no reason the others on here would lie..so take your Walmart Stock..and Walmart paycheck obviously..you MUST work for them or you wouldnt be so defensive..now..go away....o and YOUR A DORK
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6. Written by You all are dorks..., on 26-09-2008 14:30
Walmart Everstart Maxx batteries are a great deal and price. They are made by Johnson Controls which is one of the biggest battery builders in the US. High quality product. Most of you seem to have electrical problems and have no idea what you are talking about.
BUY WALMART! Have you checked their stock price level lately . Keeps on rising.. Thank you lol
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7. Written by Tom, on 08-09-2008 12:06
I have also had problems with two Walmart batteries.
When I took the car back and told them about the problem, they said they would "take care of it" and that it would take about 45 minutes.
I did some shopping and went back about 60 minutes later. They said they "still hadn't gotten to it yet."
I came back about 30 minutes later and the manager insulted me by saying that there was no problem with the battery and that I should drive for a while "with the radio turned off."
Now I was really pissed off as I had wasted 90 minutes in walmart (had a shopping cart full of stuff) and this "manager" who obviously thought I was an idiot!
I left my shopping cart and found the store manager. I had to just about twist their arm to replace the battery (it was about three months old).
Now, another 30 minutes later, I left walmart--and yes I did leave the shopping cart for them to return items to the shelves!
On the ride home, the car was running really rough. When I got home, I looked under the hood to find that they did not put the air cleaner and hoses back together! All the parts were just setting on top of the engine!
Now I was really really pissed! I called a VP in Bentonville and told them to get THEIR car out of my driveway.
Long story short--no satisfaction from walmart. The other battery was with another car.
DON'T BUY BATTERIES AT WALMART!
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8. Written by llh703, on 29-08-2008 13:27
"Grammer... I'm guessing things may have been better at Wal-Mart if you spoke as though you were somewhat edu-ma-kated."...sorry I was trying to make a point..I didn't know I was being graded on my cliche' (Jason, you can find that word in the dictionary)..next time my comments will be proof read and more simplified..thanks
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9. Written by Rick, on 29-08-2008 12:53
I used to install batteries. What you are describing sounds like a bad connection to the battery. The Walmart battery was probably not charging due to a bad (dirty?) connection. When the other shop put in their battery, it probably worked because they cleaned the terminals first. It sounds like Walmart failed to clean the terminals but the other mechanic probably didn't properly charge the Walmart battery externally before testing it.
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10. Written by Margaret, on 13-08-2008 18:54
"Grammer... I'm guessing things may have been better at Wal-Mart if you spoke as though you were somewhat edu-ma-kated"
Wow, Jason, things might be better for YOU if you used proper grammAR and spelling.
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