majordad Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 as the sig says I have a 2007 RT but I bought it new almost to the day a year ago. I drove down to Mardi Gras and returned tonight. At nearly every fill up the bike barely started. The battery appears weak. I had the bike on the charger all winter and even drove it when the weather allowed. I got to wondering if the battery is still under warranty. What chance is there of me getting a replacement battery on the dealer's dime? Link to comment
Mr_Ed Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I was told they carry a 2 year warranty after the battery on my 2007 GS died very suddenly. Link to comment
majordad Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 I bought the bike at Carolina BMW. If you bought yours there did they replace it free? I will call them tomorrow to see what they say. Link to comment
JR356 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hi, Have you checked battery connections,they can certainly loosen over time and cause similar symptoms. There were some bad battery batches,BMW has had to replace a number of batteries. JR356 Link to comment
Mr_Ed Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I bought the bike at Carolina BMW. If you bought yours there did they replace it free? I will call them tomorrow to see what they say. I did buy my bike at Carolina but had the battery replaced at Capitol in Raleigh. The replacement was free. Link to comment
Rdawg Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I would assume it's 3 years like the bike? I had one on my Lt replaced at about 2.5 yrs and no problems at the dealership in Modesto, CA. Link to comment
Bob_Minor Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 07's have a two year warranty on the battery. Link to comment
sundaeman Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 FWIW - I had one replaced from my '06 under warranty (< 2.5 years from purchase date) in early January. Actually bought the replacement and had it credited after BMW approved the warranty claim (took a week or so). Link to comment
tallman Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 When you took delivery the dealership should have gone over warranty periods with you. The paint and battery are not 3 years. If a delaership replaced it past the warranty time for the battery that was good fortune on your part. Link to comment
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