Pretty much the title. I really would like a Mazda 3 & there’s one available near me (2021 model), but I’m wondering if it’s worth going through the trouble at all if I might have the battery die on me every few days or months. Has anyone found a fix to this issue? Are Gen 4s the only ones that have this issue? There’s a 2017 available near me as well, would that be the better option?

  • medicinaltequilla@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My OEM battery (2019) died this fall. Replaced with a top-rated DieHard AGM. It died 3 times in 3 weeks-- and it wasn’t the charging system/alternator… …and it wasn’t the battery – I had a PCM code and BCM code and something about a fuse. There must be scenarios where persistent issues drain the battery until resolved. Today all that is cleared up now, and I’m holding my breath to see if the battery holds up as expected.

    btw, I have an 8-stage smart charger that can carefully recover for these situations (I bought for an RV battery issue).