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we purchased abattery less than 6months ago-drive car only to work-and it started not turning over so we took it to utozone whosaid it was like ll the rest of their batterys junk.we returned it to rual king who basically said sorry bout ur luck butwe'll give u a discount on a new one...say huh?i don't evn think so whatever happened to standing behind products.now icant start the ob i just got because i have no way there but my purchase of r.k. junk paid the presidents dinner bill hope they choke on their batterys

Monetary Loss: $70.

Location: Van Nuys, California

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Guest

I went through 4 I just stupid to keep buy another not anymore

Guest

Rural King/Exide Batteries are the worst Batteries I have ever owned! I have a Garage Kept 21" Bass Boat that takes 3 Batteries.

2 Deep/1 Start Battery... The Rural King Batteries I recently Bought and kept on The Smart 3 Bank Marine Charger/Maintainer Failed Quicker than ANY BRAND of Battery I have Ever Purchased for this Boat! They Did not last even 2 Seasons! I have owned this Boat for ~ 25 Years.

So You Know I have been Thru a Few Various Brands of Batteries in that Time.

Never Have I had them go bad in Such a Short amount of Time! I will Never Waste my Money on RK Batteries again!

Guest

For your information Rural King does stand behind their batteries they have free replacement for the first 24 months on most of their batteries and some of their better batteries have anywhere from three to five years

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1802052

Incorrect. Iโ€™m currently on the phone with then and they told me I had 30 days to return. Wtf?

Guest

I think this review is vs or thus person is ignorant. Rural king has 1 yr free replacemeny. Keep receipts.

Guest

I buy 25-40 batteries a yr and have had maybe 5 t go bad in 5 years thatโ€™s a pretty good average price is unbeatable and great service I drive 80 miles one way to get to one once a month at least

Guest

I dont think its royal kings falt i bought 300 dollar battery from cabellas didnt last 2 years.i tell u what exite makes royal king batteries i have exide battery in my car for 5 years still going sometimes u get a lemon like anyrhing else and the other place u took the battery said royal king batteries are junk its only because it not from their store think about it i dont blame u for being mad but it happens with everything

Guest

I HAVE BOUGHT AT LEAST 10 BATTERIES FROM RURAL KING AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THEM. THEY HAVE A REPLACEMENT WARRANTY WITH THEM IF YOU ARE THE ACTUAL BUYER. BEST DEAL OUT THERE FOR ME!

Guest

That simply is nonsense and an outright lie. Had you purchased a battery from RK that died within a year it would have been replaced free of charge no questions asked. If your going to lie do better than that.

Guest

Trying to give royal king a bad name do you work for competitor or something because they got free replacement on their batteries if it was only 6 months they would have gave you a new battery you better check the facts before you talk mine works great going today to purchase a new one for my other car

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1445907

Hold on Scooter, I just bought a tractor with a Rural King Battery sold Jan. 2020,,, and the owners told me it never worked for months!

Say what now?

Bad name to Rural King? With the number of complaints posted just here,, Pleeeeassseeeee!

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1445907

Think maybe Rural King needs to look into the problem more aggressively starting with their supplier! It's not just the junk battery as the issue, it is time running to and from there to finally find a decent battery, if they have one!

Guest

Not true. Just tell why you dislike RK. Even their lowest priced battery has 12 month free replacement.

Guest

I bought a Rural King AGM battery for my 2010 Maxima 18 months ago. No trouble at all...

Guest

First off all there's Batteries have a 1 yr. Free replacement.

So don't know how or why your notching.2nd Its beyond no bodies control as to how long anything lasts. 3rd you bought a discount battery at a discount store.

Nobody drug you in there to buy their battery. Enough said

Guest

Their batteries are complete GARBAGE. I've had 4 of their "5 year" batteries go bad at anywhere from 18 to 24 months.

You take it back and they prorate what warranty is left. So to end up with say $30 towards another $70 battery.

I'm done with them. There is a reason why there is a cart full by the service desk at all times.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1293553

Bill the reason there is a " cart full "is those are cores that are brought in to lower the cost of the battery.....but I think you know that.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1293553

Yeah that cart of batteries you are pointing out are Cores that people bring back as a $12 charge back fee... You always are suppose to bring your old battery in. Unless you wanna pay the fee and dont care.

Guest

I've had the same problem for years now with the junk exide rural king batteries. Do not purchase unless you enjoy throwing money away.

It's bad when even the manager knows they sell nothing but junk batteries.

We tested over 30 batteries on the shelf and they ALL failed with the exception of 1 which was smaller then what I had previously purchased, it lasted 9 months from the delivery date stamped on the side! Buyer beware!!!

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1244945

How much time did it take you to thoroughly test over 30 batteries? Either you have hours of time to waste or you are a liar. Get a life.

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