At least they didn't put something in the manual saying you have to replace with a geniune Honda battery or your car will have bad mojo. That's about how long the stock Honda battery lasted. slow crank over most likely is the battery beginning to fail, not tune-up related (plugs) esp if your battery is banging on 5-6 years old. hope I won't have a bad experience when the time comes again. I read bad things about walmart prorating the warranty online. This battery is EverStart MAXX (9-year prorate/3yr rep.) grp 24fn 875/700cca premium battery. Auto svc centers will hose you north of $100+ easily (including a $15-25 install charge) for something that takes less than 10 minutes. This IS a DIY job if you can turn a wrench and can follow directions. can't be beat, unless you go to a fee club like bj's or costco. Any issues within this period, and you should be able to get a free replacement from the brand. The Silver, Gold, and Platinum variants from AutoCraft have warranties of 2 years, 3 years, and 3 years respectively. WOW! Thanks AutoZone Guy!!! If you can't do it yourself, or don't want to (like me today - two little kids and a husband away on business) - go there, they'll fix you up. According to industry standards, your battery should have a warranty of at least 2 years. The battery install was included in the cost. I said, "I need a battery for my '05 Honda Odyssey, and I want the one with the longest warranty", handed him my credit card, took my kids to the bathroom, cleaned out my car while he changed the battery, voila, DONE. walking into that business was all I had to do. I had my two young kids with me, and let me tell you. I was there for maybe 20 minutes, and the guy totally took care of my van problem for me. For all of my bad luck today, I had a good tip from a friend to go to AutoZone to replace my dead battery, which was really easy.
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