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Question by andyfnp: Oreilly Auto Parts Car Battery Fire!?
Has anyone had problems with car batteries purchased at Oreilly Auto Parts? Manufactured by East Penn. Purchased a 6 year battery 10 months ago, absolutely no problems until 9/11/07. Drove the truck to work, parked as usual, 30 minutes later a co-worker saw smoke coming out of the hood. Another co-worker quickly extinguished the fire with a chemical extinguisher, saving my truck and likely others parked nearby. Long story short, the battery company sent an arson investigator who ruled the cause of the fire was the battery and East Penn has agreed to pay for damages, which were moderate, all things considered. A local mechanic also looked it over and said he had had “lots” of bad Oreilly/East Penn batteries over the years, with the particular model I bought having a reputation for going completely dead soon after purchase due to internal shorting, which he and the arson investigator believe caused my fire. Having deadly potential, wondering if others have had similar problems?

Best answer:

Answer by Alanrt1
Sounds like you need to use another kind of battery. Let them fix your damages and insist on another brand of battery or credit for one instead of a replacement of the same brand.

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