[Porsche]

I think the battery in my 2013 BRZ Limited is about dead.

This thing was feeble from the day I took delivery. I charged it on my Schumacher smart charger the day I took it home. But this thing has always been weak. Fortunately, my BRZ always starts within three seconds, because I don't think this battery could turn over the engine for ten seconds straight, never mind make repeated attempts.

Does anyone know if the battery is covered under warranty? My car has less than 7000 miles on it, and is 20 months old.

I cannot find any reference at all to the battery in my Warranty & Maintenance Booklet. Maybe I overlooked it. I was unsuccessful in searching for an electronic copy of this booklet, hoping to employ the text search feature.

So, can anyone help here?

And, while we're on the subject of Subaru battery life, has anyone else had a similar experience with a weak battery with poor life?

I've only replaced one battery in over 40 years and that was on an 8-year-old Mazda. My S2000 OEM battery is going strong and it's 8 years old, although, admittedly, it has spent much of its life connected to a battery tender.