INTERSTATE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1979 MERCEDES BENZ 450SL EQUIPPED WITH A JOHNSON CONTROL 12 VOLT BATTERY (NA). IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND ACID SPEWED ALL OVER THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE PART NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE BATTERY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERMARKET INTERSTATE MEGA TRON2 BATTERY. THE MODEL NUMBER WAS MT-MX-5. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND LEAKED ACID ONTO THE ENTIRE REAR CARPET AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

BOUGHT A NEW MDX. BATTERY FAILED THE FIRST DAY(8/28/2006). 100 MONTH BATTERY REPLACED. BATTERY FAILED 2/24/2009. ACURA HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR BATTERY PROBLEMS. WARRANTY BOOK SAID DO NOT DRIVE CAN CAUSE SOMEONE BEING KILLED. WE HAD CAR TOWED. *TR

CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION KEY AND HEARD A SHOT GUN SOUND, SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLES HOOD. POPPED HOOD AND THE WHOLE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED. TOOK TO INTERSTATE AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE ALTERNATER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS BATTERY IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BATTERY EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERSTATE CHAMPION BATTERY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ACID TO LEAK UNTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED AN EXPLOSION WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK