I purchased this charger 14 months ago and it is already fried. I do not use it that much but when I needed it most it let me down. Why do Sears products always seem to do that ? I do not think I will ever buy another Die Hard product because they are living on reputation. 30 years ago Sears batteries and chargers were good. I would even see them in service stations. Now, they have sold out to the cheapest suppliers and manufacturers. I guess we will be speaking Chinese in ten years.
I purchased this item to replace a Shumacher Auto Charger that had kicked the bucket. This item came out with a lifetime warranty which is now 3 yrs. Maybe you'll get 2 out of it. My first one died under the lifetime. Evidently the fan quit and the unit overheated & crapped out. My replacement is now on it's last leg and have owned for 2 years. The fan is groaning! I am looking to purchase a replacement fan before frying components but the chinese market is small on this. What happened to the Sears Reputation? There should be thousands of these fans available as this is a major...
read full review »First one, DOA. Returned to store. Second one, starts to charge then clicks off. This has happenned to both of my cars, one ten years old and one two years old (I left the radar detector plugged in and drained the battery). I can't find the receipt or this would go back too. Better off investing in a higher level AAA membership!
I have had thise Charger for about 1 1/2 years. Bought it to replace another Charger that had been Recalled. Have used it only twice. First time was a year ago. The "Check" light came on, and after messing with it, it finally charged the Battery. Last night i puulled it out to charge a battery. Same thing, "Check" light came on. No matter what I do, it will not go out. I took it back to Sears today, and they said they only accept returns within 90 days. I will call Sears to see about the 3 Year Warranty. I expected more from something with the "Sears" name on it.
I purchased this charger to replace an old analog type charger. although it works well, it has some short commings. with my typical use, it has become a bit of a pain to use. I have a couple of old cars in my garage and typically the batteries in them are completly dead by the time I have some interest in taking them for a spin ( yes i should disconnect their batteries but I don't). With my old charger I would connect the charger to the battery, run an extension cord from the charger in the garage to the house and plug it in, let it charge for a few hours and then unplug the extention cord....
read full review »DIE HARD Charger - WAS DEAD on ARRIVAL. Brought home to jump start a Month old Battery that uses a 6 month old Alternator in a 2000 Ford Ranger after my 16 year old left headlights on draining battery... Anyway 125 amp jump start feature didnt work, neither did any other feature (2 amp charge, 15amp charger, nor the 40 amp charge).. mattery of fact the "check" light on the charger was on the whole time. removed battery and tried again. samething.. When I read the manual "check" light means a battery is not registering.. Obviously its the DIE HARD Battery charger came DEAD on ARRIVAL.