well my battery finally died today
im surprise it has lasted me this long i got the truck new july of 02 it now has 48,000 miles on it
everyone told me that the factory battery would last longer then a year

I just replaced my factory battery this summer as well. 02 Rodeo, 48,000 miles

My factory battery lasted 11k miles - no joke.

I'm at 160k and currently on it's 3rd battery - not bad.

I went 4 years on my oem one with no issues.

I replaced my OEM battery this year at 67,000 miles and at 7 years.
Never ever discharge the battery. I replaced it because of starting problem and without hesitation blame it on the battery. Replace it, after a week still got the problem, ends up with the starter being the problem.

Brand: DELCO

on my 99, the OEM battery was replaced last fall. It still worked fine, but I decided it was time. I was always curious as to how long it would go, but didn't want to get stranded finding out.

Maybe this is bad, but I've got a 2001 with 119,000 miles AND the original battery...