Battery Repair story
Okay… I’m officially impressed with GM’s Ultium battery design 😂🔋
So I’ve had my ZDX A-Spec AWD for about two years now, and honestly, it’s been a great car.
Then one day…
🚨 BATTERY ALERT 🚨
And off to the dealership we went. 😂
They kept the car for a few days, did their diagnostics, and eventually told me:
“You need a new battery.”
Me: 😳
Also me: “Okay 👍 sweet…”
Meanwhile, in my head I’m imagining some poor technician dropping a 1,000+ lb battery pack out of the car and GM getting a bill somewhere around the GDP of a small island nation. 😂
About two weeks later, the service guy calls:
“Your ZDX is ready!”
Awesome.
While talking to him, I casually asked:
“So just out of curiosity… what did that battery replacement cost?”
He looks it up…
Pause…
“$980, parts and labor.”
Me: “……$980???”
Him: “Yep. That’s what it says.”
Me: 🤨🤨🤨
At this point I’m thinking either GM has discovered how to manufacture EV batteries using Costco Kirkland pricing, or something isn’t adding up. 😂
So we did a little more digging.
Turns out they didn’t replace the entire battery pack.
Because of GM’s modular battery design, they were able to identify the defective section/block, replace THAT portion, put everything back together, and send me on my way.
And just like that…
🔋 Battery fixed
🚙 Car driving perfectly
⚡ Back to 310+ miles of range
💰 Repair: around $980 parts + labor
That honestly blew my mind.
Especially because I also have a Tesla, and if the main pack ever develops the wrong kind of internal failure, you can potentially be looking at a complete battery replacement costing many thousands of dollars.
Meanwhile the ZDX basically went:
“Oh, one part of the battery is bad? Cool. Replace that part.” 😂
THAT is the kind of EV engineering I can appreciate.
I know the ZDX didn’t exactly become the sales phenomenon Honda/Acura probably dreamed about, but after experiencing this firsthand, I have a whole new appreciation for the GM battery platform underneath it.
I leased this thing thinking:
“Three years and I’m handing the keys back.”
Now I’m looking at it like:
👀
“You know what… you might be staying.” 😎🙌🔋