United Battery Systems

What a great experience! They got me in right away. Changed out my battery, made sure the cables were intact and even reset my radio which had gone blank. No up sell. I’ll definitely go back when I need a battery again.

These guys are at the top of my go-​to list for anything automotive electrical. My son had an old camper and wanted to wire in a battery and charging system so it would charge as he drove. They ran all the wiring, got the right battery and connections and wired it all up so all he had to do was slide in the camper and plug in.
Over the years (probably 15 or so) I have had charging, battery, alternator problems with various vehicles and United has JUMPED on the problem (reminds me of Les Schwab) to fix it. Sometimes there was NO CHARGE. Sometimes they found workarounds to save money. But when I had to get something new, they were always the most reasonable. I don’t even check around for pricing anymore because A) they can handle it, B) they will save you money if they can, C) they are the most reasonable on pricing, D) its not worth the time and risk of working with anybody else.
They don’t treat you like a dummy, even if you are one. Their coffee was old and stale but if you want coffee in Portland, don’t go to a battery store.
Now I need a battery tender-​type charger and when I call them up, the guy says, «bring in the battery and we’ll charge it up» and «we have a whole wall full of chargers to look at – we can set you up». If you need this type of work, why on earth would you go anywhere else?

Highly recommend this place! I needed a new auxiliary battery for my Prius, and was having a lot of trouble finding an auto shop or battery shop that had the specialty battery. Thankfully I remembered passing United Battery on Columbia and stopped by early in the morning before I had to go to work. Jason was extremely friendly and had the battery in stock. I thought I was going to pay over $ 250, based on what other places had been telling me. I only paid $ 160 and he installed it for free. A few weeks later, had some questions about my battery and they checked it out on the spot and replaced my battery again for free, just to be on the safe side. Thanks!

They had my battery, it was inexpensive, service was friendly, I was in and out of there and it worked!

These guys are heroes. I had dead-​as-​a-​door nail rv batteries which would have cost me $ 800 to replace. And if they’d told me I needed new ones I’d have had no choice but to believe them. But first, they said, why not leave em with us for 48 hours and we’ll see if they can be recharged. The chance seemed low, but what the hell. I get back and it’s a damn miracle! The batteries are all juiced up, ready to be reinstalled. They ratchet them in, tighten the connections and, just like that, I’m ready to roll. And what did they charge me for this. Nothing. Nada. No charge. Let me repeat, given the chance to sell me $ 800 batteries, they fixed my old ones FOR FREE! And when those batteries eventually do need replacing you can bet that this is where I’m going to buy them.

These guys really came through for me. I had a problem with alternator which they fixed for a fair price and didn’t take them long. There was also a short in the battery connection which they found in 5 minutes and replaced wire for free. It was pretty awesome bc the boss had three guys working on my car simultaneously to address the issue and learn how to diagnose the problem in the future. Originally I had a mechanic at another shop look at it for a couple days and they decided they couldn’t fix it. I was impressed by United Battery and will be back in the future. Thanks guys!

Between going to school, and working a job that entails a LOT of driving every week, I was pretty freaked out when my car started dying randomly! I’ve never had much of an interest in cars, other than the fact that they get me from point a to point b, so I didn’t know where to go to get this issue dealt with on a poor, student friendly budget. Thank sweet baby Jesus for United Battery! Not only did I get an amazing deal, but they installed it for me in less than 10 mins!

Myself and my family have been doing business with United Battery for years now. The customer service is great and the prices below what others are charging.
Today my daughter’s battery died and I promptly looked up their address and sent her there. Jason was so kind and helpful. One thing I know is that as woman, we have to be very careful whom we go to for our automotive needs. Many places assume we are unaware and incompetent and try to take advantage of us financially. This is not the case with United Battery. I was confident that they would be able to help her and would do so fairly. And what do you know, she was able to get her battery at a cost no others could compete with. How can you beat that?
I am completely satisfied with my whole family’s experiences with United Battery and I highly recommend them.

Jason was the one who took care of my car. He was very nice and polite. I can’t believe how quick and easy it was. I needed a new battery. He checked the old one and then had a new one in my car in 10 minutes!:)
Everyone there was nice and polite, actually. Sometimes I go somewhere and it can feel like they are taking advantage of you or they are in a bad mood. Not here. :)
This was a great experience for sure. I highly recommend them anytime you need a battery.:)

I don’t normally do Unilocal reviews but I had a great experience here and I wanted to say thanks to the guys who helped me out. I purchased a battery in 2013 and had great customer service the first time around. A year and ½ later the battery quit and even though I didn’t have the paper work they honored the 5 yr warranty and replaced my battery free of charge. Everyone I’ve encountered here has been super nice and helpful!

My battery light came on and my initial thought was that I needed a new alternator, popped down to autozone where the checked my alternator for free and confirmed it was in fact faulty. Autozone said they had the new one for $ 100 and assured me it was an easy fix, unfortunately I had none of the tools required to replace it so I opted to take it in somewhere. I went down the Unilocal list calling about a dozen places-​all who quoted me between $ 350-​$ 550 for the alternator. About this time I’m thinking I might just go get the tools and try my hand at fixing it myself. I decided to call ONE MORE place– United Battery, they have me a low end and a high end estimate, both under $ 300 and got me in same day. They fixed my alternator an totally charged my battery for under $ 200, a full $ 100 less than what I expected. The staff was respectful and friendly an kept me up to speed on everything– I highly recommend them!

Brandon was great! We bought a battery for our car that was dead by the roadside and wouldn’t stay running when jumped. He loaned us a couple tools so we could install it. Once we got it to the shop, they found that the previous mechanic (not with United Battery) hadn’t connected the new alternator to the regulator, so the old battery was super dead. I’m so happy and impressed with the service here.

My experience with these guys was great! What was believed to be a faulty battery was actually electrical work. Their prices were reasonable and they were though in their workmanship. They rechecked their work and found the main computer was soaked with rain water. They went so far as to attempt to fix it by blow drying it over night and setting it in a bag of rice before installing the new $ 500 part. Their tenacity worked and fortunately saved me a bundle of money! For all their time and work the cost was completely reasonable with no hidden fees for additional labor or unnecessary parts. Incidentally, I had been trying to find a shop that would treat me respectfully and honestly, which unfortunately has proven to be difficult, perhaps in part because I am a woman. The guys here were upfront, honest and informative without being demeaning or condescending. Extra bonus points for manners!

I strongly urge everyone to avoid this company like the plague. Over the course of a year, I had to go back three different times to have my starter replaced and after the third time failed, I had to pay a real mechanic to fix the starter problem (and to this day, I have not had one problem with my new starter). After asking for my refund back from United Battery, I was denied the labor part (which was $ 75), because I was two weeks passed the warranty date. I received horrible customer service by Jason. I will never give them my business again. Hmmm… $ 75 or a life time customer? They screwed up on this one! Actually, even if they would have refunded me the $ 75, I still wouldn’t have gone back… It shouldn’t take 3 different times to get a starter put in properly!

This place used to be OK when they had cheap, good batteries. However, in the last 4 years I’ve gone through 3) $ 90 72 month batteries, none of them lasting more than 2 years (and one of them was the wrong size). Sure you get pro-​rated credit for a new battery, but they’re crappy batteries so why bother? You’ll just be waiting to be stranded one more time in the near future. I had about $ 60 in pro-​rated credit when my last United battery died but I ended up tossing the receipt and cutting my losses.
So, bite the bullet and spend an extra $ 15 –25 and get a DieHard or other quality product elsewhere. I ended up buying a AAA battery with a three year full warranty (not pro-​rated) for $ 115.
United is a total waste of time.

My family has been going to these guys for a few decades now! They are prompt, courteous, and more than honest. I have gone in for a battery and had it installed in less than 10 min, try doing that at Les Schwab! The topper, the reason I will go nowhere else is one time I had to have my car towed in because it wouldn’t start. It came off the tow truck and within minutes they were diagnosing it. It wasn’t a battery, or starter, or alternator… it was a loose connection to the battery cable! They fixed it in 5 minutes and didn’t even charge me. They could have made up something and got me for some cash, but nope, told the truth and didn’t even charge for the fix. I will never go anywhere else, I HIGHLY recommend you go see them too!

The only place that we could find that does a real free electrical diagnostic on our van. Not just plug in a thing and give us a code to look up. They got under the hood, found the problem for FREE. Then it only cost 50 bucks and about 40 minutes and they had it running great.

I have been Unilocaling for quite awhile now, mostly food. However I had to share my thoughts about United Battery Systems to the rest of the Unilocal community.
Keeping a long story short, take your time choosing the right company to buy your batteries from! In all my years of working with local vendors/​business partners I have never come across a company that wouldn’t admit they made a mistake, take ownership of that mistake and make it right.
It’s sad during the current downturn in economy (or any economy for that matter) that customer service and good business practice is still lacking with United Battery Systems. Re-​post! 1÷14÷10