How safe is a car battery under the back seat?

I just recently found out the battery in my Olds Aurora is under the backseat instead of the hood. All I can think about is the battery exploding while my kids are back there. Can someone please tell me the chances of that happening? I really want to know because it scares me and I'm thinking about selling the car.How safe is a car battery under the back seat?
Listen to Cowboy Bill.

My bug had the battery under the seat, and the one under the Aurora's seat is much safer.

It is a side post battery - the seat cannot short out the terminals.

It has a protective cover.

Instead of selling the car, just make sure it has the proper battery installed correctly.

That means all plastic covers and BOTH vent tubes in place.

The vent tubes are a hassle, but that's the more important safety feature that you do want.
Maybe 1 in 1,000,000,000.



Batteries have been under back seats for decades (the old VW Bug for example) and I have never heard of one 'exploding'. It isn't filled with gasoline or anything -- the hydrogen produced when charging is so minute that it will barely make a pop if you tossed a lighted match in it.



Don't worry. The battery is sheilded with a big plastic cover and vented to the outside so there is no chance of explosion.How safe is a car battery under the back seat?
YEAH, I also had an old "bug" with the batt under the seat, but it seems to me that there COULD be a problem with gasses entering the cabin if the voltage regulator goes bad and the batt is being over-charged.



Thank GOD that car was made into a dune buggy.
It's fine some BMW and Mercedes cars do that or in the trunk it's ok they are vented outside the body of the car it won't explode worst would be a leak of acid witch would leak out the bottom of the car causing no harm to anyone.How safe is a car battery under the back seat?
It is safe there, just keep it covered as designed with plastic so no metal touches the contacts. If there is ever a problem, you will know it instantly by the burning eyes and sulpher smell.
The original VW bug (as it was called) had the battery under the back seat and literally millions of them were produced. I never heard of it being a problem as far as safety goes.
It will be very safe and you have nothing to worry about because many vehicle have the battery under the seat like the mercedes and this has been around for 40 plus years..........
Your battery under the back seat will be fine. Don't be worried. Same as under the hood or in the trunk. :)