2019 Chevrolet Silverado First Drive Review | Generator Diesel Consumption With Deutz Engine

I also see that the headlight switch and oil pressure sender was swapped out 12 years and about 30,000 miles ago. Thank goodness, because I hate chasing down electrical gremlins:

(One wonders if the carbon-fiber cargo bed is also a test bed for larger production goals—as another journalist pointed out to me, Ford quietly made the hood of the F-150 from aluminum for years before copping to it, at which point they had just rolled out an entire truck made out of the stuff; whether CarbonPro presages a full carbon-fiber-framed truck—somehow, some way—is an interesting question.)

But none of these stories is as unfortunate as Joe Finn’s, because after his airbag went off on his 2018 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 during mild off-road driving, he said GM refused to pay the repair bill that his insurance company estimated would total $6,512.74 (see below).

“We, along with our dealers, are committed to addressing this issue. The safety of our riders is our highest priority,” Chief Financial Officer John Olin said during a conference call with analysts.

Many people live in places where a windshield replacement is a rare occurrence. For those of us where it can sometimes be an annual occurrence (re Alberta) that’s a high price to pay for “standard” safety.

As for the damage that GM allegedly cited as a second reason for denying coverage, Finn told me this was just scrapes on the rear bumper that resulted from driving off a steep hill, and also light damage to the fender allegedly caused by the dealership (Finn says the dealer fixed this). “They just basically were making things up,” Finn told me.

With these engines, Deutz aims to cater to heavy-duty construction equipment and agricultural machinery with high output and torque requirements. (Image source: Deutz)

Having a lane departure warning alert you that you are drifting out of a lane and possibly into an empty ditch by the side of the road does diddly-squat to protect others, but can sure help you and your medical/insurance bills out.

Rather than develop its own electric drives from scratch, Deutz bought another German firm Torqueedo, which manufacturers electric drive motors for watercraft—everything from tiny fishing kayaks to trolling motors, rescue watercraft and large ferries. Completed just a year ago, the acquisition gave Deutz industrial scale, ready-made technology solutions for battery management, electric motors, controllers and the software that ties it all together says Michael Wellenzohn, a member of the Deutz board of management.

Other issues with the transmission are overheating clutch failure, and parts wearing out. According to Consumer Affairs, many complaints have been made by customers who have had transmissions issues. This is something that anyone buying a Chevy pickup needs to be aware of to avoid problems.

Hopefully this little dissertation has offered up some useful options and ideas you may not have considered. The rest is up to you.

2. Small Diesel Engine (Non-Road) market investigation for prediction in addition to recent decades by 2023.