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Denis Flierl

Denis Flierl

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Denis Flierl: Senior Reporter & Industry Insider

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Denis has served as a Senior Reporter for Torque News since 2012, leveraging over three decades of automotive industry expertise. His career began in consulting, where he worked directly with major automotive brands, before transitioning to freelance journalism. Years of test-driving new vehicles have equipped him with a wealth of insider knowledge. Today, Denis specializes in breaking news, exclusive owner perspectives, and in-depth analysis to keep consumers fully informed. 

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I Took My ’25 Toyota Tundra For Its First Oil Change at 1,500 Miles, and the Dealer Tried Hard to Convince Me To Do Them At 10K, For an Engine Known To Have Problems Early On 66
A Ford F-150 Owner Fights a $1,500 Dealer Bill For Snapping Turbo Bolts: Says,“My Ford F-150 Warranty Repair Became a Nightmare” 1
Honda CR-V Buyer Says, "I Was Going to Get a Toyota RAV4, But I'm Trading My Genesis GV70 for a CR-V Hybrid Instead, (and I Might Not Lose My Shirt!)” 3
An F-150 Owner Won’t Buy Another Ford, Says, “I Have Serious Buyers Remorse One Year In, Between the Transmission and the Underpowered Oil Burning Engine, Now I Owe More Than It’s Worth” 123
I Got a Great Deal On This 2022 Chevy Silverado 2WD, and This Is the Only Off-Road It's Gonna See, Now I Hope I’m Not Sorry I Didn’t Go 4WD, I Live In Texas 0
A Tesla Model 3 Owner Gets Taken For An Unexpected Ride From the US to Canada (By Accident), Says, “I Wasn’t Paying Attention and FSD Took the Wrong Exit” 0
2024 Toyota Prius Owner Laments, “One of Life's Cruelties is That the New Prius Looks Genuinely Stunning, Yet They Fitted it With a Drivetrain Duller than American Chocolate” 0
2019 Chevy Silverado Owner Says, “Well I Won’t Have To Worry About Which Will Fail First, Transmission or Lifters, My Truck Failed Both, and the Estimate Was $8700 0
I Was Determined To Get a New Toyota RAV4, But After Driving the 2026 Honda CR-V, the RAV4 is Not as Smooth and Not as Quiet Like the CR-V 15
People Always Ask This Tesla Cybertruck Owner, ‘How Long Do the Batteries Last?’ He Says, “150K", and Adds, "I’ll Save $27K Over My Toyota Tundra in Gas, and Oil Changes Alone” 0
I Was Shocked When the Dealer Told Me $10K To Fix My Ram 1500 Limited’s Air Suspension, Lucky For Me I Got the Extended Warranty, $200 Out of Pocket, Where Do I Sign 0
100K Mile Tesla Cybertruck Owner Reveals In Interview, “I Don’t Use FSD Much, Mostly Because I Text While Driving, I Don’t Need Two Women Nagging Me At Once” 0
So, I Pre-Ordered a 2025 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road, and To Say This Whole Process Has Been One Big Frustrating Harang, Would Be An Understatement 0
My F-150 Was In For Warranty Work, The Ford Dealer Snapped the Turbo Bolts Off Trying to Remove the Manifold, Now They Expect Me To Pay $1500 For a New Manifold 91
I’m Not Happy With My 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander’s Gas Mileage, I Have 2K Miles On It, and I’m Filling Up Every 3 Days, Wish I Could Afford the GH Hybrid 7
My Chevrolet Salesperson Said I Should Get a GM Credit Card, Put My 2025 Silverado Truck Payment On It So I Can Collect Points, This Can’t Be a Thing 0
I’m Losing Confidence In My 2017 RAM 1500 66K Miles In, I Have To Put In Between $7K-$11K To Fix It, and To Make Things Worse, Parts Are Over a Month Out 1
My 2023 Toyota Tundra Limited Hybrid 30K In, Is On Radiator Number 2 and Now I Have a Limp Mode Warning, I Can't Even Depend On It To Take It Hunting 1
My 2020 Chevy Silverado Is On Its 6th Torque Converter, I’m Shopping For a New Truck, But I Don’t Think Anything Manufactured Now Is Trustworthy Anymore 2
My Tesla Model X Perihelix Wheels Have a Serious Design Flaw, I Can’t Remove the Aero Covers, If I Have A Blowout, I’m Toast On the Side Of the Road 1
Ever Since We Got a KIA EV9, I’ve Been So Annoyed Whenever I Have to DC Fast Charge My Rivian R1S. It’s So Slow, It’s like Tesla Slow 0
Chevy Dealer Quoted Me $799 For My Silverado Transmission Service, That’s Outrageous, But I Bit the Bullet and Had Them Do It Anyway If It Craps Out Later 0
My 2024 Ford F-150 2K Miles In, Has Had 8 Different Electrical Issues. Now, After 60 Days, 4 Dealers, and A Buyback, I’m Switching To a Ford Bronco 19
Cybertruck Owner Warns, “Tesla Better Do Something About These Sharp Edges, I’ve Sliced Both Fingers. If My Kid Gets Cut, We’re Going To Have Big Problems, TRUST Me” 0
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Warns, “If You Go To Tesla Service For a Tire Rotation, Take Your Wheel Covers Off and Leave Them At Home, They Broke Two Of Mine” 0