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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’m Charging My Model Y and a Ford Mustang Mach-E Comes In Hot, A Beemer Picks Her Up & They Leave. She Took Up Two Tesla Spots, So I Left This Note On Her Car 2
I Took My Cybertruck In For a Few Minor Trim Issues, Tesla Was Supposed To Fix the Beauty Cover, But It’s Still Loose, I Guess This Is Acceptable To Tesla? 1
My 2020 Toyota RAV4 Battery Made It To 110K, Next, I’m Due For Brakes Soon, I Will Keep This Vehicle For As Long As I Can 2
I’m Typically A Ford F-150 Guy, But I Picked Up This Well-Optioned 2025 GMC Sierra SLT Premium Plus For Less Than What F-150 XLTs Are Selling For 1
I Don’t Talk About This Much, But Behind Loving My Tesla Model Y, I Had Too Much Debt With All My Upgrades, My Dashboard Is Cleaner Than My Finances 2
I Took My 2022 Toyota Tacoma to the Dealer, and They Told Me I Need $3,325 in Repairs Just To Avert Problems, and What I Need To Get Done 52
I Took My 2025 Toyota Tundra to the Dealer For the 10K Service and I’ll Never Leave the Lot Before Checking, There Was Oil All Over the Engine Bay, and A Puddle Under the Truck 0
I Opened My Honda CR-V Rear Hatch and It’s Peeing All Over My Leg, the Dealer Claims They’ve Never Seen This Before, Has Anyone Else Had This Happen? 0
My Pointer Loves To Push My Tesla Cybertruck’s Window Button Over & Over To Get It To Go Down, and How Do I Keep My Dog From Ruining the Seats? 0
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “I Had My Tailgate Replaced Due To Warping and the New One Came In Looking Even Worse” 3
2019 Chevy Silverado Owner Says, “I Had My Transmission Flushed, Just Shy Of 45K Miles, The Dealer Charged Me $562, Did I Pay Too Much?” 31
I Have a 2016 Toyota Highlander and My Gas Mileage is Terrible, I Use 89 or 91 Octane, But I Don’t Need Anyone Telling Me What Grade of Gas To Use 2
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “I Never Imagined the Hate People Have For the Cybertruck Would Be This Intense, In My Model Y, I Went Completely Unnoticed” 9
I’m On My 4th Honda CR-V Hybrid Blower Motor 43K In, The First 2 Were Replaced Under Warranty, Now, the Dealer Says I’m Outside the Window 0
Didn’t I Tell You To Wish Me Luck For My 2024 Taco Brake Line Recall? After 2 Days, My Dash Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree, and I Had a Complete Power Loss 1
My Chevy Silverado is Garbage, Left Me On the Side Of the Road, Not Even 30K, A Loud Clunk and Then the Engine Shut Down, This Truck Is Straight Trash 2
Tesla Model 3 Owner Says, “Please Tell Me I Can Do My Own Brakes at Home, Tesla Quoted Me $1,041, Help!” 1
Toyota Highlander Owner Says, “My 2024 Highlander With Only 1,600 Miles, Driver’s Door Paint Is Already Wearing Off,” He Asks, “Will Toyota Take Care Of This?” 0
Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says, “My $100K Steel Brute Raised a White Flag In Front Of a Bucket of Soap, What Happened Next With Tesla Support Was Even More Absurd” 0
Toyota RAV4 Owner Says, “After I Get Gas I See Warning Lights and It Shuts Down, Dealer Blames My 28 Cent Overfill, Am I Crazy For Thinking They Are Full Of It?” 0
CR-V Owner Says, “Honda Changed My Oil, Didn’t Fasten the Shield, I Hear a Loud Scraping, I Take It Back, and They Just Take It Off and Throw It In the Trunk” 7
Chevy Silverado Owner Says, “100K In I’ve Replaced the Top End, Transmission, and Now There’s Suspension Issues, I Drove a Cyberbeast and Now I’m Obsessed" 0
2024 Toyota Highlander Owner Says, “The Dealer Just Hit Me With a $480 Diff Fluid Change At My 30K Service,” He Asks, “Is This For Real or a Dealer Scam?” 5
Tesla Model 3 Owner Says, “I Made a Big Mistake Taking My Wife’s Telluride To the Airport, and Letting Her Drive My M3P, Now She Won’t Drive the Kia” 0
Nissan Frontier Owner Says, “I Just Got a Surprise 7-Year/70K Warranty For My 2020 Frontier.” He Asks, “Is There A Problem With the In-Tank Fuel Pump?” 0