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Then, once I had located the clutch master cylinder, I grabbed a 12mm combination wrench and broke the flare nut loose. I should have used a line wrench, but I didn’t have one, so I risked rounding the nut by using an open-end wrench. That’s very unwise; don’t do what I do.

It was advised that damage to your Colorado and aftermarket wiring may have had some impact in the deployment. It was suggested that you may want to file an insurance claim as well. We know this wasn’t the outcome you were hoping for, but we must stand behind this decision.

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:

There are a few other aspects that accompany a conversion to a 700R4, but these are the main ones that you might consider. Certainly, the biggest benefit to the analog 700R4 is its affordability. But as we will see when looking into the details of the electronic 4L60E family of transmissions, these newer, digitally controlled versions offer some real rewards.

The system is activated when the Colorado is put into reverse gear and is traveling below 5 mph (8km/h). While backing up under these conditions, the driver is alerted to a potential impact via the vehicle’s driver information center (DIC, pictured below), which shows the location (left, right or center) for rear-detected objects close to the vehicle. The system also delivers a series of audible beeps depending on the distance of the vehicle and a detected object.

Torqeedo, based in Gilching, Germany, manufactures clean electric propulsion systems in the 0.5-100 kW range for both commercial and leisure vessels. It offers 32 electric drives ranging from 1-80 hp and offers accessories such as solar charging technology, lithium batteries and a smartphone app. The company is owned by DEUTZ AG, a Porz, Germany-based engine manufacturer.

According to Automotive Fleet, GM/ Chevy informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that there was Base radio default in their pickup trucks. The base radio gives off warnings if the key is left in the ignition or if seat belts aren’t clipped on properly. It also warns you if the doors are left open. Without the base radio working correctly it would cause the trucks not to be in compliance with motor vehicle safety standards. The alert can prevent needless injuries, and theft of the vehicle in case a driver or a passenger forgets. Pickup trucks affected are the 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 and the 2005 Silverado HD. There were no deaths or injuries reported due to this defect but Chevy took it seriously and fixed it of no charge to the customers.

In terms of the end-use type, OEMs are expected to remain the largest consumer of the adaptive cruise control system in the global automotive industry over the next five years. The segment roughly consumed more than 90% of the market in 2015 in terms of value.

Because the mirror doesn’t show you what’s in your blind spo. . Hence the name…blind spot.

Us Lake Wobegone types, on the other hand — every one of us an above-average driver — can just turn ’em off.

Good point, so I better amend it to mean the introduction of 4-whl ABS. After driving a 1972 Mark IV with ABS, I really wasn’t impressed with performance (well-maintained example), not to mention the computer processer took up a huge chunk of the passenger side of the dash (they shrunk it down in the late-70s)

Just a quick Google search brings up other Chevy Colorado off-road airbag deployment stories. A user going by the name Airmon on the messaging board Coloradofans.com says he was driving his ZR2 diesel on some dunes, when the bags popped off, writing: