If you have the 2.7 engine, the exhaust hanger on the passenger side needs to be changed and the bumper needs to be removed or at least slid back 6 inches or so to gain access to that exhaust hanger. The exhaust is pretty loud. The exhaust hanger provided with the kit is basically the hanger...
So sorry for your loss. I have had 7 GSDs and we lost our last one when he was barely 8 yrs old. We also experienced this issue with another one of our dogs, but we were fortunate to save him with emergency surgery. It is called torsion bloat and you do not have much time when it happens before...
Stress crack is probably the issue. I just had my windshield replaced on my truck and talking with the glass shop guys, they said this happens quite often. They said they just reolaced a womens glass that shattered during the night while parked in her garage. They also said that gorilla glass...
Probably the most useless gimmick ever put on a modern vehicle whether breaking in an engine or not. Depending on your driving conditions, it will actually use more gas instead of saving.
I have experienced the same symptoms as everyone is describing here. Not all the time but enough to notice. I assumed it was the driveshaft, but maybe not.
She is beautiful. We had a German Shepherd the same color. They said he was a "blue", but his coloring was similar to yours as he was almost solid dark grey. He weighed 120lbs. Sadly we lost him last summer. Your picture reminded me of him. Thanks for sharing.