Over the next couple of days, temperatures around BangShift Mid-West will be sitting at a high 0f maybe 15 degrees F with night time temps dropping to 2. And that’s before wind chill is even factored in. Earlier this winter the Northeast got buried under a ton of lake-effect snow. Unless your daily driver was made by a company like Foremost, your vehicle was made by a company who understands that a vehicle has to be able to operate in a wide variety of conditions, from the deserts of the American Southwest and Middle East to the Arctic Circle. But how do they do cold-weather testing? Here’s two different takes, one showing Ford’s Climate Chamber testing facility, the other showing how Chrysler Ram FCA US tests the Ram Truck series of vehicles in northern Michigan. Two different takes, but the same goal: to make sure that even when it’s cold enough that the dogs think twice about soaking the fire hydrant, that your vehicle will faithfully operate.
They should test for more than just cold weather running and include effects of modern liquid road salts on there cars/trucks. My ’03 Sierra had every brake line and all four calipers replaced due to corrosion. They need better anti corrosion treatments for their vehicles.
When I worked for Ford I know they did outdoor winter testing in Thompson, Manitoba. If you want to know what cold is look where it is.
They go through all this and the manufacturers wont include stainless steel brake lines.?