NHTSA Complaint #11099443 — 2016 CHEVROLET CHEVEROLET SS

MY VEHICLE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE BECAME SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I WAS FORTUNATELY TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND AT A SLOW SPEED. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN A CORNER THE SUDDENNESS OF THE EVENT COULD HAVE QUITE POSSIBLY BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE VEHICLE HAS 49K MILES AND I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MONTHS. THIS SAME VEHICLE WAS HELD BY CHEVROLET FOR ABOUT 90 DAYS FOR A QC HOLD FOR REASONS THAT WERE UNDISCLOSED PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY SO I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN SHIPMENT SOMEHOW. THIS SUDDEN FAILURE SEEMS TO BE THE SAME FAILURE AND REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXACT SAME PARTS THAT CHEVROLET HAS ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL FOR CONCERNING 2014-2016 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS INEXPLICABLY NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT RECALL. RECALL #17248. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF RECURRENT FAILURES WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND HAS FAILED TO TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR LIMITED RECALL THAT SHOWS NO RHYME OR REASON WHY SOME CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND OTHERS HAVE NOT..