NHTSA Complaint #11151362 — 2015 GMC CANYON

TRUCK BEGAN LOSING STEERING CONTROL A MONTH AGO, THEN BECAME MORE FREQUENT THE LAST 2 WEEKS. DEALER REPLACE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY BECAUSE ELECTRIC STEERING HARNESS AND MODULES WERE FRIED. THIS WAS DUE TO LITTLE OR NO DI-ELETRIC GREASE IN THE CONNECTOR PLUGS, WHICH ALSO, ARE NOT WEATHERPROOFED FROM THE ELEMENTS. $2000 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX BECAUSE RECALL ONLY COVERS EARLIER MODELS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. 3 TIMES THE STEERING GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL EVEN IF YOU CATCH IT IN TIME. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE. I WANTED TO FIX IT BEFORE I GET RID OF IT SO SOMEONE ELSE WOULD NOT BE STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. BAD DESIGN ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, CONNECTORS ARE IN THE ELEMENTS AND UNPROTECTED.