NHTSA Complaint #11191695 — 2015 GMC CANYON

I WAS TAKING A CORNER TO GO UP TO MY ROAD AND THEN MY POWER STEERING CHIME WENT OFF POSTING POWER STEERING HAS FAILED, THEN A MESSAGE SAYING THE STABILITY CONTROL ISN'T FUNCTIONAL. I DROVE INTO A SMALL DITCH BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL. I WAS AT A SLOW SPEED. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK, AND THE WARNING WENT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERS AND THE FINAL DEALER SAID I COULDN'T DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL I REPLACE THE RACK & PINION ASSY. HE HAS SAID THIS SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT DEC 05, 2014 AND INSPECTED ON JAN 01, 2015. THIS JUST COSTED ME $1700.00. SPRINGFIELD OR RECALL NUMBER 16V054000 RECALL DATE 02/01/2016 GM RECALL: 15595 AND NOW AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. COMPONENT: STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM SUMMARY GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 6, 2015, TO MARCH 17, 2015, AND 2015 GMC CANYON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 6, 2015, TO MARCH 19, 2015. A POOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE STEERING GEAR CONNECTOR MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. CONSEQUENCE: A LOSS OR REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR TORQUE SENSOR COVER ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 1, 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-462-8782. GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 15595.