NHTSA Complaint #11308677 — 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEK, 3 TIMES. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL ON THIS ITEM 5-16-19, WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS "REPROGRAMMED" BY THE TECHS AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. WE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THEN LAST WEEK, THE ISSUE OCCURRED. THERE WAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER ASSIST ON A LONG RIGHT HAND TURN AT 35 MPH WHEN A FEMALE WAS DRIVING WHICH CAUSED SOME CONCERN. THEN YESTERDAY THE STEERING STOPPED ENTIRELY IN A PARKING LOT. I ARRIVED AND GOT IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO STEER BUT SOMEONE OF LESSER STRENGTH COULD NOT HAVE. I DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT AND WAS HEADED STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, ABUT 5 MILES AWAY. THE STEERING CAME BACK ON. THEN HALFWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY WIFE HAPPENED TO ME AT ABOUT 40 MPH (STEERING GOES OUT FOR A SECOND) AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES HARD TO THE RIGHT. SHE WAS BEHIND ME IN MY VEHICLE AND SAW IT HAPPEN. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DOCUMENTED THE LACK OF POWER STEERING ASSIST INCIDENTS VIA THE COMPUTER. MY POINT IS THAT IF THIS WAS CORRECTED IN MAY 2019, WHY IS IT HAPPENING AGAIN? IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THE ISSUE, YOU WILL BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND A WRECK IS POTENTIALLY UNAVOIDABLE. WHAT IF I HAD A TRAILER IN TOW AT 60+ MHP? DEATH COULD BE THE RESULT, FOR THE DRIVER OR OTHERS. IF THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, GM SHOULD PULL THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD AND REPLACE THEM, FREE OF CHARGE.