NHTSA Complaint #11342291 — 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD OUT OF MY HAND. THE SCREENS ALL WENT BLANK. I WAS HALFWAY ONTO THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND LUCKILY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IT TOOK THREE TIMES TO GET THE CAR GOING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND PRIOR TO THE SCREEN JUST BLACKED OUT ONLY THEN THE AC BLOWER FAN SURGED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE AGAIN SHUT OFF AS I WAS TURNING FROM DUAL HIGHWAY TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. ALSO WHEN I BACKED OUT THAT MORNING THE REAR FELT LIKE THEIR WAS SOME SLIPPAGE. I BOUGHT MY 2016 SILVERADO USED IN 2018 WITH 24K MILES ON IT. THE ODOMETER JUST TURNED 50K TWO DAYS AGO, SO THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER SERVICE.I BEGAN RESEARCHING AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE SO I THOUGHT THERE MUST BE A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS ONLY A "BULLETIN" AND THAT SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE KNOWN REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT CLEARLY GM IS AWARE OF. REPAIRS ARE OVER 1300 DOLLARS! I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT FOR OWNERS. HOW MANY INJURIES AND DEATHS MUST OCCUR BEFORE A BULLETIN WARRANTS BECOMING A RECALL? I ALSO NOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER, RIGHT BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ACCORDING THE THE CAR FAX TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SO THIS WAS KNOWN BY GM AND DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. DECEITFUL. I HAVE A FAMILY THAT RELIES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT OR TRADE IT AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HELP!