2015 GMC Canyon

I WAS DRIVING ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE OF THE STEEP MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE IN BATON ROUGE, LA AND LOSS MY POWER STEERING CONTROL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS A MONTH AGO WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO GERRY LANE GMC. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD BATTERY. SO I PURCHASED A BATTERY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. HOWEVER, WHEN I CUT THE IGNITION OFF AND CRANK BACK UP IT RESETS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED TO BRING IT BACK IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS TIME (ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER) WHILE I LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO VIDEO SO I CAN SHOW THIS ADVISOR WHAT KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS TIME IT TOOK ME AT LEAST 4 TIMES CRANKING UP AND THEN SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE TO GET IT TO RESET SO I COULD GET BACK HOME AND SWITCH CARS. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING GOING OVER THE NEXT BRIDGE THAT'S 20 PLUS MILES WITHOUT AN EXIT AND LOSE POWER STEERING AGAIN. I'VE HAD TO RENT CARS FOR THIS REPETITIVE OCCURRENCE WITH THIS TRUCK THAT SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. OR EITHER THEY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BUT WAITING FOR IT TO BE OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ME TO TAKE ON THE COST OF REPAIRING IT. BUT THIS IS NOT SAFE TO KEEP LOOSING POWER STEERING AND I'M DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT WHEN I PARK I CAN'T TURN THE KEY TO TAKE OUT OF THE IGNITION. SO AGAIN I HAVE TO CRANK UP AND PULL FORWARD TO TRY AND RESET SO I CAN BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THAT AS WELL THAT I CAN'T POST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WOULD PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE WOULD RECUR. THE DEALER (NYLE MAXWELL GMC 3000 I-35, ROUND ROCK, TX 78681 (512) 244-8000) DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING) ENDED OCTOBER OF 2018. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,528.

WHILE DRIVING WITH VEHICLE IN FOUR WHEEL AUTO THE TRANSFER CASE ENGAGED IN TO 4 WHEEL HIGH AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THIS WOULD BE MORE OF GREAT SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT THAT A DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND REQUIRED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE WORK PERFORMED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE INDICATED THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION IN THE THE CONNECTORS RELATED TO THE "RANGE SELECTOR" AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS. THIS APPEARED TO FIX THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE ISSUE HAS RESURFACED OVER TIME AND AGAIN SEEMS RELATED TO CORROSION. IN MORE RECENT OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING AND IT WAS NOT SET IN FOUR WHEEL AUTO. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERING AS I STOPED USING FOUR WHEEL AUTO BECAUSE OF THIS PAST EVENT. AGAIN THIS ENGAGEMENT OF THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THE DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY COULD LEAD TO INJURY.

POWER STEERING FAILS. ALARMS STEERING FAILURE, STABILITY ERRORS AND THAT STEERING MAY BE DIFFICULT. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ERROR AND THE RECALL 16V054000. GMC CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLE. WELL II OBVIOUSLY IS AND GMC IS TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECALLS. THE DEALER WANTS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO TROUBLESHOOT AND POSSIBLY REPAIR ISSUE, BUT THEY ALSO CLAIM NO RECALL SO NO HELP FROM GMC. THE HAPPENS AT BOTH FREEWAY SPEED AND CRAWLING IN TRAFFIC. STEERING WHEELS JERKS THEN ALARMS GO OFF. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS SHE CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED. I HAVE ALSO ALMOST CRASH WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE AND ALMOST DID NOT MAKE A TURN AND HIT THE CURB. ALARMS WILL RESET IF I STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE THEN RESTART. BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY POSSIBLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OR IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. GMC IS HIDING THE FACT THAT THE RECALL 16V054000 IS LARGER THAN THEY CLAIMED. THIS SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE THE GMC WILL NOT OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES NOW AND AFTER CONTACTING GMC THEY CLAIMED ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPAIRED. FIRST HAPPENED DECEMBER 2018 WHEN GMC WAS CONTACTED AND HAS NOT HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES. THE LAST TIME ON MARCH 31, 2019 IT HAPPENED TWICE IN LESS THAN 1/2 HOUR. SO THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. PLEASE LET GMC KNOW THEY MISSED A FEW TRUCKS WITH THEIR RECALL DATES.

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.