Power Steering Failed problems of the 2016 GMC Canyon

Like thousands of other Canyons/colorados, power steering fails at random times causing steering wheel to be ripped from hands. Extremely dangerous. Happens at all speeds, moving or stationary. I don't understand why it's only recalled on 2015 models when it's exactly same problem.

Twice in the last 4 days the power steering failed. Received a warning of a power steering problem on the dash and then lost all power assist. Had to pull over and then restart the car to restore the power steering.

I was driving the listed truck on a six lane highway (270) in missouri when my power steering completely failed. I was able to exit the highway by using every bit of strength I had and I'm a six foot tall 200lb man. It was Saturday but I was able to get the truck to the dealer and provided them with a memo detailing the failure. They were closed for the weekend. The steering had been acting suspect before and in fact I had an appointment the following Monday to have it checked. Had it been my wife or granddaughter driving when the failure occurred the results might have been tragic. Following my experience I did a social media search and found many incidents identical to mine with the same type of truck. My truck is a GMC and the chevy colorado is the same. This truck had 62,000 miles and I have owned it since it was new. The steering pump is electrical which replaced an old and proven hydraulic style that rarely failed. I have been driving 60 years and never had one fail . I question the ability of gm engineering to design a new type of pump that is reliable. Their inability to do so results in a $1900 repair not to mention a potential loss of life. In my case gm did pick up a portion of the repair but my share still equaled $750.

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Canyon. Upon starting the vehicle and reversing, the power steering failed and the service power steering warning indicator flashed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Case # 10940128 while backing from a curb my power steering did not work and lost all steering control ,dash message said "service power steering system" and had a dismiss button that I pushed and then immediately my steering returned ,I called on star which did a diagnostic test and reported no problems, I drove it home, and took it to the dealers the next morning they plugged it in found a problem code , there was a service bulletin out on it,and the part oem 22966597 had to be back ordered,and which told me this is a common problem, and was told that they had two other trucks with the same problem earlier that year , I as even told to drive the vehicle until the part came in which I refused due to the safety issue of losing control of the truck I the power steering failed.

The contact owns a 2016 GMC Canyon. While driving approximately 35 mph, the power steering and stability control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle began to jerk, the speed reduced, and the power steering failed. The contact had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order for the power steering and speed control to function correctly. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,300.