Power Steering Light On problems of the 2016 GMC Canyon

Power steering goes out while vehicle is moving at either normal speed or low speed. Error messages appear indicating loss of power steering and traction light comes on. Shutting down engine and restarting can clear. If shutting down doesn't work disconnecting battery cable can clear the problem. This problem occurred numerous times over several days. It occurred both on city streets and rural highway. It occurred during turns and while driving straight. It occurred at normal highway speeds and at lower parking lot speeds. This occurred six times in one day. After clearing the last time we returned home and took the truck to a gm repair shop. This same problem has been recalled in the 2015 GMC Canyon (recall n202313200). The loss of power steering allowed the 63 year old female driver to ease off the rural highway however when the power steering failed in a city parking lot the male driver had to use all his strength to steer the vehicle. In the event this had occurred with the female driver in a situation where a turn had to be navigated she would not have had the strength to negotiate the turn possibly causing serious injury or property damage. Owner has opted to have repaired at his own cost due to safety concerns. Total cost to replace the steering gear assembly including the power steering control module was $1565. 21.

My 2016 GMC Canyon has experienced eight power steering assist failures while driving since late 2019. The associated steering service warning light and audible alarm are activated along with traction control off and antiskid control indicators. The alarms clear upon restarting vehicle and steering assist returns. Issue has occurred at both highway speed and low speed. The event frequency recently increased from random to five events over two consecutive days vehicle mileage on 2/23/2020 is 38459 miles. .