I am happy to report that it has been resolved. In the end it was a series of loos wires between two junction boxes. Details of what was done are in the attached photos. The first two visits were free and covered under warranty. There were two visits to the dealer that were not reported...the first one they found nothing (which i had to pay for) and the other one they determined the problem was with the steering angle sensor at a cost of $2000+ to replace (diagnostic charge i had to pay for....did not pay proceed with this repair) my wife was pissed and posted a negative review on the dealers facebook page which prompted a call from the general manager, followed up with a call by the service manager. this resulted in the final visit which was covered by the dealer. the steering sensor was not replaced, but instead the work listed in the picture label "gm final fix.jpg" I have sense put about 2000 km on this vehicle on highways, back country roads, rough roads and the sensor has not come back on. I had also opened a case with GM with the issue as well, which is not tottally resolved yet. will post more on that when i have more info.