2005 GMC Canyon

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Owner's manual

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Recalls

A recall doesn't mean a truck still has the problem. Enter the truck's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or ask a dealer to see whether the repair was done.

• Child Seat

  Nov 2010 · #10V575000

  GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT.

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  GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2011, CHEVROLET COLORADO, GMC CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006, ISUZU I-280/I-350, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008, I-290/I-370, REGULAR CAB VEHICLES AND EXTENDED CAB VEHICLES WITHOUT A REAR SEAT AND EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND THE OWNER MANUAL DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING HOW TO USE THE TOP TETHER.

  Risk: BOTH NHTSA AND GM DISCOURAGE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A FRONT SEAT. NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY REQUIRE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN A RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT CENTER SEATING POSITION OF THIS VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT OFFER A REAR SEAT. LACK OF ACCESS TO THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR AND A LACK OF INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO USE IT, MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT. IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN THE RESTRAINT'S PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO THE CHILD SEATED IN THE RESTRAINT.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL CUT A HOLE INTO THE BACK PANEL TRIM COVER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE TOP TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE FRONT CENTER SEAT POSITION AND WILL PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AS TO USE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT [phone removed], GMC AT [phone removed], ISUZU AT [phone removed] OR VISIT GM'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

• Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

  Jul 2009 · #09V310000

  GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S.

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  GM IS RECALLING 185,903 MODEL YEAR 2004-2009 COLORADO, GMC MODEL YEAR 2009-2004 CANYON, MODEL YEAR 2006 I-280, I-350, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 I-290, AND I-370, PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND UTAH. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT MAY NOT WORK AS DESIGNED DUE TO CONTAMINATION IN THE SWITCH.

  Risk: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF ALL BRAKE LAMPS OR CAUSE ALL OF THE BRAKE LAMPS TO STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS COULD FAIL TO WARN OTHERS OF THE DRIVER'S INTENTIONS AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN FREE OF CHARGE. GM ANTICIPATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2010. A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ALL OTHER STATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. IN THE INTERIM, OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE CAN OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR, HOWEVER THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW DESIGN PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT [phone removed], GMC AT [phone removed], ISUZU AT [phone removed] OR AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.

• Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

  Apr 2006 · #06V139000

  CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES.

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  CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY EXPERIENCE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION OR BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP (CHMSL) IS AFFECTED IN BOTH INSTANCES. ALSO, IF EQUIPPED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ANY TRAILER BRAKE LAMPS WHICH ARE CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMP WIRING WILL MIMIC THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LAMPS WHEN EITHER CONDITION OCCURS.

  Risk: A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

  Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT [phone removed]; GMC AT [phone removed] OR ISUZU AT [phone removed].

Owner complaints by area

Reports owners filed with NHTSA. They aren't verified, and one complaint can mention more than one area. Tap an area to read the most recent ones.

• Electrical System23

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Jan 2018

    MY 2005 GMC CANYON CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, KEYS, OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY TRUCK BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON THE COMPUTER THINKS IT IS TRYING TO BE STOLEN. THE LAST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURED, MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START, THE TRUCK CRANKED BUT DID NOT START AND THE PASSLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE MYSELF TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE I HAD JUST BEEN BITTEN BY A DOG.

  • Filed Oct 2015 · Also filed under Air Bags, Engine

    I GOT A SAFETY BULLETIN FROM GMC #14609 STATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT,. IT CAN GO ON DUE TO WIRES IN THE REAR DOOR BREAKING, THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS, I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT OR REIMBURSE ME IF I PAID IN THE PAST TO HAVE IT FIXED. WELL THEY SAID I WAS OFF OF WARRANTY 1-15 . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. WHY DID THEY SEND ME THIS BULLETIN WITH MY VIN NUMBER ATTACHED? I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS GMC TRUCK, YOU NAME IT IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM. MOSTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIR BAG ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY GMC FREE OF CHARGE WHICH THEY STATE IN THE LETTER, THERE TELLING ME I AM A FEW MONTHS PAST THE 10 YEAR DEAD LINE. THAT IS A DISGRACE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC IF IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM LIKE ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM HOLDING THEM LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS, TOM

  • Filed Jul 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

  • Filed Jul 2015 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    CAN NO LONGER ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS OR PASSANGERS WINDOWS. NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE POWER LOCKS FROM EITHER DOOR CONTROL OR REMOTE. BLOWER FOR AIR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING 1 2 AND 3 WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKES WILL START TO SOUND LIKE THEY ARE PULSATING AND THEN THE ABS FAULT COMES ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS UP.

  • Filed May 2015

    AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ON FAN POSITIONS 1,2, AND 3 AND WORKS ONLY ON 4. EIGHT PAGES OF COMPLAINTS INDICATED THAT FAULTY COMPONENTS WERE PUT INTO TRUCK AT FACTORY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED: BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, WIRING HARNESS AND POOR GROUND WIRE. AC DELCO PART 15-80521 ONE PART REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

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• Service Brakes20

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Apr 2020 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control

    INSTALLED NEW BRAKE LIGHTS DID YOU BRAKE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE I'LL BRAKE BALLS HAVE BEEN REPLACE. *TR

  • Filed May 2018 · Also filed under Unknown or Other

    THE BRAKE LINES AND THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. THERE ARE BIG WHOLES IN THE FRAME. THE GARAGE WOULDN'T EVEN PUT IT ON THE LIFT, BECAUSE IT WAS SO BAD. HAVE REPLACED BREAKS AND STILL THE TRUCK HAS BREAK ISSUES

  • Filed Feb 2017 · Also filed under Steering, Air Bags

    HIT 3 DEER IN HIGH SPEED COLLISION. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T FUNCTION. THEN RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED I HAVE TIKATA AIRBAGS. THEN I NOTICED MY BRAKES IF WET OR HAVE ICE ON ROTORS, WHEN BRAKING, I GET TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE AND FRONT END WILL SHIMMY OR VIBRATE. REAR BRAKES TOO. AND MY POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE, LIKE A RUBBING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT TRUCK, THOUGH NO FLUID LOSS OR STIFFNESS IN STEERING. I KNOW THESE AIR BAGS ARE DANGEROUS, METAL PARTS HAVE KILLED A FEW PEOPLE. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY AUTOMAKER ABOUT WHAT AIRBAGS WERE INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK!? I NEED FIXED. I DO A LOT OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. AND THESE STRANGE NOISES REALLY BUG ME. I CAN'T BE BREAKING DOWN DEEP INTO MOUNTAIN ROADS WHEN I WORK OR TRAVEL. MUCH HIGHWAY TRAVELING TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NEVER WORKED, SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER BUYING TRUCK. IF COMING UP TO HILLS WHEN SET, THEN AS YOU DRIVE UP & DOWN MORE HILLS, IT WILL SELF EXCELLERATE! NOT SLOW DOWN ON DECLINES. VERY SCARY A COUPLE OF TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS! ENGINE WOULD JUMP INTO PASSING GEAR. I HAVE THE 5 CYLINDER 3.5 MOTOR. AUTOMATIC, SLE EXTENDED CAB 4X4. SHOULD I GO BACK TO DEALER TO GET FIXED?

  • Filed Sep 2015

    WHEN BAKING UP THE ABS FAULT CODE CAME ON WAS GOING 5 MPH OR LESS. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE CODE WENT AWAY. IT HAS DONE THIS A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES ALL WHILE BACKING THE TRUCK UP AT A VERY LOW SPEED, OTHER ISSUES I AM HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND SOMETIMES THE OTHER SPEEDS WILL WORK. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

  • Filed Jul 2015 · Also filed under Electrical System

    CAN NO LONGER ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS OR PASSANGERS WINDOWS. NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE POWER LOCKS FROM EITHER DOOR CONTROL OR REMOTE. BLOWER FOR AIR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING 1 2 AND 3 WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKES WILL START TO SOUND LIKE THEY ARE PULSATING AND THEN THE ABS FAULT COMES ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS UP.

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• Structure13

  • Filed Jul 2023 · Also filed under Suspension, Unknown or Other

    Frame rail rust holes, brackets wielded to frame supports for leaf springs wields rusted completely through frame making vehicle unsafe due to the potential leaf springs supports to frame of vehicle breaking away from frame dropping rear of vehicle onto rear axles and tires. Frame of vehicle has a lot of rusting and holes due to the excessive rusting.

  • Filed Jan 2022

    The frames on many of these trucks are unsafe to be on the road due to rusted leaf spring mounts and frame rails that are rotting away and unable to lift on a hoist. Luckily I came across a video warning me to watch out for a rusted frame or else I could have lost control while driving. Yes, I work at a gm dealership and see this issue often, they are very similar to the Toyota trucks that had rusted frames replaced under recall. No it has not been inspected but they're is no way that it would pass an annual inspection, therefore the truck is rendered useless. There were no warnings that the frame was almost rotted in half. Very dangerous situation.

  • Filed Jun 2020

    NEARLY TOTAL FRAME FAILURE DUE TO POOR STEEL AND EXTREME RUST AND CORROSION OF ENTIRE FRAME. WITH THIS MODEL YEAR OF GMC AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS, THERE ARE A LOT OF REPORTS OF FRAME FAILURES. MY PARTICULAR TRUCK IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT THE CAB AND BODY COULD POSSIBLY SEPARATE DUE TO FRAME FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN MUCH DURING THE WINTERS AND HAS BEEN GARAGED MOST OF ITS LIFE. THESE FRAMES SHOULDN'T BE THIS BAD ON A 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2020 · Also filed under Exterior Lighting

    ON 6/17/20 AS I WAS TRAVELING UNDER THE ALABASTER, ALABAMA OVER PASS ON HIGHWAY 65 NORTH AN ORANGE CONSTRUCTION BARREL WAS BLOWN INTO THE ROAD BY A TRUCK A HEAD OF ME. I SWERVED IN THE ATTEMPT TO MISS IT. THE BARREL CLIPPED THE PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER AND TORE OUT MY FOG LAMP. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WOULD LIKE MY FOG LAMP REPLACED AND BARRELS NOT IN USE PICKED UP OFF OF THE HIGHWAYS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

  • Filed Apr 2020

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE OIL AT THE RESIDENCE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS WERE ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT, THE FRAME STARTED TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 13,000.

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• Exterior Lighting11

  • Filed Jun 2020 · Also filed under Structure

    ON 6/17/20 AS I WAS TRAVELING UNDER THE ALABASTER, ALABAMA OVER PASS ON HIGHWAY 65 NORTH AN ORANGE CONSTRUCTION BARREL WAS BLOWN INTO THE ROAD BY A TRUCK A HEAD OF ME. I SWERVED IN THE ATTEMPT TO MISS IT. THE BARREL CLIPPED THE PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER AND TORE OUT MY FOG LAMP. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WOULD LIKE MY FOG LAMP REPLACED AND BARRELS NOT IN USE PICKED UP OFF OF THE HIGHWAYS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

  • Filed Jul 2013

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE UPON ACTIVATION. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT LAMP WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE CONTAC'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

  • Filed Sep 2010

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,960. UPDATED 01/03/11

  • Filed Feb 2010

    MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

  • Filed May 2009

    THIS IS REGARDING CONTINUED ISSUES WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 06V139000 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05065 AND THE FAULTY BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH ORIGINALLY FAILED AROUND 2005 AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT FAILED AGAIN AROUND 2006 AND WAS REPLACED VIA RECALL. THIS SWITCH FAILED A 3RD TIME IN OCTOBER OF 2008 AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY AS THEY CLAIMED IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE SO I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THIS SAME BRAKE SWITCH LAMP FAILED AGAIN ON 05/26/2009 AFTER LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AND FEWER THAN 8,000 MILES, AGAIN LEAVING ME WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS. I WILL RETURN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THAT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE OUTCOME. IT HAS BECOME PAINFULLY OBVIOUS THAT GM HAS FAILED TO FULFILL ITS OBLIGATION TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THAT IT NOT ONLY LEAVES ME WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO KNOW THAT I AM STOPPING, BUT THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED! I RISK MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINEERS AT GM SEEM INCAPABLE OF PERFECTING A $5 SWITCH THAT IS PART OF AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS (BRAKE LIGHTS). GENERAL MOTORS MAY HAVE CONDUCTED A RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING THE LAMP SWITCH REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME I WILL REQUEST THE FAULTY PART AND WILL GLADLY SUPPLY IT TO THE NHTSA IF REQUESTED. *TR

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• Visibility11

  • Filed Jun 2014 · Also filed under Electrical System

    THIS VEHICLE USES A RESISTOR FOR VARIABLE SPEEDS (X4) ON THE VENTILATION BLOWER. DURING CONTINUOUS OR FREQUENT USE (I.E. DEFROST, AIR CONDITIONING) A BURNING SMELL DEVELOPS. THE BURNING SMELL INCREASES OVER TIME AFTER REPEATED USAGE AND THE INCREMENTAL BLOWER SPEED CIRCUITS ARE BURNED OUT AND DISABLED. THE WIRES ARE BLACKENED AND CONNECTORS MELTED AND THE PLASTIC CONNECTING BASE OF THE RESISTOR IS MELTED AND BLACKENED. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS IS AFFECTED. GM HAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" WHICH PRESCRIBES A "REPAIR" FOR THIS MALFUNCTION (I.E. NEW RESISTOR, PIGTAIL WIRES AND CONNECTORS, AND A BLOWER REPLACEMENT IF REQUIRED) ---- BUT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT OCCURS REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR AND WIRES IN THIS CIRCUIT AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. OUR CANYON BEGAN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. EACH REPLACEMENT (INCLUDING LABOR AND PARTS) COSTS ABOUT $150. I CONTACTED GM LAST YEAR -- THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT WANTED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BY THE HOUR FOR ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING. I ALSO CONTACTED CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST MONTH WHEN THEY WERE ADVERTISING NEW RECALLS BASED ON SERVICE BULLETINS --- BUT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED UNLESS AN OPEN FLAME WAS PRESENT IN THE SITUATION. WE EVENTUALLY BYPASSED THIS CIRCUIT BY INSTALLING CORE WIRE, A ONE-WAY SWITCH, AND A FUSE. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS IS A DISTRACTION. AT THE WORST -- DEFROST, HEAT, A/C, ALL FUNCTIONS INVOLVING THE BLOWER BECOME DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE HARNESS CORE WIRE CAN BECOME DAMAGED. *TR

  • Filed Aug 2011

    SAFETY HAZARD- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED-- ORIGINAL DELCO PART WAS REPLACED- OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION-. *TR

  • Filed Aug 2011

    SAFETY HAZARD- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED-- ORIGINAL DELCO PART WAS REPLACED- OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION- *TR

  • Filed Aug 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE WIPERS HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

  • Filed Jul 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER WOULD ONLY WORKED WHEN THE SETTING WAS ON HIGH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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• Engine And Engine Cooling11

  1 involved a fire

  • Filed Nov 2012 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO APPARENT REASON, ALSO TRACTION FAULT ALSO COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME AFFECTING GAS MILEAGE. THERE IS ALSO A MISFIRE PROBLEM. *TR

  • Filed Jan 2012

    CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TRUCK BECAME RUFF IDLING AND SHAKING AND POWERING ITSELF OFF. *TR

  • Filed Jun 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TOO STRONG OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT WAS FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

  • Filed Jan 2009

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE VERY ROUGHLY AND HE COULD FEEL HARD VIBRATIONS. HE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH STATED THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND HIS WARRANTY DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND MAKE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

  • Filed May 2008

    RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 2005 GMC CANYON, TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED, THE TRUCK DID NOT RUN ROUGH OR MAKE NOISES. TOOK DIRECTLY BACK TO DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED. FIVE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED...DIAGNOSTICS DETERMINED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSOR AND EXHAUST INTAKE WERE ALL RELATED. ALL REPAIRS NOW COMPLETE AND APPEAR TO BE NO OTHER ISSUES AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 3 DAYS. *TR

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• Air Bags10

  3 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2017 · Also filed under Steering, Service Brakes

    HIT 3 DEER IN HIGH SPEED COLLISION. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T FUNCTION. THEN RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED I HAVE TIKATA AIRBAGS. THEN I NOTICED MY BRAKES IF WET OR HAVE ICE ON ROTORS, WHEN BRAKING, I GET TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE AND FRONT END WILL SHIMMY OR VIBRATE. REAR BRAKES TOO. AND MY POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE, LIKE A RUBBING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT TRUCK, THOUGH NO FLUID LOSS OR STIFFNESS IN STEERING. I KNOW THESE AIR BAGS ARE DANGEROUS, METAL PARTS HAVE KILLED A FEW PEOPLE. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY AUTOMAKER ABOUT WHAT AIRBAGS WERE INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK!? I NEED FIXED. I DO A LOT OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. AND THESE STRANGE NOISES REALLY BUG ME. I CAN'T BE BREAKING DOWN DEEP INTO MOUNTAIN ROADS WHEN I WORK OR TRAVEL. MUCH HIGHWAY TRAVELING TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NEVER WORKED, SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER BUYING TRUCK. IF COMING UP TO HILLS WHEN SET, THEN AS YOU DRIVE UP & DOWN MORE HILLS, IT WILL SELF EXCELLERATE! NOT SLOW DOWN ON DECLINES. VERY SCARY A COUPLE OF TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS! ENGINE WOULD JUMP INTO PASSING GEAR. I HAVE THE 5 CYLINDER 3.5 MOTOR. AUTOMATIC, SLE EXTENDED CAB 4X4. SHOULD I GO BACK TO DEALER TO GET FIXED?

  • Filed Jan 2017

    AIR BAG COMES ON DISPLAY AND STAYS ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE

  • Filed Nov 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • Filed Oct 2015 · Also filed under Electrical System, Engine

    I GOT A SAFETY BULLETIN FROM GMC #14609 STATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT,. IT CAN GO ON DUE TO WIRES IN THE REAR DOOR BREAKING, THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS, I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT OR REIMBURSE ME IF I PAID IN THE PAST TO HAVE IT FIXED. WELL THEY SAID I WAS OFF OF WARRANTY 1-15 . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. WHY DID THEY SEND ME THIS BULLETIN WITH MY VIN NUMBER ATTACHED? I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS GMC TRUCK, YOU NAME IT IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM. MOSTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIR BAG ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY GMC FREE OF CHARGE WHICH THEY STATE IN THE LETTER, THERE TELLING ME I AM A FEW MONTHS PAST THE 10 YEAR DEAD LINE. THAT IS A DISGRACE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC IF IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM LIKE ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM HOLDING THEM LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS, TOM

  • Filed Apr 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND ABDOMEN INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE FACE, EYE SOCKET, AND BROKEN RIB INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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• Hydraulic9

  • Filed Oct 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER GOING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM "ACTIVATES" AND MAKES A "GRINDING SOUND". IT WILL DO THIS AFTER 3-4 STOPS AND THEN THE ABS FAULT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE PROBLEM STOPS. IF I START THE TRUCK AND DRIVE FASTER (15 MPH OR FASTER ) THEN BRAKE, IT DOESN'T DO IT AT THE HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

  • Filed May 2011 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    I OWN A 2005 GMC CANYON. THREE WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY THE ABS SYSTEM BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE ABS WOULD KICK IN FOR NO REASON. BECAUSE IT WAS ACCORDING TO GM OUT OPF THE GUARANTEE PERIOD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. MY PRIVATE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CANYON AND USED A WORK AROUND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF REPLACING THE SENSORS WITCH WOULD PROBABLY BE DAMAGED AGAIN WHEN REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS. *TR

  • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Electrical System

    ABS FAULT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND GM IS NOT RESPONDING TO OUR CONCERNS. *TR

  • Filed Aug 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL BEGAN TO SEVERELY PULSATE. IT TOOK AN INCREASED DISTANCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN ABS FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,994 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,010. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

  • Filed Jul 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    2005 GMC CANYON, 4WD. BRAKES LOCK UP AFTER SITTING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR WHEN WET. ABS DOES ACTIVATE, HEAR THE NOISE, REAR BRAKES LOCK. WENT TO SOME OF THE FORUMS FOR THESE VEHICLES, FIND OUT IT IS COMMON. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER (BOUGHT IT USED AS CERTIFIED GM) AS THE PARKING BRAKE STUCK ONLY A WEEK AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE CABLE, TOLD ME I WAS SET. I TOOK THE TRUCK HOME, BRAKES WERE VERY "TOUCHY" BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW WEEKS LATER (THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ME) AND THEY CHARGED ME $100.00 AND SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY. I CALLED THEM AND HAD A BLOW OUT ARGUMENT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TO NO AVAIL AS THE BRAKES WERE STILL TOUCHY. I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THEM UNTIL TODAY, WHEN IN THE RAIN I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY LOCKED AT 65 MPH, TRUCK STAYED STRAIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO LET OFF FAST ENOUGH. LUCKILY THE GUY BEHIND ME WAS NOT FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE, OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER ME. SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35+ YEARS AND NEVER HAD A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. *TR

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• Power Train7

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Jun 2011 · Also filed under Tires

    I PURCHASED 4 COOPER TIRES 8/18/10. I STARTED NOTICING A PROBLEM IN 1/11. THE SIDE WALLS WOULD BECOME VERY DARK BLACK ABOUT 2" DOWN FROM TREAD .THEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK NOT DRIVING RIGHT. SENSATION OF BEING STUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALTOUGH IT WAS NOT STUCK IN 4 WHEEL. I ASKED MANY PEOPLE TODAY I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THEM. HIS RESPONSE WAS FEEL THESE LUMPS ON THE TREAD. THIS IS WHERE BELTS HAVE SNAPPED INSIDE THE TIRES ALL 4 OF THEM!!THE SIDE WALLS ARE SLIGHTLY BULGED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I WILL HAVE A BLOW OUT. I SAVED FOR THESE TIRES FOR 1 YR. COOPER ATR OWL 31X10.50 R15 LT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD NEW TIRES & I'D NOT WANT TO KILL SOME ONE ON THE ROAD.. *TR

  • Filed Sep 2008 · Also filed under Suspension

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A WET ROAD, THE WHEELS SPUN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TAILSPIN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND DAMAGED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY REPAIRED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE CONTACT ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD POST-TRACTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT DID; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE POST-TRACTION. WHENEVER HE DRIVES THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, HE HAS TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH TO AVOID TAIL SPINNING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

  • Filed Mar 2006

    DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE OUTSIDE CONDITIONS WERE FREEZING THE LINKAGE FOR THE TRANSMISSION FROZE AS WELL. THIS RESULTED IN THE INABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS UNTIL THE ICE MELTS. THE CONTACT STATED BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE ICE WOULD MELT. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP.

  • Filed Feb 2006

    I HAVE A 2005 GMC CANYON 4WD CC P/U . THIS P/U WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2005. THE WINDOW STICKER CLEARLY LISTS AN AUTO LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL UNDER STANDARD EQUIPMENT. IN NOVEMBER 2005 GMC SENT A LETTER TO ME WHICH STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A AUTO LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL. AS OF THIS DATE (2-2-06) GMC ADMITS THAT THE WINDOW STICKER IS WRONG, BUT OTHER OPTIONS WERE ADDED TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. GMC ALSO IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS MISTAKE MADE BY THEM. *JB

  • Filed Sep 2005

    WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 4/05 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG INTO 2ND GEAR. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF YOU TOOK OFF SLOWLY OF ACCELERATED QUICKLY. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS. *NM

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• Suspension6

  2 involved a crash

  • Filed Jul 2023 · Also filed under Structure, Unknown or Other

    Frame rail rust holes, brackets wielded to frame supports for leaf springs wields rusted completely through frame making vehicle unsafe due to the potential leaf springs supports to frame of vehicle breaking away from frame dropping rear of vehicle onto rear axles and tires. Frame of vehicle has a lot of rusting and holes due to the excessive rusting.

  • Filed May 2017

    2005 CREW CAB GMC CANYON Z85 SLE - LOCALIZED FRAME DETERIORATION DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BOX FRAME. NO OTHER AREAS ON FRAME DISPLAY MORE THAN SURFACE RUST. PRESENT FROM DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR TO ABOVE THE FRAME ELEVATION CHANGE, INCLUDING THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR LEAF SPRING. HOLES AND SEAMS COMPLETELY OPEN IN AFFECTED AREAS. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY COMPROMISED AT JOINT OF CAB TO THE BED OF TRUCK. VEHICLE IS STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT DAMAGE TO THIS AREA DOES NOT ALLOW FOR TRUCK TO BE USED AS INTENDED. ANY SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT IN BED MAY CAUSE FRAME TO COLLAPSE. NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT. NO FAILURE TO OPERATE AT THIS TIME.

  • Filed Sep 2008 · Also filed under Power Train

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A WET ROAD, THE WHEELS SPUN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TAILSPIN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND DAMAGED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY REPAIRED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE CONTACT ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD POST-TRACTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT DID; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE POST-TRACTION. WHENEVER HE DRIVES THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, HE HAS TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH TO AVOID TAIL SPINNING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

  • Filed Dec 2006

    FRONT END ALIGNMENT OUT WORE OUT FRONT TIRES. *NM

  • Filed Jul 2005

    DT: 2005 GMC CANYON. WHEN THE VEHICLE MOVED EITHER FAST OR SLOW IT SHOOK A LOT. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AND IT WAS AN HALF TO ONE INCH TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I TURNING THE TRUCK IT SEEMED SOMETHING WAS SLIDING IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER WAS CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH, THE CAR IN FRONT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AT A RED LIGHT. ALSO, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE TRUCK BRAKES LOCKED, AND THE TRUCK SLID TO THE RIGHT. SPOKE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER , AND THEY WERE INVESTIGATING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. S A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK

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• Unknown or Other6

  • Filed Jul 2023 · Also filed under Suspension, Structure

    Frame rail rust holes, brackets wielded to frame supports for leaf springs wields rusted completely through frame making vehicle unsafe due to the potential leaf springs supports to frame of vehicle breaking away from frame dropping rear of vehicle onto rear axles and tires. Frame of vehicle has a lot of rusting and holes due to the excessive rusting.

  • Filed Aug 2019

    THE WHOLE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE WENT THRU THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. AFTER LOOKING AT HOW TO REPLACE THIS NOTICED PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE THING IS RUSTED OUT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE IT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS

  • Filed Apr 2019

    OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NEW, FRAME STARTED RUSTING AT EVERY WELDMENT FROM DAY ONE. TRIED TO TREAT THE FRAME YEARLY WITH DOOR GREASE TO STOP CORROSION. NO SUCCESS, NOW FRAME IS ROTTED AND IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE.

  • Filed Feb 2019

    FRAME CRACKED IN FRONT OF REAR SPRING SHACKLES ON BOTH SIDES. HEARD NOISE BED RUBBING AGAINST CAB. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE NOISE. FOUND BROKEN FRAME WHEN I GOT HOME.

  • Filed Feb 2019 · Also filed under Structure

    BODY FRAME HAS ROT HOLES THROUGHOUT UNDERCARRIAGE. NEW FRAME NEEDED. WHILE DRIVING, I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD BOOM FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. UPON INVESTIGATING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE OFF N WAS LYING ON THE AXEL. AAA WAS CALLED AND IMMEDIATELY TOWED THE TRUCH 1 MILE TO OUR MECHANIC. AFTER A THOROUGH INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW DRIVESHAFT WAS NEEDED AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC [name removed] PITTING RUSTED HOLES THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. DETERMINED THAT SAID TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

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• Vehicle Speed Control6

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Apr 2020 · Also filed under Service Brakes

    INSTALLED NEW BRAKE LIGHTS DID YOU BRAKE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE I'LL BRAKE BALLS HAVE BEEN REPLACE. *TR

  • Filed Feb 2013 · Also filed under Engine

    CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING MISFIRE WHEN IDLING; CAR IS SHAKING AND RATTLING THERE'S A SPECIAL COVERAGE LETTER #07123A BUT GMC DOES NOT COVER INTAKE LEAKAGE ISSUE ONCE VEHICLE IS PASSED 7 YRS OR 100K MILES, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2007. IF YOU ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THERE IS NO WAY TO BE NOTIFIED OR CONTACTED. MY DEALER NEVER MADE ME AWARE OF THE ISSUE AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK. NOW I'M PASSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AM SUPPOSED TO COVER THE FULL COSTS. THIS IS CUSTOMER FRAUD SINCE ITS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ENGINE - ALL 2004-06 GMC CANYONS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. THIS NEEDS A RECALL - NOT EXTENDED WARRANTY! *TR

  • Filed May 2006 · Also filed under Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Equipment

    BRAND NEW TRUCK, HAVE OWNED ALMOST 1 YEAR. HAD TO TAKE TRUCK IN FOR SLOW ACCELERATION PROBLEM AS WELL AS HARD TO CRANK. COULD NOT PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE THEN IT WOULD STOP/PAUSE FOR A SECOND THEN START TO GO AGAIN. TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY FOUND ONE OF THE HEADS IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (WHICH AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME I HAD A SLOW MISFIRE ON PISTON #2 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SPRING AND A COIL) A MONTH LATER I FINALLY GOT MY TRUCK BACK. ONE WEEK LATER I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE SO I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY OIL WAS LOW SO THEY TOPPED IT OFF (DIDN'T WORK BY THE WAY). STILL HAVING HARD TIME CRANKING PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT A LOOSE STARTER BOLT THAT THEY TIGHTENED. TRUCK STILL CRANKING FUNNY BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO FOR ME. *JB

  • Filed Oct 2005 · Also filed under Exterior Lighting

    BRAKE LIGHT/CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE. SECOND TIME IN 30,000 MILES REPLACE SWITCH EACH TIME. *NM

  • Filed Oct 2005

    CONSUMER GMC CANYON 2005 REVVED TO 5500 RPM AFTER PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND STOPPING. *TS THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION WAS THE FIRST TIME THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE REVVED TO 5500. THE SECOND OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONSUMER HEARD THE ENGINE REV IN PARK. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THREE TIMES AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED. ON THE FOURTH START THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY. *SC

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• Engine5

  • Filed Feb 2017 · Also filed under Fuel/Propulsion System

    MY TRUCK IS EXHIBITING AN ISSUE IN WHICH THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM DISABLES THE FUEL AND ENGINE BECAUSE OF SOME MALFUNCTION. THIS SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO DISABLE THE FUEL SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE IF IT DETECTS THAT THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH OR IN IMPROPER KEY HAS BEEN USED TO TRY AND START THE VEHICLE. MY ISSUE IS THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I TRY TO START MY TRUCK WITH THE FACTORY KEY, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY TRUCK. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES IN ORDER FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM LIGHT TO TURN OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. SOMETIMES MY TRUCK WILL START AFTER THIS 10 MINUTE LOCKOUT PERIOD. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHERE MY TRUCK WILL FAIL TO START AFTER THE FIRST LOCKOUT PERIOD AND I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. ONCE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWS ME TO START THE ENGINE, MY TRUCK RUNS FINE WITH NO ISSUES. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION, I WOULD HOPE TO DEPEND ON MY TRUCK STARTING. THIS MALFUNCTIONING PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY TRUCK. MY GREATEST ISSUE WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS AFFECTED BY THIS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "GMC CANYON PASSLOCK" WILL SHOW PAGES UPON PAGES OF FORUMS OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN AN AREA OF THE COUNTRY WITH A HIGH RISK OF FOREST FIRES. I KNOW FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES IN THE PAST. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MALFUNCTION OF MY TRUCK COULD GREATLY IMPACT MY ABILITY TO EVACUATE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

  • Filed Oct 2015 · Also filed under Electrical System, Air Bags

    I GOT A SAFETY BULLETIN FROM GMC #14609 STATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT,. IT CAN GO ON DUE TO WIRES IN THE REAR DOOR BREAKING, THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS, I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT OR REIMBURSE ME IF I PAID IN THE PAST TO HAVE IT FIXED. WELL THEY SAID I WAS OFF OF WARRANTY 1-15 . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. WHY DID THEY SEND ME THIS BULLETIN WITH MY VIN NUMBER ATTACHED? I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS GMC TRUCK, YOU NAME IT IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM. MOSTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIR BAG ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY GMC FREE OF CHARGE WHICH THEY STATE IN THE LETTER, THERE TELLING ME I AM A FEW MONTHS PAST THE 10 YEAR DEAD LINE. THAT IS A DISGRACE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC IF IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM LIKE ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM HOLDING THEM LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS, TOM

  • Filed Sep 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ITSELF WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN THE KEY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

  • Filed Feb 2015

    THIS TRUCK WAS LISTED IN A RECALL UNDER A TSB #07123A. THIS NO CHARGE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEADS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE INTAKE VALVE SEATS. THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" EXTENDED THE REPAIR FOR 7 YEARS/100,0000. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS PROBLEM. MY FATHER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND I INHERITED IT ON HIS PASSING IN 2009. I HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE OTHERWISE PRISTINE TRUCK. I AM TOLD IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT IT WAS A CLEAR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT OR THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AS THE EXTENSION EXPIRED IN 2013. THE REPAIR IS $3500. I THINK THAT A RECALL TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE PART AS SUBSTANTIAL AS THE CYLINDER HEAD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NON EXPIRABLE PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE. I BOUGHT A 2004 NEW AND PUT 167,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE SELLING IT AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ON THIS RECALL. MY SON ALSO BOUGHT A NEW 2004 AND CURRENTLY HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT AND HE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ON THE ENGINE. MY DAD BOUGHT THIS 2005 NEW BEFORE PASSING IN 2009 AND AS FAR AS I KNOW HE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER. I DID NOT GET ANY LETTER ABOUT THE ENGINE DURING MY OWNERSHIP. I BELIEVE A GREAT MANY ENGINES WERE AFFECTED AS THE INDICATED BY THE EXTENDED COVERAGE. HOWEVER, NOT TELLING ALL OF THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED SHOULD NOT BECOME MY EXTREME FINANCIAL BURDEN. I DON'T THINK GMC SHOULD BE ABLE TO THUMB THEIR NOSE AT ME FOR MISSING AN ARBITRARY CUT OFF DATE, FOR A WARRANTY RECALL I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF AND BE FORCED TO BEAR THE ENTIRE BURDEN OR REPAIR COSTS. THEY KNEW THEN AND KNOW NOW THAT THESE HEADS WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

  • Filed Feb 2013 · Also filed under Vehicle Speed Control

    CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING MISFIRE WHEN IDLING; CAR IS SHAKING AND RATTLING THERE'S A SPECIAL COVERAGE LETTER #07123A BUT GMC DOES NOT COVER INTAKE LEAKAGE ISSUE ONCE VEHICLE IS PASSED 7 YRS OR 100K MILES, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2007. IF YOU ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THERE IS NO WAY TO BE NOTIFIED OR CONTACTED. MY DEALER NEVER MADE ME AWARE OF THE ISSUE AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK. NOW I'M PASSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND AM SUPPOSED TO COVER THE FULL COSTS. THIS IS CUSTOMER FRAUD SINCE ITS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ENGINE - ALL 2004-06 GMC CANYONS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. THIS NEEDS A RECALL - NOT EXTENDED WARRANTY! *TR

• Tires3

  • Filed Jun 2011 · Also filed under Power Train

    I PURCHASED 4 COOPER TIRES 8/18/10. I STARTED NOTICING A PROBLEM IN 1/11. THE SIDE WALLS WOULD BECOME VERY DARK BLACK ABOUT 2" DOWN FROM TREAD .THEN I NOTICED THE TRUCK NOT DRIVING RIGHT. SENSATION OF BEING STUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ALTOUGH IT WAS NOT STUCK IN 4 WHEEL. I ASKED MANY PEOPLE TODAY I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THEM. HIS RESPONSE WAS FEEL THESE LUMPS ON THE TREAD. THIS IS WHERE BELTS HAVE SNAPPED INSIDE THE TIRES ALL 4 OF THEM!!THE SIDE WALLS ARE SLIGHTLY BULGED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I WILL HAVE A BLOW OUT. I SAVED FOR THESE TIRES FOR 1 YR. COOPER ATR OWL 31X10.50 R15 LT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD NEW TIRES & I'D NOT WANT TO KILL SOME ONE ON THE ROAD.. *TR

  • Filed May 2006

    I HAD JUST BOUGHT A USED / REPOSESSED 2005 GMC CANYON JANUARY 18, 2006 WITH 9100 APPROX MILES ON IT. MAY THE 3RD 2006 WHILE GOING ON INTERSTATE 20/59 IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA APPROX 10:45 AM, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE SHREDDED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH IN A 70 ZONE. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE HIGHWAY STRUCK ON A SUNNY DAY. HOWEVER I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TO A TIRE REPAIR PLACE WHERE UPON INSPECTING THE BLACK RUBBER TORE UP THE REAR BED PANEL AND DAMAGE THE UNDERNEATH TIRE WELD AREA AND THE SUPER STRUCTURE. GMC WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPRESENTATIVE [name removed] WITH KNOWLEDGE OF TIRES WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. AT THE AUTO DEALER BODY SHOP THE ADJUSTER PERSON COULDN'T MAKE A DETERMINATION WITH THE TIRE IN FRONT OF HIM, HE DID TAKE PICTURES, I ALSO WENT TO A TIRE SPECIALIST FOR THE AS 60 GENERAL TIRE P225 HE SAID THE SAME THING DUE TO THE DAMAGE. SO I AM AT A STAND STILL NEVERTHELESS THIS HAS COST ME $500.00 DOLLARS ON THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR MY INSURANCE CO. NATIONWIDE TO PICK UP THE BILL. I EVEN TOLD THE GMC REP I HAD A DREAM AFTER THAT INCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING THAT THE FRONT TIRE SHREDDED AND I FLIPPED THE CAR AND LOST CONTROL AND CRASH ON THE SAME STRETCH OF INTERSTATE. I TOLD HIM TOO THAT IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN AND I SURVIVE THE MEDIA WOULD BE NOTIFIED. UNLESS THIS HAS HAPPEN TO YOU, YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANXIETY OF DRIVING WONDERING WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER ALL THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 3000 MILES WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPEN AND HAS LEFT ME WITH THE FEELING OF WANTING TO GET A FOREIGN TRUCK. THIS WAS TOLD TO THE REP FROM GMC, THE SAD PART ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT AS A LT. FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC FIRST RESPONDER, I HAVE STATED WHAT HAS HAPPEN AND NOTHING MOVED GM IT APPEARS, SAYS A LOT ABOUT US HAVING TO TESTIFY WHEN IT APPARENTLY MEANS MORE EVIDENCE IS NEEDED FOR ME TO BELIEVE AND HELP YOU. *JB

  • Filed Jan 2005

    MY 2005 CANYON HAS ONLY 258 MILES ON IT AND THE TRUCK WOBBLES/SHAKES AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45MPH. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST ME BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE ON THE CANYONFANS.COM WEBS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

• Fuel/Propulsion System2

  • Filed Feb 2017 · Also filed under Engine

    MY TRUCK IS EXHIBITING AN ISSUE IN WHICH THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM DISABLES THE FUEL AND ENGINE BECAUSE OF SOME MALFUNCTION. THIS SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO DISABLE THE FUEL SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE IF IT DETECTS THAT THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH OR IN IMPROPER KEY HAS BEEN USED TO TRY AND START THE VEHICLE. MY ISSUE IS THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I TRY TO START MY TRUCK WITH THE FACTORY KEY, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY TRUCK. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES IN ORDER FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM LIGHT TO TURN OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. SOMETIMES MY TRUCK WILL START AFTER THIS 10 MINUTE LOCKOUT PERIOD. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHERE MY TRUCK WILL FAIL TO START AFTER THE FIRST LOCKOUT PERIOD AND I HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. ONCE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWS ME TO START THE ENGINE, MY TRUCK RUNS FINE WITH NO ISSUES. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION, I WOULD HOPE TO DEPEND ON MY TRUCK STARTING. THIS MALFUNCTIONING PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY TRUCK. MY GREATEST ISSUE WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS AFFECTED BY THIS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "GMC CANYON PASSLOCK" WILL SHOW PAGES UPON PAGES OF FORUMS OF OTHER TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN AN AREA OF THE COUNTRY WITH A HIGH RISK OF FOREST FIRES. I KNOW FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES IN THE PAST. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MALFUNCTION OF MY TRUCK COULD GREATLY IMPACT MY ABILITY TO EVACUATE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

  • Filed Sep 2015

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLES BLOWER VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 30 TO 35 MINUTES, THE ODOR WOULD DISSIPATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• Parking Brake2

  • Filed Jun 2009 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    REAR BRAKE SHOES BAD AT 45,000. REPLACED DRUMS AND SHOES. NEW DRUMS WARPED AFTER 2 MONTHS AND 2,000 MILES. REPLACED DRUMS AND SHOES AGAIN, SQUEAKS VERY LOUD, DRUMS BAD AGAIN. REPLACED DRUMS WITH GMC DRUMS, BRAKES BAD AGAIN AFTER 1 MONTH. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC [name removed] WOULD NOT FIX ISSUE. INDEPENDANT REPLACED LEFT REAR HYDRAULIC AND NEW SHOES. STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE DEFECTIVE. BRAKES ARE NOW SQUEAKING AGAIN AFTER 1 MONTH. ALSO SLIGHT LOCKING UP WHEN BACKING UP AFTER RAIN, COLD, MOIST WEATHER. *TR

  • Filed Dec 2006

    TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE BREAKS OF HIS 2005 GMC CANYON (NO. 06030). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MANY OCCASIONS HIS BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ON HIM WHEN BACKING UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH HUMIDITY IN TEXAS WHERE HE RESIDES 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR IS WHAT CAUSES HIS BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES USUALLY LOCK IN THE EVENINGS WHEN IT IS VERY HUMID, AND ARE STILL IN THAT LOCKED POSITION THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEAK AND SQUEAL. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT HIS CAR AND SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, SO THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS.

• Equipment2

  • Filed Aug 2008 · Also filed under Electrical System, Visibility

    AIR CONDITIONING FAN ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING ON ALL FAN SPEEDS EXCEPT "4", THE HIGHEST POSITION. CHECKED INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES EXACTLY LIKE MINE. ALL INVOLVED THE "BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSEMBLY, CONNECTOR AND/OR WIRING HARNESS" SHORTING OUT. SCORTCHING THE CONNECTORS, RESISTOR ASSEMBLY AND CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO MELT/BURN. GM PARTS AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACEMENT PARTS AND I WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. SPEAKING A GM SERVICE ADVISOR, HE CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPAIR PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTS ON THE GMC CANYON/ CHEVROLET COLORADO 2004-2007. BUT NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THEY ARE FAILING. NUMEROUS INTERNET REPORTS WITH PHOTO'S SHOWING DAMAGE AND EXPLAINING PROBLEM MOST REQUIRING MULTIPLE OR REPEATED REPAIRS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

  • Filed May 2006 · Also filed under Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control

    BRAND NEW TRUCK, HAVE OWNED ALMOST 1 YEAR. HAD TO TAKE TRUCK IN FOR SLOW ACCELERATION PROBLEM AS WELL AS HARD TO CRANK. COULD NOT PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE THEN IT WOULD STOP/PAUSE FOR A SECOND THEN START TO GO AGAIN. TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY FOUND ONE OF THE HEADS IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (WHICH AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME I HAD A SLOW MISFIRE ON PISTON #2 AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SPRING AND A COIL) A MONTH LATER I FINALLY GOT MY TRUCK BACK. ONE WEEK LATER I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE SO I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MY OIL WAS LOW SO THEY TOPPED IT OFF (DIDN'T WORK BY THE WAY). STILL HAVING HARD TIME CRANKING PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT MY TRUCK FOR 4 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT EXCEPT A LOOSE STARTER BOLT THAT THEY TIGHTENED. TRUCK STILL CRANKING FUNNY BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO FOR ME. *JB

• Steering1

  1 involved a crash

  • Filed Feb 2017 · Also filed under Air Bags, Service Brakes

    HIT 3 DEER IN HIGH SPEED COLLISION. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T FUNCTION. THEN RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED I HAVE TIKATA AIRBAGS. THEN I NOTICED MY BRAKES IF WET OR HAVE ICE ON ROTORS, WHEN BRAKING, I GET TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE AND FRONT END WILL SHIMMY OR VIBRATE. REAR BRAKES TOO. AND MY POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE, LIKE A RUBBING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT TRUCK, THOUGH NO FLUID LOSS OR STIFFNESS IN STEERING. I KNOW THESE AIR BAGS ARE DANGEROUS, METAL PARTS HAVE KILLED A FEW PEOPLE. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY AUTOMAKER ABOUT WHAT AIRBAGS WERE INSTALLED IN MY TRUCK!? I NEED FIXED. I DO A LOT OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. AND THESE STRANGE NOISES REALLY BUG ME. I CAN'T BE BREAKING DOWN DEEP INTO MOUNTAIN ROADS WHEN I WORK OR TRAVEL. MUCH HIGHWAY TRAVELING TOO. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NEVER WORKED, SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER BUYING TRUCK. IF COMING UP TO HILLS WHEN SET, THEN AS YOU DRIVE UP & DOWN MORE HILLS, IT WILL SELF EXCELLERATE! NOT SLOW DOWN ON DECLINES. VERY SCARY A COUPLE OF TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS! ENGINE WOULD JUMP INTO PASSING GEAR. I HAVE THE 5 CYLINDER 3.5 MOTOR. AUTOMATIC, SLE EXTENDED CAB 4X4. SHOULD I GO BACK TO DEALER TO GET FIXED?

• Visibility/Wiper1

  • Filed Jun 2014 · Also filed under Electrical System, Service Brakes

    THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING,TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING,ENGINE WILL NOT START,TURNOVER, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

• Electric1

  • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Traction Control System

    ABS SENSOR FAULT APPEARS AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON. WHEN LIGHT TURNS OFF TERRIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN BRAKING. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 3 YEAR OLD AND MYSELF AS THE BRAKES DO NO REACT AS THEY SHOULD. I HAVE TAKEN IT AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE SENSORS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. AFTER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE SHOP, I AM SO WORRIED THAT I AM GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TRUCK. I HAVE SEARCHED AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?[email removed]@.F1FB9BA/33#MSG33 PLEASE COPY THIS LINK AND CHECK OUT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET REALLY HURT IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

• Traction Control System1

  • Filed Sep 2010 · Also filed under Service Brakes, Electric

    ABS SENSOR FAULT APPEARS AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON. WHEN LIGHT TURNS OFF TERRIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN BRAKING. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 3 YEAR OLD AND MYSELF AS THE BRAKES DO NO REACT AS THEY SHOULD. I HAVE TAKEN IT AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED, THE SENSORS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. AFTER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE SHOP, I AM SO WORRIED THAT I AM GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TRUCK. I HAVE SEARCHED AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?[email removed]@.F1FB9BA/33#MSG33 PLEASE COPY THIS LINK AND CHECK OUT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET REALLY HURT IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

• Seats1

  • Filed Jun 2009

    DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEAT SWITCH STAYS LATCHED ON THE "ON" POSITION EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. *TR

• Seat Belts1

  • Filed Mar 2009

    2005 GMC CANYON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. JERKING ON THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT. *TR

• Fuel System1

  • Filed Dec 2005 · Also filed under Gasoline, Visibility, Structure

    REAR VIEW MIRROR SIGHT LINE IS SEVERELY RESTRICTED TO A SMALL CENTERED TUNNEL LIKE AREA. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED, WHEN THE REAR BENCH IS FOLDED DOWN, THE HEAD REST MAKES CONTACT WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT, WHICH DOES NOT CREATE A FLAT PLATFORM AS DESIGNED. MOVING THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD TO ACCOMMODATE THE REAR FOLDING SEAT, COMPRISES THE DRIVERS POSITION BY MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CRAMPED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FEATURE DOESN'T WORK. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE MANUAL STATING THERE WAS AN OPTION TO REMOVE THE HEAD RESTS. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT GETTING THE CORRECT MPG. AT NIGHT, WHEN THE CLOCK AND RADIO DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, THE BLUE/GREEN HORIZONTAL DISPLAY LIGHT REFLECT TO THE REAR WINDOW. THE IMAGE IS THEN REFLECTED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AS A VERTICAL BLUE/GREEN LINE. *JB

• Gasoline1

  • Filed Dec 2005 · Also filed under Fuel System, Visibility, Structure

    REAR VIEW MIRROR SIGHT LINE IS SEVERELY RESTRICTED TO A SMALL CENTERED TUNNEL LIKE AREA. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED, WHEN THE REAR BENCH IS FOLDED DOWN, THE HEAD REST MAKES CONTACT WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT, WHICH DOES NOT CREATE A FLAT PLATFORM AS DESIGNED. MOVING THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD TO ACCOMMODATE THE REAR FOLDING SEAT, COMPRISES THE DRIVERS POSITION BY MAKING IT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CRAMPED. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FEATURE DOESN'T WORK. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE MANUAL STATING THERE WAS AN OPTION TO REMOVE THE HEAD RESTS. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT GETTING THE CORRECT MPG. AT NIGHT, WHEN THE CLOCK AND RADIO DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, THE BLUE/GREEN HORIZONTAL DISPLAY LIGHT REFLECT TO THE REAR WINDOW. THE IMAGE IS THEN REFLECTED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AS A VERTICAL BLUE/GREEN LINE. *JB

• Latches/Locks/Linkages1

  • Filed Sep 2005

    THE "2005 GMC CANYON" PICK-UP AND SIMILAR VEHICLES MADE BY THIS MANUFACTURER LACK KEYED ACCESS LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOORS. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO PRACTICAL WAY TO READILY ACCESS THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER-SIDE, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THE VEHICLE OWNER OR PASSENGERS WOULD BE EXPOSED TO UNDUE HARM. IT IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED BY MOST CONSUMERS THAT VEHICLES COME WITH KEYED ACCESS ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE, BUT NOWHERE IN THE MANUFACTURERS LITERATURE DOES IT MENTION THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSIDE LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE OF THESE VEHICLES. IF A CONSUMER WERE TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE WITH POWER LOCKS, THIS WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE, UNLESS THERE WAS A POWER FAILURE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLES SOLD THAT DO NOT COME WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCK FEATURE, DO NOT COME WITH OUTSIDE DOOR LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RETROFIT THESE VEHICLES WITH OUTSIDE DOOR LOCKS. *JB

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings from government crash tests. Ratings differ by cab style and 2WD/4WD, so check the row that matches the truck. Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings.