2004 GMC CANYON Problems & Recalls
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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 ...
The frame has rust through and broke on rear front leafspring mount of frame on both side . A very know problem with almost every one of these trucks
The frame has rust through and broke on rear front leafspring mount of frame on both side . A very know problem with almost every one of these trucks
Frame front passenger cracked while driving. Was able to avoid near accident with another vehicle.
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that after work was completed on the tires, the independent mechanic informed him that due to severe undercarriage corrosion, the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The contact also took the vehicle to a dealer who provided the same information as the...
Mileage: 89,000
The contact owns a 2004 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that after work was completed on the tires, the independent mechanic informed him that due to severe undercarriage corrosion, the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The contact also took the vehicle to a dealer who provided the same information as the...
Mileage: 89,000
THE CHASSIS HAS BECOME SEVERELY RUSTED ON LEFT SIDE WHERE FRONT OF LEAF SPRING IS BOLTED TO IT. IT IS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF AND IT HAS BEEN DENOTED AS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE" BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION OTHERWISE. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE-KEPT FOR THE LAST 1...
Mileage: 106,500
WE HAD SOME REPAIR WORK DONE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT SO BADLY IT WAS READY TO BREAK IN HALF, LEAVING US WITH A CAR THAT IS UNDRIVEABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER MODELS OF GMC TRUCKS AND THE ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR FRAME. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 119,730
AFTER READING A POST FROM THE 116 AFFECTED GMC CANYON OWNERS I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. LAST MONTH JUNE 2019 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY AC JUST QUIT WORKING (HOT WEATHER IN SACRAMENTO), NO MATTER WHAT SPEED IT WAS ON 1 THROUGH 4. I ALSO SMELT A BURNING SMELL. TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK T...
Mileage: 183,000
REAR FRAME HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT. NOW SITTING AND CANNOT DRIVE. I LOVE DRIVING THIS TRUCK BUT NOW IT IS JUST SITTING. HOPE GM WILL SELL ME A FRAME AT COST SO I CAN FIX IT.
Mileage: 280,000
UNDERCARRIAGE RUST CAUSED SPARE TIRE/WHEEL TO FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 68,000
UNDERCARRIAGE RUST CAUSED SPARE TIRE/WHEEL TO FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 68,000
THE GMC PASSLOCK LOCKOUT FEATURE IS A PAIN IN THE REAR OF NEARLY EVERY CAR/TRUCK OWNER HAVING THIS FEATURE. TODAY, FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN I TRIED TO START IT UP AFTER FUELING. MY TRUCK WAS STUCK AT THE GAS PUMPS, OBSTRUCTING OTHER PATRONS WAITING TO GAS UP. I SAT WAI...
Mileage: 68,762
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 86,000
FRAME IS RUSTING AND COLLAPSING IN AREA BETWEEN CAB AND BED ON BOTH SIDES I HAD ATOYOTATACOMA WITH THIS CONDITION AND MANUFACTURER BOUGHT IT BACK . MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A COLLISION. 95000 MILES
THE DASH WARNING FOR SEATBELT IS LIT UP
Mileage: 85,000
BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPING WORKING AND DOOR LOCKS AND CONTROLLABLE TO AND WINDOWS TO
THE FRAME HAS TOTALLY RUSTED AND IS BREAKING APART WHILE THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. SEE PHOTOS. THIS WAS NOTICED ON 09-18-17. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2004 AND AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE MILEAGE IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY LITTLE. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
Mileage: 53,600
TRUCK FRAME HAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. BODY SHOWS NOTHING, BUT THE FRAME IS DISINTEGRATING. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS BASED ON PICTURES WHICH SHOWED AN EXTREMELY CLEAN BODY AND INTERIOR (TRUE). GOT IT DELIVERED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CALLED ME TO SHOW ME THE HOLES IN T...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME AND THE TRUCK BED WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE LOCAL DEALER ...
Mileage: 154,000
FRAME ROTTED OUT WHERE LEAF SPRING CONNECTS TO FRAME
Mileage: 172,000
FRAME ROTTED OUT WHERE LEAF SPRING CONNECTS TO FRAME
Mileage: 172,000
A PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WATER MUST HAVE GOTTEN TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE BOX FRAME DUE TO LACK OF DRAINAGE HOLES AND A 12 INCH SECTION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. ONE OF THE VERTICAL WELDS GOING ...
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2004 GMC CANYON CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY ABOUT 1:12 PM AND BURNED UP. THE FIRE DEPT. INDICATED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THIS EVENT HAPPENED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER I ARRIVED HOME IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE EASTSIDE FIRE DEPT UNDER INCIIDENT NUMBER 17-1594. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 42...
Mileage: 87,000
HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND WAS TOLD TO REPORT TO THIS SITE MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, TRUCK IS A EXTENDED CAB SO CHECKED THE WIRING IN THE DOORS AND THEY WERE BROKE IN PASSENGER DOOR SO I REPAIRED THEM THINKING I FOUND THE PROBLEM AND LIGHT STILL STAYS ON AND RADIO WILL NOT SHUT ...
ON OCTOBER 5, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK OVER TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE MY BRAKE LINES BLED AS I REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. WHEN THEY TOOK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OFF, THEY HAD SHOWN ME THAT THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM MOUNT WAS GOING TO FAIL. THERE WAS NO FAILURE AS OF YET AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY...
Mileage: 122,700
ON OCTOBER 5, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK OVER TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE MY BRAKE LINES BLED AS I REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. WHEN THEY TOOK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OFF, THEY HAD SHOWN ME THAT THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM MOUNT WAS GOING TO FAIL. THERE WAS NO FAILURE AS OF YET AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY...
Mileage: 122,700
ON OCTOBER 5, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK OVER TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE MY BRAKE LINES BLED AS I REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. WHEN THEY TOOK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OFF, THEY HAD SHOWN ME THAT THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM MOUNT WAS GOING TO FAIL. THERE WAS NO FAILURE AS OF YET AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY...
Mileage: 122,700
GOT RECALL NOTICE IN LATE 2014 EARLY 2015 NOTICE OF RECALL ON TRUCK FOR IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE TIME FRAME ABOVE TO BRING IT IN. I TOOK IT TO THEN STANLY GMC IN SHERMAN TEXAS, NOW PARKWAY GMC. THE PARTS MANAGER SAID BECAUSE I WA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER FAILED TO SECURE THE CONTACT, WHICH CAUSED HER FACE TO STRIKE THE ST...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER FAILED TO SECURE THE CONTACT, WHICH CAUSED HER FACE TO STRIKE THE ST...
I JUST READ A JALOPNIK ARTICLE ON A RECALL OF THE G3 HUMMER AND THE QUESTION WHY THE CANYON/COLORADO WAS NOT INCLUDED. A FEW YEARS BACK THE BLOWER FAN QUIT WORKING ON LOW SETTINGS. I FOUND A TECH TIP THAT SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE FAN RESISTOR, WHICH I DID. I REMEMBER WHEN I REPLACED IT THERE WAS B...
Mileage: 85,000
HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A CAR AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND MY AIRBAG DIDNOT DEPLOY HOWEVER THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Mileage: 159,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED LIGHTLY AND RELEASED QUICKLY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED LIGHTLY AND RELEASED QUICKLY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED LIGHTLY AND RELEASED QUICKLY IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 129,000
REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND I HAD NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE JULY 2013. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN APRIL AND NOW AGAIN. IT IS GOING BACK TO THE GARAGE ON TUES. GETTING RIDICULOUS AND EXPENSIVE! WHEN IT IS PUT ON THE SCOPE IT KEEPS COMING UP WITH THE THROTTLE POS...
Mileage: 157,286
REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND I HAD NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE JULY 2013. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN APRIL AND NOW AGAIN. IT IS GOING BACK TO THE GARAGE ON TUES. GETTING RIDICULOUS AND EXPENSIVE! WHEN IT IS PUT ON THE SCOPE IT KEEPS COMING UP WITH THE THROTTLE POS...
Mileage: 157,286
REFERENCE RECALLS ON REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 27, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V139000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 29, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V310000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING MY 2004 GMC CANYON BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT ON ME ON 8/8/2013. THE ...
Mileage: 118,766
REFERENCE RECALLS ON REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 27, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V139000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 29, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V310000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING MY 2004 GMC CANYON BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT ON ME ON 8/8/2013. THE ...
Mileage: 118,766
REFERENCE RECALLS ON REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 27, 2006 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V139000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 29, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V310000 COMPONENT(S): EXTERIOR LIGHTING MY 2004 GMC CANYON BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT ON ME ON 8/8/2013. THE ...
Mileage: 118,766
I WENT TO WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2004 GMC CANYON TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE, ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER I RAN AN ERRAND, STILL NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. AROUND 2:00PM I WENT TO RUN ANOTHER ERRAND AND SMELT SOMETHING LIKE BURNING PLASTIC, I OPENED MY TRUCK TO FIND THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS SMOLDE...
Mileage: 136,000
I WENT TO WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2004 GMC CANYON TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE, ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER I RAN AN ERRAND, STILL NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. AROUND 2:00PM I WENT TO RUN ANOTHER ERRAND AND SMELT SOMETHING LIKE BURNING PLASTIC, I OPENED MY TRUCK TO FIND THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS SMOLDE...
Mileage: 136,000
MY 2004 GMC CANYON HAS, FOR THE PAST YEAR, QUIT STARTING DUE TO ANTI THEFT PASSLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED ON TRUCK. I HAVE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THUS FAR BEEN INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FURTHER PREVENTED BUT THE ANTI THEFT PASSLOCK STOPPED ME FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. T...
Mileage: 71,220
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AFTER DRIVING OVER TRAIN TRACKS THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS BENT IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT OFF...
Mileage: 94,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO ENGAGE, SOMETIMES PREVENTING ME FROM STOPPING NORMALLY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF THE ABS ENGAGING I WILL GET A ABS FAULT READING ON MY DASH. THE TRUCK WILL THEN BRAKE NORMALLY. *TR
Mileage: 128,087
GMC ADMITS THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 5 CYLINDER MOTOR. THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING AIR, CAUSING TROUBLE WITH IDLE, AND TRUCK SPEEDS, BUT THEY REFUSE TO PRODUCE A RECALL EVEN AFTER ALLTHE MONEY THAT IS DISHED OUT FOR THIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK WI...
Mileage: 95,000
I PULLED INTO THE PARKING AREA OF A GROCERY STORE AND STOPPED IN THE DRIVING LANE OF THE LOT. UPON BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE SHIFT LEVER MOVED FREELY IN MY HAND AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. I ROLLED FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPOT AND CALLED AAA ASSISTANCE. UPON AAA'S ARRIVAL THE TECHNICIAN CRAW...
Mileage: 52,000
2004 GMC CANYON, 113,000 MILES. ABOUT A YEAR AGO STARTED HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS. CHANGED FUEL PUMP, OUT OF MY POCKET, TRUCK OUT OF WARRANTY. $400 LATER TRUCK STILL HAD STARTING PROBLEMS. NOTICED WHEN IT WON'T START PASSLOCK LIGHT IS ON. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES OR SO THEN IT'LL START. HAPPENING MOR...
Mileage: 96,000
I HAVE A 2004 GMC CANYON AND WAS PULLED OVER AND TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN I LOOKED UP HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR POSSIBLE CAUSES ( THE BULBS WERE FINE ) I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF HITS FOR A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE EXACT MAKE AND MODEL. THE TURN SIGNALS A...
Mileage: 110,530
I HAVE A 2004 GMC CANYON, PURCHASED NEW IN FEB. 2004. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE GM PASSKEY II SYSTEM. THIS IS INTENDED TO ACT AS A THEFT DETERRENT BY SHUTTING DOWN THE FLOW OF GAS TO THE FUEL INJECTORS IF SOMEONE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE WITH A KEY WHICH DOES NOT PROPERLY REGISTER ELECTRONICALL...
Mileage: 50,600
I HAVE A 2004 GMC CANYON, PURCHASED NEW IN FEB. 2004. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE GM PASSKEY II SYSTEM. THIS IS INTENDED TO ACT AS A THEFT DETERRENT BY SHUTTING DOWN THE FLOW OF GAS TO THE FUEL INJECTORS IF SOMEONE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE WITH A KEY WHICH DOES NOT PROPERLY REGISTER ELECTRONICALL...
Mileage: 50,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND ADVISED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE STUD BROKE OFF OF EACH TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS BEING MADE IT APPEARED THAT GMC WAS GETTING LOW ...
Mileage: 17,000
2004 GMC CANYON EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE AND FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING . *TR
Mileage: 105,232
FOR OVER 1 YEAR NOW MY 2004 G<C CANYON HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS ARE BAD JUST LIKE ON THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS. I AM DISSAPOINTED THAT THIS MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR ABS BRAKES. MY BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN FIRST USED THEN WHEN THEY GET WARMED UP THE SEEM TO WORK...
Mileage: 87,000
FOR OVER 1 YEAR NOW MY 2004 G<C CANYON HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS ARE BAD JUST LIKE ON THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS. I AM DISSAPOINTED THAT THIS MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR ABS BRAKES. MY BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN FIRST USED THEN WHEN THEY GET WARMED UP THE SEEM TO WORK...
Mileage: 87,000
I PURCHASED 2004 GMC CANYON USED FROM DEALERSHIP. I TOOK VEHICLE HOME AND WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME. THEY SAID IF IT COMES BACK ON TO LET THEM KNOW. WITHIN A WEEK...
Mileage: 50,000
THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILS AND WE LOSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AT THE DEALER AND ONCE BY ME AFTER THE RECALL UNDER PE05065. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
MY TRUCK IS FAILING TO START AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. HAVE CHECKED THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR BUT THE LIGHTS WORK AND THE BATTERY CHECKS OUT FINE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE TRUCK WILL START AND RUN NORMALLY. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AS I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I...
Mileage: 55,530
MY TRUCK IS FAILING TO START AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. HAVE CHECKED THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR BUT THE LIGHTS WORK AND THE BATTERY CHECKS OUT FINE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE TRUCK WILL START AND RUN NORMALLY. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AS I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I...
Mileage: 55,530
CLIMATE CONTROL FAN ONLY WORKS IN POSITION 4. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS A RESISTOR ON CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY SWAPPED IT OUT. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LATER SAME THING. TOOK IT IN AND DIDN'T HAVE THEM REPLACE IT. THEY DID HOWEVER DISCONNECT CONNECTOR TO MOTOR, IT WAS BURNT AND SLIGHTLY M...
ENGINE WILL NOT START AT VARIABLE TIMES, HAD ENGINE SCOPE IT SHOW SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT WHERE. TURN ON KEY AND EVERY THING IS DEAD, HAD BATTERY CHECK IT IS OK. PURCHASED NEW 2004 CANYON AND HAVE ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT, A DARN BUMPER. NEED HELP. *TR
Mileage: 12,800
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 GMC CANYON PU, PURCHASED ON 06-10--04. ON 05-10-06, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER IN SOUTHERN CA. BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS 42,220. THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF AT NO CHARGE. ON...
Mileage: 74,456
NOTIFIED JOF DEFECT BY GMC THAT ENGINE INTAKE VALVE SEATS ARE SUBJECT TO ABNORMAL WEAR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN MISFIRING AND ROUGH ENGINE IDLING. THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL, MERELY ADVISING OWNERS TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER IF PROBLEM OCCURS. I MAINTAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF THE MISFIRE IGNITES...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND THE FENDER WAS DAMAGED. AAA WAS CALLED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2004 GMC CANYON WITH NO KEY HOLE IN PASSENGER SIDE TO UNLOCK DOOR. IT IS A EXTENDED CAB REAR SEATS FOR KIDS. WHEN I PARALLEL PARK IN STREET I HAVE TO TAKE MY KIDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR WHILE THEY ARE IN HARMS WAY. THEY COULD GET HIT BY A ONCOMING CAR HEADING TOWARDS U...
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON PICK UP TRUCK. THE TRUCKS BED CAP HAD A TINTED WINDOW THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS STANDARD, A 31% TINT WAS LEGAL IN ALL STATES. THE CAP ALSO HAS A CAUTIONARY NOTICE...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON PICK UP TRUCK. THE TRUCKS BED CAP HAD A TINTED WINDOW THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS STANDARD, A 31% TINT WAS LEGAL IN ALL STATES. THE CAP ALSO HAS A CAUTIONARY NOTICE...
Mileage: 32,000
TL* - THE CONTACT IS CALLING REGARDING THE LACK OF A KEY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HIS 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HIS CHILD AND WIFE OR FOR ANYONE WHO SITS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES HE HAS NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS BEFORE IN ANY ...
Mileage: 19,300
REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, BRAKE LAMPS AND HEAD LAMPS EXPERIENCE PERMANENT LOSS. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE BECOMES WET THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS FUNCTIONING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING, THE POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, AND THE POWER REAR VIEW MIRRORS STOP WORKING. ALSO THERE IS PERIODIC NON-FUN...
Mileage: 41,051
REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, BRAKE LAMPS AND HEAD LAMPS EXPERIENCE PERMANENT LOSS. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE BECOMES WET THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS FUNCTIONING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING, THE POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, AND THE POWER REAR VIEW MIRRORS STOP WORKING. ALSO THERE IS PERIODIC NON-FUN...
Mileage: 41,051
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED.
Mileage: 73,000
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED IN JUNE 2006. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. FOUND NHTSA ID 06V139000 AND SHOWED TO DEALER SERVICE. HOWEVER, THEY AND GMC INDICATE THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN. HAD TO PAY $149.36 TO REPAIR AND MISSED WORK BECAUSE IT TOOK ALL DAY TO GET PART AND INSTALL. ...
Mileage: 44,856
I PURCHASED MY GMC CANYON FROM J KOONS PONTIAC GMC IN TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA IN MARCH 2004. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GENERAL BRAND TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS SO WEAK THAT THINGS SUCH AS DULL ROCKS, NAILS, AND EVEN A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURES THEM. I COULD U...
I PURCHASED MY GMC CANYON FROM J KOONS PONTIAC GMC IN TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA IN MARCH 2004. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GENERAL BRAND TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS SO WEAK THAT THINGS SUCH AS DULL ROCKS, NAILS, AND EVEN A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURES THEM. I COULD U...
I PURCHASED MY GMC CANYON FROM J KOONS PONTIAC GMC IN TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA IN MARCH 2004. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GENERAL BRAND TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS SO WEAK THAT THINGS SUCH AS DULL ROCKS, NAILS, AND EVEN A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURES THEM. I COULD U...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE CONNECTED BY THE SAME ...
Mileage: 46,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SWITCH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE CONNECTED BY THE SAME ...
Mileage: 46,000
BOTH OF MY TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE 3/30/2006. *JB
Mileage: 44,300
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IN MY 2004 GMC CANYON EXTENDED CAB. IT DOESN'T COME WITH A PASSENGER AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH. MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD HAS TO SIT IN THE FOLD DOWN SEAT IN THE BACK. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THE SEATS HAVE NO HEAD REST SO WHEN SHE IS PROPERLY BELTED IN WITH THE USE OF A BOOSTER SEA...
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2004 GMC CANYON HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN MAY 2004. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO INSIST THAT THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY BREAK LIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT SWITCHES CONTINUE TO FAIL. *NM
BRAKE PROBLEMS-PULSATING BRAKES, ROTORS AND DRUMS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED AND REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN 15 MONTHS AND 12,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB
Mileage: 2,543
DT: CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT. THE ORIGINAL FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WORE OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE ALSO WEARING OUT. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION FOR THE TIRE WEAR.*AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Mileage: 22,176
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT LEFT AXLE CRACKED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF FLUID, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 12/14/05. *JB
Mileage: 41,000
SHIMMY, VIBRATION, EVEN SMALL POTHOLES JAR THE STEERING TO EITHER SIDE. *NM
SHIMMY, VIBRATION, EVEN SMALL POTHOLES JAR THE STEERING TO EITHER SIDE. *NM
MY 2004 GMC CANYON WAS FOUND TO HAVE BOTH FRONT TIRES COMPLETLY WORN OUT ALONG THE INSIDE EDGE AT 10000 MILES, GMC HAS SEVERAL SEVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE WEAR AND WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER THE WARRENTY
Mileage: 10,000
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS OR HIGHWAY, AT ANY SPEED, A VIBRATION OCCURS FROM THE FRONT TIRES. SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE A ROCK IS STUCK IN THE TIRE (SHIMMY). THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND SOMETIMES MORE NOTICEABLE THEN OTHERS. DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND STATE THAT NO DEFECTS WERE FOUN...
Mileage: 15
WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY KICK INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN MAKING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THERE IS NO WARNING. WHEN IT KICKS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, IT STOPS LIKE THE BRAKE IS ON. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDE...
Mileage: 8,000
CONCERNS REGARDING NO KEY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE 2004 GMC CANYON.*MR THIS VEHICLE HAS MANUAL DOOR LOCKS, AN A KEY LOCK IS NO LONGER PROVIDED ON THE RIGHT DOOR. CONSUMER STATES THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE EVENT THAT EMERGENCY ACCESS WERE REQUIRED. *BF *NM
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS OBTAINING A WINDOW STICKER FOR 2004 GMC CANYON. *MR THE VEHICLE WHISTLES VERY LOUDLY WHILE IN MOTION, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *SC
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS OBTAINING A WINDOW STICKER FOR 2004 GMC CANYON. *MR THE VEHICLE WHISTLES VERY LOUDLY WHILE IN MOTION, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *SC
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCK OR BANG FROM UNDERSIDE OF 2004 GMC CANYON TRUCK. *BF *JB
VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION IN IT. FOUND THE TIRES WERE BAD. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND BALANCED. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY DID A EVA TESTING ON IT, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MET THEIR STANDARDS. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATION PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
HAD ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALREADY. *JB
SKID PLATES WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LISTED AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR HIS MODEL. *NM THE CONSUMER WANTED SKID PLATES INSTALLED ON HIS VEHICLE AS THE PACKAGE DESCRIBED OR WOULD LIKE $500.00 TO HAVE IT MADE. *TC *JB
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BASIC 2004 GMC CANYON (I.E., NO POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS). I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT HAVE A KEYED ENTRY. I RECENTLY SAW ANOTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND HAVE SEEN OTHER COMMENTS ON OTHER WEBSITES. ADDITIONALLY, A FRIEN...
Mileage: 34
THERE IS NO KEY LOCK CYLINDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.*MR *NM
PURCHASED 2004 CANYON CREW CAB WITH 2.8L 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC AND 1SC SLE OPTION PACKAGE. TRUCK APPEARS TO HAVE VIBRATION IN BODY THAT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT SPEED WHEN A STEADY SPEED IS HELD. USUALLY SHAKES/VIBRATION IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT 50~60 RANGE. HAVE HAS TIRES REPLACED TWICE, WHEELS CHECKED ...
THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED WHINING COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHENEVER I USE THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE WHINE IS NOT CONSTANT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAKES THE NOISE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR KICKS IN. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON 4/29/2004. *AK
Mileage: 75
I OWN A 2004 GMC CANYON, AND SOMEONE PARKED TOO CLOSE TO MY DRIVERSIDE FOR ME TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, WHEN I WENT TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE I DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO LOCK IN THE PASSENGER DOOR. I DO NOT HAVE KEYLESS ENTRY. I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE TO REACH MY MEDICATION. I HAD NO WAY INTO ...
Mileage: 400