2005 GMC CANYON Exterior Lighting Problems

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

Mileage: 324,515

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.

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 53,960

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

Mileage: 40,527

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. IN 2007, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF A RECALL AT THAT TIME. ON DECEMBER 16 2008, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN AFTER SOMEONE ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $98, PLUS PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. IN 2007, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF A RECALL AT THAT TIME. ON DECEMBER 16 2008, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN AFTER SOMEONE ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $98, PLUS PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

APPARENTLY A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES ON MY 2005 GMC CANYON. BRAKE LIGHTS CEASE TO WORK AS DOES THE CRUISE CONTROL. I AM COMPLAINING AGAINST GM, AND D&J AUTOMOTIVE IN LOUISBURG N.C. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND UNDER RECALL, AND AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT THIS TIME. UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 51,250

APPARENTLY A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES ON MY 2005 GMC CANYON. BRAKE LIGHTS CEASE TO WORK AS DOES THE CRUISE CONTROL. I AM COMPLAINING AGAINST GM, AND D&J AUTOMOTIVE IN LOUISBURG N.C. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND UNDER RECALL, AND AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT THIS TIME. UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 51,250

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED ON MY 2005 CANYON (BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF). COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION A FEW DAYS LATER. THEY "ADJUSTED" SWITCH PASSED THE TRUCK IN INSPECTION. A WEEK LATER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. HAD TO FIND THAT OUT IN PERSONAL RESEARCH. HAD TO BUY THE PART MYSELF SINCE NO ONE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL AND DID NOT HAVE PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 7,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY THE BATTERY WAS JUMP STARTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED. DURING INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT LENS WAS MELTED HOWEVER, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V139000, REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 37,000

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

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

Mileage: 31,000