2006 GMC CANYON Complaints

AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ASPHALT DRY ROAD THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH AN ANUNCIATOR SOUND WARNING. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP. WE TESTED THE BRAKES BY PUSHING ON THE PEDAL AND WE STILL HAD GOOD BRAKES. WE CONTINUED CAREFULLY ON HOME AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH WAS OK. AFTER TURNING OFF AND THEN TURNING ON THE KEY AND STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON BUT THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. YESTERDAY, (11/10/2013) OUR GRANDSON BROUGHT HIS COMPUTER ANALYZER OUT, HOOKED IT UP AND DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. HE DID NOT CLEAR THE HISTORY FROM THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS A PROBLEM AS THIS TRUCK HAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER ABOUT THE FIRST OF AUGUST 2013 AND HAVE PUT LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME IT HAD NEVER BEEN WRECKED NOR DOES IT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN REPAIRED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER APPARENTLY HAD IT SERVICED ON A REGULAR AND PROPER BASIS AND HAS THIS ALL RECORDED IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK THAT CAME WITH THE TRUCK. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY 2006 GMC CANYON TRUCK. I NARROWLY AVOIDED CRASHING INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER, AND THE SEPARATED TIRE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-REAR BED PANEL. THE TIRE WAS A COOPER DAKOTA HT SIZE 31X10.50R15L. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE, AND IT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. A/C ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF 5 MONTHS. MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT GMC IS AWARE OF THE BRAKE WEAR PROBLEM AND OFFERS VARIOUS SOLUTIONS. NONE OF WHICH WORK. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT MADE CLEAR WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE! *TR

I NOTICED THAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION, SOMETIMES IF THESE VEHICLES DON'T START THE FIRST TIME YOU WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES AND YOU HAVE TO STEP OUT AND GET BACK IN, IF YOU STAY INSIDE WAITING FOR THE 15 MINUTE PERIOD, IT WILL NOT START AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. THIS IS ANNOYING SPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN A HURRY. *TR

ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. UPON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE WILL GET CLOSE TO TURNING OVER AND THEN CUT ITSELF OFF IN THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY MANNER. WAITING 10-20 MINUTES WILL MOST TIMES ALLOW FOR THE ENGINE TO THEN TURN OVER SUCCESSFULLY. NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND VEHICLE OWNERS, HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS AND HAD NO REAL SOLUTION, EVEN AFTER VISITING LOCAL DEALERSHIPS WHO TRY TO INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, WITH NO ONE SOLUTION OR FIX. OWNERS TRY TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM THROUGH SENSORS, KEY WEIGHTS, BATTERY CONNECTION, AND THE THROTTLE BODY, ALL WITH NO FIX AND CONTINUING RANDOM RECURRING INCIDENTS. THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT YOU ARE LEAVING DRIVERS IN A POTENTIAL STRANDED SITUATION. *TR

HVAC FAN MOTOR RESISTOR & CONNECTOR OVERHEATS MELTS AND BURNS WITH TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING 300 DEG F. CHRONIC FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH GMC CANYON AND CHEVY COLORADO PICK UPS. *TR

2006 GMC CANYON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE FAN KNOB OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL WOULD ONLY WORK ON ONE SETTING. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING, CD PLAYER, HEATER AND FRONT GRILL WERE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND ARMS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO ASSIST AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DIAGNOSE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE TRUCK WILL START SOMETIMES AND IT WON'T SOMETIMES. WHEN THE TRUCK DOES NOT START I CAN USUALLY WAIT ABOUT 15 MINS AND THEN IT WILL START. *TR

SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WILL START SOMETIMES IT WONT, LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FADE IN AND OUT, SOMETIMES HALF WILL BE ON AND THE OTHER HALF OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, HES WORKING ON IT NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ITS COMING FROM. I'VE LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEN WHERE SEVERAL ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM, I'VE ALSO CALLED GMC. *TT