2006 GMC CANYON Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING OR SNOWING THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V154000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) THAT WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED BUT INCLUDED THE GMC CANYON BUT NOT THE 2007 MODEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ UPDATED 01/27/17

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE IMPACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS BURNED ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF HIS ARM; HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN ABS FAULT WARNING LIGHT TO APPEAR.

2006 GMC COLORADO, 5 CYL. AUTOMATIC. DEFOGGER DOES NOT KEEP WINDOWS CLEAR MAKING VISIBILITY SERIOUSLY REDUCED. *TR

UNABLE TO BRAKE EFFECTIVELY WHEN ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND ALMOST IMPACTED PEDESTRIAN. ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING ROUTINELY ON DRY WARM PAVEMENT AT <5 MPH. SUSPECT SENSOR DEFECTS. 2006 GMC CANYON. FEAR DAMAGE/INCIDENT WILL RESULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V310000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY BOTH ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED OR SOLD IN THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE RECALL SPECIFICATION OF THE STATES INCLUSION. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH 5, 2008 AND TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO KEYHOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE REARVIEW MIRROR REFLECTED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTEAD OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR WINDOW HAS NO MOLDING, WHICH WILL CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S HEAD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,900. UPDATED 06/30/08 *BF

PASSENGER DOOR HAS NO EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK. JUST WHO IS THE BRAIN TRUST THAT DECIDED TO REMOVE THE EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK ? AHHH, BUT YOU GUYS COMPENSATED BY PLACING A LOCK ON THE TAILGATE. HAD I NOTICED THIS AT TIME OF PURCHASE, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A TOYOTA. MY FIRST TRUCK WAS A '85 S-15 .... LOVED IT. THAT IS WHY I RETURNED TO GM FOR THIS TRUCK. WELL, JUST AS SOON AS I RUN THIS ONE INTO THE GROUND, I WON'T BE BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES, WHICH IS ATTACHED BY METAL FASTENERS BENEATH THE SPRING, HANGS DOWN TWO TO THREE INCHES INSTEAD OF BEING ON TOP OF OR ON THE SIDE OF THE SPRING. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. GM INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO ONE HE COULD SPEAK WITH CONCERNING THIS FAILURE. INSTEAD, HE WAS ADVISED TO WRITE TO A P.O. BOX. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,910 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE CABLES WERE FASTENED TO END UNDER THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, FORMING A LOOP BELOW THE VEHICLE WHICH CAN CATCH DEBRIS AND RIP OUT THE BRAKE CABLES. UPDATED

PREMATURE INNER AND OUTER TIRE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. GM TECHS SAY THERE'S NO PROBLEM. ALIGNED FRONT END AND REPLACED AT NO COST DIDN'T REPAIR PROBLEM. *TR