2007 GMC CANYON Complaints

MY 2007 GMC CANYON IS SUFFERING FROM THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE BULLETIN #07123A, ENGINE INTAKE VALVE SEAT/MISFIRE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GRANTED TO THOSE IN #07123A WAS FOR MODEL YEARS 2004-2006. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT AFTER THIS TIME FRAME BUT IS EVIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. GM SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND EXTEND THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO INCLUDE MODEL YEAR 2007. THE VEHICLE HAS 48,864 MILES ON IT AND I WAS QUOTED $2,500 PLUS TAX TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AT BROTHERTON GMC/CADILLAC IN RENTON, WA. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I PURCHASED MY 2007 GMC CANYON IN FEBRUARY 2007 WITH TRAILER HARNESS AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT AT FRESARD GMC. I ACTUALLY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ALL MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. I CALLED GMC TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT DUE TO INTERNET RESEARCH ON RECALL FOR BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE REP TRIED TO DENY RECALL BUT I EXPLAINED TO HER ABOUT RECALL. SHE LOCATED CLOSEST DEALER WHICH WAS RED HOLMAN GMC FOR RECALL ON BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME $300 FOR NEW TRAILER HARNESS PLUS ADDITIONAL LABOR COST. THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT WATER GOT INTO MY TRAILER HARNESS WHICH CAUSED ALL THE LIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. I HAVE NOT USED THE TRAILER AND LEARNED IT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS MY PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES WOULD STICK THE WHEN DEPRESSED AND RELEASED DOING NORMAL STOP AND GO IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT INTERSECTIONS WITH STOP SIGNS. THE DEAL SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY REAR BRAKES. THE DID THE REPAIRS AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IN ORDER FOR THE PROPER REPAIRS DONE THAT BOTH SIDES IF MY REAR AXLE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE NEW PARTS INSTALLED, NOT JUST ONE SIDE. ON THE DAY OF JUNE 20TH 2011 WITH ONLY 25277 MILES ON MY 2007 GMC CANYON THE BRAKES STARTED TO STICK AND SQUEAL AGAIN JUST LIKE WHEN I HAD THE FIRST WORK DONE AS STATED IN THE FIRST SERVICE BULLETIN. NOW THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMS THAT I MUST PAY THE LABOR CHARGES FOR THESE NEW REPAIRS TO INSTALL PARTS AND THE REAR AXLE BRAKES EVEN AFTER THE FACT I INFORMED THEM THAT I PURCHASED THE "EXTENTED WARRANTY COVERAGE" BECAUSE AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS WARRANTY I WAS TOLD THAT IF ANY MECHANICAL FAILED I WOULD BE COVERED AND I COULD DRIVE MY NEW TRUCK "WORRY FREE" OF ANY PROBLEM AFTER THE ORIGINAL 3 YEAR OR 30,000 MILES, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST, RAN OUT.

I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSE. IT WAS GOOD. A WEEK LATER, MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS.

OVER FUSED DASH WIRING, CAUSING CONNECTORS TO MELT AND RESISTORS TO BLOW IN A/C AND HEAT FAN CONTROL SYSTEM ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ! CAUSING A SOURCE FOR FIRE AND TOXIC GAS IN CABIN! THIS REQUIRED A CONNECTOR AND A RESISTOR TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $306.13, BUT GMC DID NOT LOWER THE FUSED RATING IN TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE IGNITION AND GEAR SHIFT AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE TRANSMISSION/TRANS-AXLE WHICH INFORMED OWNERS THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD ENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FUNCTION WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE PARKING BRAKE SHOULD BE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FUNCTION WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN A HILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR WHEN IT WAS HUMID OUTSIDE, THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WOULD BLINK WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,221. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

I HAVE A 2007 GMC CANYON PICKUP AND RECENTLY THE REAR BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE GRAB, AGGRESSIVE DRAG, AND THE REAR DRUMS LOCK UP CAUTIONING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SET FOR A WHILE, DURING THE FIRST FEW STOPS OR BEFORE YOU GET HEAT BUILT UP IN THE BRAKES, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE GRABBING EXCESSIVELY. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES CHIRP AND/OR LEAVE SKIP MARKS DURING BRAKING. THE CONDITION IS VERY UNSETTLING TO THE DRIVER AND I BELIEVE THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE GRAB COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEARCHED TECHNICAL BULLETINS AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING GM SERVICE BULLETIN (07-05-24-001B). I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY HAVE INDICATED IT IS NOT UNDER A SAFETY RECALL AND THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $240. I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION WARRANTS A RECALL AND THE COST BE ABSORBED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE I AM AMONG MOST CONSUMERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD A MAJOR REPAIR SUCH AS THIS AT THIS TIME. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE INITIAL CONDITION WITH THE REAR BRAKES WILL INCREASE THE BRAKE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UPON APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS HESITATION ACCOMPANIED BY NO POWER. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN EVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMAL. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,500. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. UPDATED 10/15/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON BRAKE APPLICATION, HE HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/09/09.*JB