2008 GMC CANYON Complaints

I PURCHASED MY CANYON IN NOV 2007. AFTER A YEAR OF HAVING IT, IT WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE STARTER AND REPLACED IT. IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY. I'VE PURCHASED THREE BATTERIES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN TRYING TO START IT WONT START UNTIL AFTER SITTING IN THE TRUCK FOR EXACTLY 10 MINUTES. AFTER THAT IT WILL START. I NEVER NOTICED THE TIME DELAY PREVIOUSLY AND BOUGHT UNNECESSARY BATTERIES AND HAD A STARTER CHANGED. IF YOU LOOK ON GOOGLE ALL CANYONS AND COLORADO OWNERS REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM WON'T START FOR 10 MINUTES. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID ITS A FAULTY PASSLOCK THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY $380.00. IF ALL THE TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE ALARM SYSTEM PREVENTS THE STARTING OF THE TRUCK FOR EXACTLY 10 MINUTES.THIS CAN BE A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH IN AN EMERGENCY. MORE INFO CAN BE FOUND ONLINE IN THE SEARCH. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. MAINLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE ABS SENSOR WARNING SOUND WOULD COME ON AND WHEN STARTING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ABS BRAKES WOULD ACTUALLY ENGAGE(VIBRATING PEDAL) AND IT WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH THE TRUCK WASN'T GOING TO STOP. AFTER IT DID STOP AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD THE NORMAL BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. THEN THE WARNING SOUND/BEEP WOULD STOP BUT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALWAYS STAY ON. AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES HAPPENING I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD A DEFECTIVE ABS SENSOR IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I ASKED THEM IF IT WAS STILL UNDER MY 6 YEAR WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME NO. IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT$1000 TO FIX. I TOLD THEM NOT TO FIX IT. AFTER, I MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM. I COMPLAINED BECAUSE I FELT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING CAUSED BY ME AND WAS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT. AFTER GETTING NOWHERE WITH GMC I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD IT REPAIRED $900. I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FEEL IF IT HAPPENED TO MY GMC CANYON IT PROBABLY HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AND WOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL THEM. THANK YOU. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE "MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH COULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF BRAKE LAMPS OR CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LAMPS". THE LETTER STATED NOT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER UNLESS I BELIEVED THE VEHICLE HAD THE CONDITION DESCRIBED. THEY OFFER TO REPLACE THE SWITCH ONLY IF IT FAILS FIRST. MY CONCERN IS THAT ILL FIND OUT MY BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILED AS ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDES WITH ME FROM THE REAR. *TR

TRUCK WAS PARKED & LOCKED. UPON UNLOCKING TRUCK & TRYING TO START IT, DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS FLASHING & VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WAITED TEN MINUTES & RESTARTED TRUCK. EACH TIME VEHICLE STOPPED & PARKED THAT DAY, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING INTERNET DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR CANYONS & COLORADOS!!! TWO SUGGESTIONS OFFERED ON INTERNET - 1) TAKE TO DEALER & SPEND BIG BUCKS FOR NEW COMPUTER CHIP. 2) ONCE TRUCK RUNNING, CUT WIRE TO THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM (BE ADVISED VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER HAVE A THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM). WENT WITH OPTION 2. CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS COMMON VEHICLE PROBLEM & NO FEDERAL ACTION TAKEN? *TR

FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT NOTED ABOVE, THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS, WHERE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH RESULTED IN NO STARTER ENGAGEMENT, DEAD BATTERY INDICATION. FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE ORIGINAL BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT FOLLOWING A JUMP START, THE ENGINE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES TO AN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORE WHERE THE NEW BATTERY (ABOUT 1 MONTH OLD) WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FULLY CHARGED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. FOLLOWING A THIRD INCIDENT ABOUT A MONTH AFTTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GM DEAALER FOR DIAGNOSING. THE DEALER SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE BASED UPON THE COMPUTER CODE. DESPITE THE VEHICLE'S 2008 YEAR, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 14,769 MILES. MY OUT-OF-POCKET COST WAS $386. THIS DEFECTIVE SWITCH SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED OTHER GM PRODUCTS REPORTING THE SAME SWITCH FAILURE PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ENGINE AND FUEL WIRING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V154000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,272 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2008 GMC CANYON CREW CAB 4WD: PURCHASED NEW JUN08. IN JULY08 DEALER REPLACED 1 TIRE. IN DEC08 DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. I ASKED ABOUT CAUSE FOR WEAR AND WAS TOLD "YOU GOT A BAD SET OF TIRES". FEB09 THE TRUCK IS IN AGAIN WITH CUPPED TIRES AND I'M TOLD I NEED TO PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN HARD, HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, DOES NOT PULL AND THE TIRES ARE ALWAYS PROPERLY INFLATED AND ROTATED......THE DEALER IS COVERING A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH MISDIRECTION OR MISINFORMATION TO GET TO THE END OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD -- THEN I'M STUCK WITH A BIG REPAIR BILL. *TR

THIS IS A NEW 2008 EXTENDED CAB 4X4 GMC CANYON. THE DOORS RATTLE ALL THE BECAUSE THE REAR DOORS ARE NOT MOUNTED TO THE FRAME BUT ONLY TO THE SKIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MEANS THERE IS CONSTANT FLEXING AND VIBRATING BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS AND THE DOOR FRAME. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN THE MONTH I'VE OWNED IT AND THEY SAY "THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS". THERE IS ALSO AN INTERMITTENT KNOCK IN THE RT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND. FINALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MATERIAL IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR AND STRETCHING AND THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 500 MILES ON IT. *TR