2005 GMC CANYON Complaints

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FAILURE. VISOR LOOSENS AND DROPS TO COVER VISUAL FIELD IN FRONT OF DRIVER; VISOR FALLS OFF WHILE VEHICLE IN OPERATION CREATING HAZARD BY LANDING ON STEERING WHEEL, ARM, FACE OF DRIVER. I HAVE OWNED 3 GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PART THAT FAILS IN THE SAME WAY. PRESENT VEHICLE: PART WAS REPLACED AND THE NEW VISOR FAILED IN THE SAME WAY. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A REPEAT PROBLEM OF THE SAME PART, BUT IT IS. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER ON 2 AND SECOND OWNER ON THE THIRD OF THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT GONE IN YET AND HAVE THE PART; THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. GM ISN'T ADDRESSING IT. PRESENT VEHICLE: 2005 GMC CANYON; PRIOR WERE GMC SAFARI AND PONTIAC GRAND AM. ALL THREE HAD THE SAME VISOR DESIGN AND POINTS OF FAILURE. ALL FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND CREATED SAFETY HAZARD WITHOUT CAUSING ACCIDENTS, THOUGH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR IT. *TR

THE RESISTOR IN THE FAN KEPT BURNING OUT AND HAD BEEN REPLACED. FINALLY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, YET NOTHING WAS DONE BY GM. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2005 GMC CANYON THAT I PURCHASED TWO YEARS AGO USED WITH ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT. IT HAS 60K MILES NOW AND I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON. I GOOGLED AND FOUND THAT THIS TRUCK IS INCLUDED IN A REGIONAL RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM TO THE LETTER THAT THE RECALL ADDRESSES. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK AT MAKING THIS RECALL A NATIONAL RECALL AND NOT A REGIONAL RECALL. *TR

TWICE THE RESISTOR ON THE A/C HEATING FAN BLOWER SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. IT ONLY WORKS ON 4 (LOTS OF NOISE AND STRONG BREEZE). IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE ON HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, ALTHOUGH MORE NOT WORKING THAN WORKING BY A MARGIN OF 80% TO 20%. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEAT SWITCH STAYS LATCHED ON THE "ON" POSITION EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. *TR

REAR BRAKE SHOES BAD AT 45,000. REPLACED DRUMS AND SHOES. NEW DRUMS WARPED AFTER 2 MONTHS AND 2,000 MILES. REPLACED DRUMS AND SHOES AGAIN, SQUEAKS VERY LOUD, DRUMS BAD AGAIN. REPLACED DRUMS WITH GMC DRUMS, BRAKES BAD AGAIN AFTER 1 MONTH. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AFTER DEALER WOULD NOT FIX ISSUE. INDEPENDANT REPLACED LEFT REAR HYDRAULIC AND NEW SHOES. STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE DEFECTIVE. BRAKES ARE NOW SQUEAKING AGAIN AFTER 1 MONTH. ALSO SLIGHT LOCKING UP WHEN BACKING UP AFTER RAIN, COLD, MOIST WEATHER. *TR

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

2005 GMC CANYON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. JERKING ON THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE VERY ROUGHLY AND HE COULD FEEL HARD VIBRATIONS. HE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH STATED THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND HIS WARRANTY DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND MAKE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.