10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
53,808 miles

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problem #112

Jul 012020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 42,000 miles
While driving at any speed the service power steering drive with care warning comes on and I immediately lose control of steering assist pulling the steering from my hands. Seconds later a service stabilitrak warning comes on. I can pull over and turn the truck off and the power steering returns when started. It can continue working for a few minutes or a few days there's no pattern to its malfunction. The recall date is January 6 2015 to March 19 2015 and my truck was manufactured in April 2015 so my truck doesn't come up in the recall. But I feel they not only made a mistake in the manufacturing causing the recall but they made a mistake in the recall window and it should be extended beyond March 19th. I have taken my truck to a dealer and they have diagnosed the problem as intermittent steering gear failure and are charging me $2339 to fix what I believe should be part of gms recall. I have attached photos of the dash warnings and the speed that it happened. This malfunction is extremely dangerous when it happens in a turn.

- Orange, CA, USA

problem #111

Jun 212020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 91,000 miles
Power steering assist in the vehicle stopped while driving making it hard to control the vehicle, no warnings or prior issues. It just stopped and to get it going again I would have to turn off the engine, let it sit for a few then start up again in hopes it reset(temporary fix).

- Springfield, MA, USA

problem #110

Jun 142020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 109,000 miles
Have lost steering assist twice in the last week.

- Saco, ME, USA

problem #109

Jun 062020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 26,050 miles
After approx 15 minutes of driving, loss of power steering occurs and vehicle returns a power steering and stabilitrak error message. This has occurred multiple times, both while driving at different speeds and also while stopped. Vehicle has only 26,000 miles.

- Burgettstown, PA, USA

problem #108

Jun 102020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 67,000 miles
Power steering goes out mid drive while the car is in motion and it does not function again until I pull over, turn the ignition off, and restart the car. This is extremely dangerous and is an electrical issue - the mechanical power steering works fine until the symptoms occur again. I first alerted my dealer 2 years ago and they say that it is not throwing a code.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #107

May 262020

Canyon

  • 76,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss power steering assist with the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off and restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. An unknown dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the vehicle was repaired previously under NHTSA campaign number: 16V054000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000. The VIN was not available.

- Peachtree City, GA, USA

problem #106

Apr 252020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 56,665 miles
Loss of power steering. Stabilitrak lights comes on along with traction control. Has happened at multiple speeds.

- Tazewell, TN, USA

problem #105

May 082020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
Power steering goes out while driving occasionally and randomly. Impossible for me to make tight turns in this situation. Happened several times randomly at different speeds, different weather patterns.

- N Billerica, MA, USA

problem #104

May 022020

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 118,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the steering wheel suddenly ceased, and the contact loss control of the vehicle with the traction control light warning light illuminated. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16V054000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was towed to central Buick GMC located at 2907 E. parker rd, jonesboro ar 72404, to be diagnosed which was still pending. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

- Osceola, Ar 72370, AR, USA

problem #103

Apr 212020

Canyon

  • 67,000 miles
My power steering/stabilitrak will randomly "fail" I will be driving along at normal speeds and an alert message will pop-up on my dash that says "power steering failure" and "stabilitrak error" and my vehicle instantly looses all power steering. My truck is currently at the GMC dealership and I have started a claim with General Motors. The entire repair is going to cost $2,330 and GM is saying they will only cover $350 of the repair, and I will be responsible for covering the remaining $1,980. I have seen online where a lot of these trucks are having this problem, I think GM needs to do something about this.

- Chapin, SC, USA

problem #102

Jan 012020

Canyon

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that the power steering warning light illuminated a few seconds before the vehicle loss power steering assist. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was restarted and operated as intended. Temecula valley Buick GMC (27420 ynez rd, temecula, ca 92591, (951) 216-2260) was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V054000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- Temecula, FL, USA

problem #101

Apr 192020

Canyon

  • 125,000 miles
While driving at 60 mph there was a sudden complete loss of power steering while on a curve where I almost went head on into another vehicle. The control panel lit up with check power steering and stabiltrac. Power steering will come back if I turn the vehicle off and then back on several times. This has occured at least 10 times, and GMC hasn't included my vehicle in the recall. This is a very dangerous fault in the vehicle manufacturing!!

- Morganton, GA, USA

problem #100

Apr 192020

Canyon

  • 114,833 miles
While driving with a passenger I loss all power steering and had to struggle to maintain control at 45 mph on a state road. This has happen before and had been address at the dealer was lead to believe that it was a reprogram. I am in fear of driving this and have a unexpected loss of control. Will be dropping it off tonight to a dealer and will demand this to be fixed.

- So Attleboro, RI, USA

problem #99

Apr 022020

Canyon

  • 94,400 miles
While driving across parking lot at 8 mph, vehicle lost power steering control without warning. Engine and other electronics continued to operate, however vehicle power steering and traction control warning lights were illuminated. I stopped vehicle, turned off ignition, and restarted, power steering and traction control lights went off and vehicle returned to normal operation. This also occurred about 2 weeks ago, in heavy traffic when I was going about 10mph, all power steering assist suddenly disappeared, again upon shut down and restart, all returned to normal. I initially thought the engine died. Vehicle has 94K miles.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #98

Mar 302020

Canyon

  • 85,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the power steering warning light, stabili trac warning light and the brake warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact pulled over, turned off and then turned on the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to reichard Buick GMC located at (161 salem ave, dayton, oh 45406), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

- Beavercreek, OH, USA

problem #97

Mar 232020

Canyon

  • 54,000 miles
While I was driving on the highway at approximately 60 mph, the power steering stopped working, two warning lights lit up and received two service messages on the screen, one relating to the power steering the other relating to the stabilitrak. Fortunately, the stretch of highway was a straight drive, no turns, at the time this happened. After turning off the vehicle and then restarting, the power steering returned to normal operation and would work for some period of time, but would then would stop working without any notice. This has happened 3 times in the last 75 miles that I have driven. The truck has only been driven a total of 54,000 miles. Given that this happened multiple times, I have stopped driving the vehicle. It is now with a GMC dealer waiting to be repaired. The symptoms of my problem seem to be very similar to the ODI investigation rq 19-001 when I searched for GMC Canyon power steering issues.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #96

Mar 252020

Canyon

  • 106,000 miles
My power steering stopped working while driving around a curve at approximately 35 mph. Fortunately, I was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road and stop by applying significant physical force to the steering wheel. The instrument panel displayed two warnings. The first indicated the power steering system required service and the second indicated the traction control system required service. I then turned the ignition off and then restarted the vehicle. The power steering and traction control warnings were no longer present and the power steering was again functional. I then contacted the dealer and arranged for them to diagnose the problems the following morning. Their service record indicated a code C0545 (steering torque sensor corrupt) had been logged. They cleared the error code and indicated they could not find anything else wrong. The service record also stated that "if the issue reoccurs, advised on steering gear $1800". I picked up the vehicle that afternoon and once again experienced the same issue at approximately 65 mph while on the way home. As before, I pulled off to the side of road, turned off the ignition, restarted the vehicle and drove the rest of the way home without further incident.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

problem #95

Mar 102020

Canyon

  • 49,000 miles
While making a turn, power steering went out, message to service system displayed on dash. Stopped car, steering reset but went out a few minutes later. Happend several times during the day.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #94

Feb 242020

Canyon

  • 68,000 miles
I just purchased a used 2015 GMC Canyon. A day after purchasing, on startup, the dash had a warning saying "service power steering, drive with care." I could not drive at all. I couldn't turn the wheel to leave. After a few minutes it started working again. I feel lucky that this happened while the vehicle was stationary, and not at highway speed as this could have been deadly.

- Eagle River, AK, USA

problem #93

Feb 152020

Canyon

  • 69,985 miles
The power steering stopped working while driving down the highway. The check engine light, stability track light and the traction control light came on. I was driving straight at the time at 65 mph. It was able 35 degrees outside.

- Flemington, NJ, USA

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