Gmc CANYON steering problems
445 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
1,421 owner complaints analyzed
31 distinct recall campaigns
48,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 748 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
445 of 1,421 complaints match this topic (31.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10141481 · 2005-11-01 (November 1, 2005)
SHIMMY, VIBRATION, EVEN SMALL POTHOLES JAR THE STEERING TO EITHER SIDE. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10141481 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10787970 · 2015-11-03 (November 3, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER FAILED TO SECURE THE CONTACT, WHICH CAUSED HER FACE TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CARRIED OUT AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10787970 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10342298 · 2010-07-09 (July 9, 2010)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10342298 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10954508 · 2017-02-14 (February 14, 2017)
HIT 3 DEER IN HIGH SPEED COLLISION. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T FUNCTION. THEN RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED I HAVE TIKATA AIRBAGS. THEN I NOTICED MY BRAKES IF WET OR HAVE ICE ON ROTORS, WHEN BRAKING, I GET TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE AND FRONT END WILL SHIMMY OR VIBRATE. REAR BRAKES TOO. AND MY POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISE, LIKE A RUBBING SOUND A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT TRUCK, THOUGH NO FLUID LOSS OR STIFFNESS IN STEERING. I KNOW THESE AIR BAGS ARE DANGEROUS, METAL PARTS HAVE KILLED A FEW PEOPLE. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED BY AUTOMAKER ABOUT WHAT AIRBAGS …
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10954508 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10164210 · 2006-08-02 (August 2, 2006)
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE WE HAD SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164210 at NHTSA ↗