Body Problems of GMC Canyon

While driving through a car wash air blow dryer, the roof was popping in and out resulting in a dent of the sheet metal. The roof area appears to be very weak structurally. The roof can be pushed in by hand. This could be dangerous in a rollover situation.

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Major potential for deadly fire or explosion. Fuel tank strapped failed after forward strap bolt fell out of threaded cross member where fastened in frame. The failure led to the fuel tank hanging inches off the ground on the freeway stressing fuel pump lines to forward upper tank. Metal grinding noises heard to prompt roadside inspection confirming hanging, unsecured tank full of 26gal of diesel. The tank wedged the fuel tank strap between plastic tank and drive shaft (propeller shaft) with heat and potentially spark as the the metal strap ground into the drive shaft marring and striating the durable metal. Heat and plastic melts, heat and spark with diesel combusts. . In addition to risking of dragging tank at highway speed rupturing tank. Upon service at the dealer, mechanic observed the rear bolt to fuel strap was also loose and needed to be secured. GMC protection plan denied compensation for coverage as they do not cover "bolts, fuel straps, or manufacturer defects" under advertised "bumper to bumper" GMC protection plan marketed by GMC dealerships as protection for all non-wearable parts. No warning indicators appeared. My dog was in the truck bed in a camper shell directly above the potentially massive fire or explosion, this could have been catastrophic if it had been ignored. Additionally I was in northern California and southern oregon when issue presented- potentially causing a major forest fire incident. While my outcome was fortunate in terms of safety, this could claim lives and even massive incidental loss of property. Vehicle has been inspected by local dealer and gm notified, hoping to receive coverage for damaged parts. Interestingly, there was previously a gm recall involving forward fuel strap dislodging and wearing into drive shaft on previous years of gm vehicles. No notable corrosion observed, bolts in question are high on frame secured to protected cross members, occurred at approximately 75k miles. I have photos on another device, if needed.

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After each rain or hand car washing, the oem sunroof has a gurgling sound when driving at speeds above 25 mph. This does not clear for miles, or over time (at least 1 day without water). Water appears to be passing through the seal into the drainage gutter, but not completely draining out through the drains. Its been in service twice to have the drain lines cleared, and the issue remains. This has been present on other car manufacturers as a "wind pressure issue" where the force of driving causes wind pressure to push what water hasn't drained back up into the sunroof. Fix was extending the drain lines at output. GMC unable to repair.

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The roof of the vehicle crackles and pops when it is in the blowing section of an automatic car wash. We have never had any experience like this before. The roof of the truck is so flimsy that it was actually dented by the hard blowing of air. I don’t feel like this car is solidly constructed and safe.

Frame is severely rusting, especially on the driver’s side. Vehicle has only approximately 75,000 miles and has been well maintained. Purchased new by my father and when he died, it was passed on to me. I feel it may becoming unsafe to drive.

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Frame rail rust holes, brackets wielded to frame supports for leaf springs wields rusted completely through frame making vehicle unsafe due to the potential leaf springs supports to frame of vehicle breaking away from frame dropping rear of vehicle onto rear axles and tires. Frame of vehicle has a lot of rusting and holes due to the excessive rusting.

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Vehicle doors are uneven. Crooked. Headlights/taillights get foggy to the point where you cannot see the lights. Doors wont shut properly. Powertrain issues. Vibration after certain speeds. Transmission delays gear switching. Transmission kicking and banging. Exhaust has a hole in it. I can provide more videos details via the email if possible.

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Rear extended door ajar dashboard icon and dome light turns on while driving. This is corrected by closing hard the rear extended door before driving the automobile.

The frame has rust through and broke on rear front leafspring mount of frame on both side . A very know problem with almost every one of these trucks.

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The frames on many of these trucks are unsafe to be on the road due to rusted leaf spring mounts and frame rails that are rotting away and unable to lift on a hoist. Luckily I came across a video warning me to watch out for a rusted frame or else I could have lost control while driving. Yes, I work at a gm dealership and see this issue often, they are very similar to the Toyota trucks that had rusted frames replaced under recall. No it has not been inspected but they're is no way that it would pass an annual inspection, therefore the truck is rendered useless. There were no warnings that the frame was almost rotted in half. Very dangerous situation.

On 6/17/20 as I was traveling under the alabaster, alabama over pass on highway 65 north an orange construction barrel was blown into the road by a truck a head of me. I swerved in the attempt to miss it. The barrel clipped the passenger side bumper and tore out my fog lamp. Thankfully no accident occurred. Would like my fog lamp replaced and barrels not in use picked up off of the highways. Thank you in advance.

Repair shop lifted vehicle to repair front brakes and the frame broke just behind the cab.

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I took my vehicle to a small business owner's garage for routine brake work. He showed me a crack in the frame almost all the way through excluding an inch. He found it when he tried lifting the vehicle to do the brakes. It is behind the cab, in front of the bed of the truck. Only one side was holding my truck together.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the contact heard an abnormal (rattle) noise coming from the rear frame. The contact managed to get the vehicle to the contact resident. The vehicle then was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnoses the vehicle and determined that the frame was severely corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. No dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that no recall was under the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 119,730. Ck.

Front passenger side floor-carpet and floor boards wet, engine light on, intel link computer failed had to reboot took to dale earnhardt tallahassee FL they fixed the engine light it was the purge valve and it had shorted out, they stated that we would need to take to a body shop as the leak is coming in at the bottom of the a-pillar filling up and then streaming out of a "christmas tree hole at bottom of fuse box on right side. This happens anytime anywhere driving or stationary when it rains. We just purchased this truck on 04/02/2019. 45,710 miles they said they would not fix it we had to take it to a autobody shop.

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Body frame has rot holes throughout undercarriage. New frame needed. While driving, I went over a speed bump and heard a loud boom from underneath the truck. Upon investigating, it was determined that the driveshaft broke off n was lying on the axel. Aaa was called and immediately towed the truch 1 mile to our mechanic. After a thorough inspection, it was determined that a new driveshaft was needed and upon further inspection, the mechanic spotted numerous pitting rusted holes throughout the frame. Determined that said truck was a total loss.

Undercarriage rust caused spare tire/wheel to fall from under the vehicle.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 GMC Canyon. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for new tires, the technician noticed that the bottom of the frame was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

The left rear frame rail just in front of the left rear front spring shackle has rusted through and is no longer safe to drive the vehicle. There are holes through the lower portion of the frame rail. The sides of the same area have become very thin compared to the original thickness of the frame rail. Because of the location of the rust through at the spring shackle it was recommended a frame repair should not be completed. The truck was disposed of and taken off road. The remainder of the vehicle is in good condition. Mileage 75,124 miles. The frame rail is formed into a box frame with the seam located at the bottom of the rail. The rust appears to be worst on the seam. The seam is a lap seam and appears to trap water in the lap seam. The right side frame rail is thin however is not rusted through at this time.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that the vehicle's chassis was severely rusted and created holes in the frame. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that there was premature deterioration on the lower front passenger side bumper and frame. The deterioration spread to the driver's side bumper to the point that it could fracture. The dealer (fairfield Chevrolet, 2501 martin rd, fairfield, CA 94534, (707) 422-7777) was notified and indicated that the vehicle was not covered by a warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer issued 14 tsbs regarding the structure and 12 tsbs for the suspension; however, no recalls were issued. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 77,089.

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The contact owns a 2004 GMC Canyon. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for routine maintenance, the contact was informed that the rear subframe and the truck bed were severely corroded. The contact was informed that the vehicle was unsafe and should not be driven. The local dealer stated that there were issues reported about rust to the rear subframe of some similar vehicles; however, there were no recalls to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 154,000.

On October 5, 2016, I took my truck over to my mechanic to have my brake lines bled as I replaced the right front caliper. When they took the right front tire off, they had shown me that the lower left control arm mount was going to fail. There was no failure as of yet and the vehicle was stationary when the problem was found. It was severely rusted out and cracked, as well as the frame and area around it was severely rusted and holes were visible. So I drove it home and took it over to a welder that has done repairs on the truck before and he said that it was too close to the suspension components and he wasn't going to fix it. So, as of now, I am looking for someone who specializes in automotive welding, but there not too many people here in my area who specialize in this kind of work. Inspection is coming up and I doubt it passes. Mechanically, I have has few problems with this truck and would much rather fix it than get rid of it. Pictures I am posting show the severity of the damage.

The doors of this truck do not have a way to manually unlock them they lock automatically when the vehicle is put in gear if the battery is destroyed in a crash the occupants are trapped inside anyone coming to help would have to break a window but still could not open the doors to remove the occupants in the event of a fire I feel this is very unsafe.

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Purchased vehicle with 1 mile on odometer. Six days later left front wheel fell off vehicle while making a left turn.

The contact owns a 2004 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, after driving over train tracks the vehicle made a loud noise. The contact mentioned that after inspecting the vehicle he noticed that the frame was bent in half. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who did not offer any assistance since the failure was to do to a manufacturing defect. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure and the current mileage was 94,000.

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Canyon. The day after a rainstorm, the contact found three inches of water on the front floor of her vehicle. This failure had never before occurred. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. She is concerned about the durability and safety of the vehicle and would like someone to determine how water entered the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 67,000.

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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.

I have a 2006 Canyon and in the last year I have had to replace tail lights,three sterios,4x4 buttons,windows,wiring has been repaired severial times,the truck is excessivly hard on gass,and as soon as my inline five cylinder engine hit 31. 000 km I had to take it back to the dealer once again ,this time for a new engine. Apparently there only good for thirty thousand and then need to be replaced. Hard to believe this truck cost me almost forty thousand dallors. Dont get what you pay for with a gm. My next truck will be a Toyota and this Canyon has convinced me to never buy another gm product again and hopfully I can save some people from making the same mistake I did.