Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of GMC Canyon

GMC Canyon owners have reported 6 problems related to forward collision avoidance (under the forward collision avoidance category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Canyon based on all problems reported for the Canyon.

1 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2023 GMC Canyon

Failure Date: 03/04/2026

The contact owns a 2023 GMC Canyon. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal, and the automatic emergency braking (aeb) unexpectedly engaged. The message "reduce acceleration proceed with caution”, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was turned off and restarted and returned to normal functionality. The contact stated that the vehicle was nearly rear-ended. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 24v133000 (electrical system, forward collision avoidance); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,300.

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2 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2022 GMC Canyon

Failure Date: 12/06/2025

The contact called on behalf of her son who owned a 2022 GMC Canyon. The contact stated while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, and the brakes failed to engage. Additionally, the infotainment screen was inoperable. The front camera module warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the front camera module needed to be replaced. The dealer made the contact aware of NHTSA campaign number: 24v133000 (electrical system, forward collision avoidance); however, the VIN was not included in the recal. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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3 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2023 GMC Canyon

Failure Date: 07/22/2024

The contact owns a 2023 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the forward collision avoidance, distance indicator, and the front pedestrian and bicyclist braking failed to work as intended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed; however, a software update was performed; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the system was updated. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the nhsta hotline for assistance. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 24v133000 (electrical system, forward collision avoidance); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was unknown.

4 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2023 GMC Canyon

Failure Date: 02/29/2024

The contact owns a 2023 GMC Canyon. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 24v133000 (electrical system, forward collision avoidance). The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the collision sensor lights flashed, and the brakes were applied inadvertently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,800.

5 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2023 GMC Canyon

Failure Date: 07/05/2023

The contact owns a 2023 GMC Canyon. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 mph and following a slight bend in the roadway to the left, the forward collision avoidance system detected the oncoming traffic in the opposite lane and made an emergency stop. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure. The contact turned off the forward collision avoidance feature. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer who was unable to locate a malfunction or failure in the system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.

6 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2020 GMC Canyon

Failure Date: 07/13/2020

Tl the contact owns a 2020 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that the forward collision avoidance system failed to activate. The contact stated that the feature failed to provide any warning that another vehicle was stop in front of the vehicle or slowing down. The vehicle was taken to gates GMC Buick Nissan (143 boston post rd, north windham, CT 06256, where a road testing was performed. The technician duplicated the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

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Other Common Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of GMC Canyon

Problem Category Number of Problems
Automatic Emergency Braking problems
13
Warnings problems
8
Forward Collision Avoidance problems
6
Adaptive Cruise Control problems
6


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