Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 GMC Canyon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Frame rail rust holes, brackets wielded to frame supports for leaf springs wields rusted completely through frame makin… |
| 2022-01-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The frames on many of these trucks are unsafe to be on the road due to rusted leaf spring mounts and frame rails that a… |
| 2020-06-19 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | NEARLY TOTAL FRAME FAILURE DUE TO POOR STEEL AND EXTREME RUST AND CORROSION OF ENTIRE FRAME. WITH THIS MODEL YEAR OF GM… |
| 2020-06-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON 6/17/20 AS I WAS TRAVELING UNDER THE ALABASTER, ALABAMA OVER PASS ON HIGHWAY 65 NORTH AN ORANGE CONSTRUCTION BARREL … |
| 2020-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE OIL AT THE RESIDENCE, THE CONTACT BE… |
| 2020-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | INSTALLED NEW BRAKE LIGHTS DID YOU BRAKE SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHI… |
| 2019-09-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN… |
| 2019-06-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE WHOLE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE WENT THRU THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. AFTER LOOKING AT HOW TO REPLACE THIS NOTICED PRETTY MUC… |
| 2019-04-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NEW, FRAME STARTED RUSTING AT EVERY WELDMENT FROM DAY ONE. TRIED TO TREAT THE FRAME YEARLY WITH … |
| 2019-02-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME CRACKED IN FRONT OF REAR SPRING SHACKLES ON BOTH SIDES. HEARD NOISE BED RUBBING AGAINST CAB. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTIO… |
| 2019-02-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY FRAME HAS ROT HOLES THROUGHOUT UNDERCARRIAGE. NEW FRAME NEEDED. WHILE DRIVING, I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND HE… |
| 2018-10-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR NEW TIRES, THE TECHNICIAN … |
| 2018-10-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL JUST IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR FRONT SPRING SHACKLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER SAFE … |
| 2018-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINES AND THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT. THERE ARE BIG WHOLES IN THE FRAME. THE GARAGE WOULDN'T EVEN PUT IT… |
| 2017-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 GMC CANYON CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE IGNITI… |
| 2017-09-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM LOOKED AT AFTER I STARTED SMELLING FUEL. THE SERVICE MANAGER CA… |
| 2017-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2005 CREW CAB GMC CANYON Z85 SLE - LOCALIZED FRAME DETERIORATION DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BOX FRAME… |
| 2017-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRUCK IS EXHIBITING AN ISSUE IN WHICH THE GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM DISABLES THE FUEL AND ENGINE BECAUSE OF SOME MALFUNCTIO… |
| 2017-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG COMES ON DISPLAY AND STAYS ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE |
| 2015-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I GOT A SAFETY BULLETIN FROM GMC #14609 STATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT,. IT CAN GO ON DUE TO WIR… |
| 2015-09-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COM… |
| 2015-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN BAKING UP THE ABS FAULT CODE CAME ON WAS GOING 5 MPH OR LESS. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE CODE WENT AWAY. IT HAS… |
| 2015-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTAR… |
| 2015-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING ON FAN POSITIONS 1,2, AND 3 AND WORKS ONLY ON 4. EIGHT PAGES OF COMPLAINTS INDICATED T… |
| 2015-03-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED I… |
| 2015-02-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS TRUCK WAS LISTED IN A RECALL UNDER A TSB #07123A. THIS NO CHARGE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEADS THAT WERE MA… |
| 2015-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER ON MY 2005 GMC CANYON AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE FUEL FILTER R… |
| 2014-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A 2006 GMC CONVOY THAT I OWNED FOR A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE DOOR MODULE THAT MAY CA… |
| 2014-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. BRAKE SWITCH WAS SERVICED 2 YEARS AGO UNDER A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. GM WILL NOT REPL… |
| 2014-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAN NO LONGER ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS OR PASSANGERS WINDOWS. NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE POWER LOCKS FROM EITHER DO… |
| 2014-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL THE POWER IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED WORKING - THE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN, DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK, … |
| 2013-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER/AC FAN WILL ONLY WORK ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. *TR |
| 2013-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARN… |
| 2013-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILE… |
| 2013-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AC/HEAT BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH, HAD THE SAME SWITCH REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. DE… |
| 2013-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING,TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING,ENGINE WILL NOT START,TURNOVER, ABS BRAKE SYSTE… |
| 2013-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR |
| 2013-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING MISFIRE WHEN IDLING; CAR IS SHAKING AND RATTLING THERE'S A SPEC… |
| 2012-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS FAULT LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM STARTS TRYING TO OVER WORK. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I H… |
| 2012-08-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | HIT 3 DEER IN HIGH SPEED COLLISION. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T FUNCTION. THEN RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWED I HAVE TIKATA AIRBAGS. THE… |
| 2012-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE USES A RESISTOR FOR VARIABLE SPEEDS (X4) ON THE VENTILATION BLOWER. DURING CONTINUOUS OR FREQUENT USE (I.… |
| 2012-05-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER GETTING MY TRUCK WASHED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GMC TODAY, MAY 8, 2… |
| 2012-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TRUCK BECAME RUFF IDLING AND SHAKING AND POWERING ITSELF OFF. *TR |
| 2011-09-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO APPARENT REASON, ALSO TRACTION FAULT ALSO COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME AFFECTING GAS MILEAGE. … |
| 2011-07-22 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | SAFETY HAZARD- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED-- ORIGINAL DELCO PART WAS REPLACED- OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION-… |
| 2011-07-22 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | SAFETY HAZARD- WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED-- ORIGINAL DELCO PART WAS REPLACED- OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION-… |
| 2011-05-14 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED … |
| 2011-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UPON STARTING THE VE… |
| 2011-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE… |
| 2010-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 4 COOPER TIRES 8/18/10. I STARTED NOTICING A PROBLEM IN 1/11. THE SIDE WALLS WOULD BECOME VERY DARK BLACK A… |