Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 GMC Canyon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Frame is severely rusting, especially on the driver’s side. Vehicle has only approximately 75,000 miles and has been we… |
| 2021-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | My ABS on Rightside of my truck is not working that is what they said anyways not sure what is wrong |
| 2020-12-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I LIFTED THE TRUCK ON A HYDRAULIC LIFT TO FIND THE SOURCE OF A RATTLE THATS USUALLY A HEAT SHIELD THAT HAS COME LOOSE B… |
| 2020-12-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that the rear sub-frame was rusted. The vehicle was taken to an … |
| 2020-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS FAULT LIGHT IS ON TO INFORM THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS OF COURSE DISABLES THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THE COMPUTER REA… |
| 2019-01-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAIL… |
| 2018-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S CHASSIS WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CREATED H… |
| 2018-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CRANKS BUT NO START INTERMITTENTLY. GMC DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NOT PROBLEM. MUST WAIT 10 MINTURES, THEN TRY AND IT… |
| 2017-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V310000. THIS IS A REOCCURRING MALFUNCTION AFFECTING 187,000 V… |
| 2016-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTAC… |
| 2015-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT APPEARS MY IGNITION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON AND SHUTS OFF/DISABLE IGNITION SW… |
| 2015-04-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT I HAD NO SPEED CONTROL AND THEN FOUND I ALSO DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS. BACK IN 2006 OR 2007, GMC IS… |
| 2014-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 2.9 4 CYL. ENGINE IN MY 06 GMC CANYON DIES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT DOES, "REDUCED POWER" DISPLAYS IN THE DRIVER INF… |
| 2014-03-26 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DESPITE INFREQUENT USE AND EXCEPTIONALLY LOW MILEAGE, THE PASSENGER'S SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT. NO ACCIDENTS OR SAFETY… |
| 2013-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ASPHALT DRY ROAD THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH AN ANUNCIA… |
| 2013-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. UPON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE WILL GET CLOSE TO TURNING OVER AND THEN CUT ITSE… |
| 2013-02-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HVAC FAN MOTOR RESISTOR & CONNECTOR OVERHEATS MELTS AND BURNS WITH TEMPERATURE EXCEEDING 300 DEG F. CHRONIC FREQUENT P… |
| 2012-10-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED … |
| 2012-10-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY 2006 GMC CANY… |
| 2012-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. A/C ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF 5 MO… |
| 2011-12-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS 2006 GMC CANYON IN DECEMBER OF 2011. YET THEY MYSTERIOUSLY COULDN'T GIVE ME TAGS FOR IT UNTIL APRIL 2012.… |
| 2011-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WILL START SOMETIMES IT WONT, LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FADE IN AND OUT, SOMETIMES HALF WILL BE ON AND TH… |
| 2011-05-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE IMPACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF T… |
| 2011-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TRUCK WILL START SOMETIMES AND IT WON'T SOMETIMES. WHEN THE TRUCK DOES NOT START I CAN USUALLY WAIT ABOUT 15 MINS A… |
| 2011-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I USED A CODE READER AND P0300 CAME UP. I REPLACED THE APPROPRIATE SENSORS AND RESET IT. T… |
| 2010-11-18 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2006 GMC COLORADO, 5 CYL. AUTOMATIC. DEFOGGER DOES NOT KEEP WINDOWS CLEAR MAKING VISIBILITY SERIOUSLY REDUCED. *TR |
| 2010-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN ABS FAULT WARNING LIGHT TO APPEAR. |
| 2010-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | UNABLE TO BRAKE EFFECTIVELY WHEN ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND ALMOST IMPACTED PEDESTRIAN. ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING ROUTINELY… |
| 2010-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID… |
| 2010-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION, SOMETIMES IF THESE VEHICLES DON'T START THE FIRS… |
| 2010-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The Passlock System intermittently fails and prevents the fuel pump from pumping fuel to the engine. Even after payi… |
| 2009-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT … |
| 2008-04-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH 5, 2008 AND TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT REAL… |
| 2008-04-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR HAS NO EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK. JUST WHO IS THE BRAIN TRUST THAT DECIDED TO REMOVE THE EXTERIOR DOOR LOCK ? … |
| 2007-10-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES, WHICH IS ATTACHED BY METAL FASTENERS BENEATH THE SPR… |
| 2007-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR LOWER, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE.… |
| 2007-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 CANYON AND IN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TAIL LIGHTS,THREE STERIOS,4X4 BUTTONS,WINDOWS,WIRING HA… |
| 2007-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC CANYON AND THE ISSUE IS THE CAR SWITCHES INTO SECURITY MODE A FOR NO REASON VEHICLE WILL NOT START OR… |
| 2007-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICL… |
| 2007-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE … |
| 2006-12-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2006 GMC CANYON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE . *SM… |
| 2006-11-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME AN OCCUPANT WHO WAS 5 FEET TALL AND 110 POUNDS, SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR B… |
| 2006-11-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WHEN MY WIFE WHO IS 5 FEET TALL AND 110-115 POUNDS, SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. I … |
| 2006-09-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 1 | ON VEHICLES WITHOUT REMOTE DOOR LOCKS THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK AND ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS… |
| 2006-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WE BELIEVE THERE… |
| 2006-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CANYON,I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS BUT HAS BEEN IN THE SHO… |
| 2006-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL TO CLOSE .WHEN WEARING CONSTRUCTION BOOTS THE LIP OF THE BOOT WILL CATCH BEHIND THE BRAKE PED… |