Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 GMC Canyon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-27 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | Carrier Bearing ( Hanger Bearing) broken off mounts. Bearing is mounted via spot welds. The spot weld were not done pr… |
| 2019-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER'S GARAGE FOR ROUTINE BRAKE WORK. HE SHOWED ME A CRACK IN THE FRAME ALMOST A… |
| 2019-11-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REPAIR SHOP LIFTED VEHICLE TO REPAIR FRONT BRAKES AND THE FRAME BROKE JUST BEHIND THE CAB. |
| 2019-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT THE BRAKE PEDAL STICKING AND OUR BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON. WE NOTICE… |
| 2019-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2018-03-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. WHILE UNDERGOING BRAKE SERVICE AT TRADITION CHEVROLET BUICK (847 RTE 5, GENEVA,… |
| 2017-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE AIR… |
| 2017-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "CRUISE CONTROL" WENT OUT AND I CANNOT FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. THE FUSES ARE EXCELLENT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING I HA… |
| 2017-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING. DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THIS LIGHT APPEARS AND STAYS ON. THEN … |
| 2017-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "BRAKE PADS/SHOES" I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES DUE TO THE BINDING, SEQUELING NOISE THEY WERE MAKING. AS … |
| 2017-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | "FAN BELT PULLEY" I STARTED MY TRUCK AND WAS LEAVING WORK DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE FAN BELT BROKE. I HAD POWER BUT… |
| 2017-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. "THEFT DETERRENT" ILLUMINATES AND TRUCK WILL NOT START. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH KEY IN THE "ACC" POSITION AND T… |
| 2016-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "REAR BRAKE LIGHTS" LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS GOING TO WORK AND A DRIVE… |
| 2016-07-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | PASSLOCK SYSTEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND NOW GETTING WORSE AND IS INTERMITTENT, WHEN I INSE… |
| 2016-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SETS AN "AC OFF" FAULT MESSAGE FREQUENTLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO ZERO AND THE AC DOES… |
| 2016-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW WITH 417 MILES. FROM THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE AT START-UP, WHICH GRADUALLY WORSE… |
| 2015-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | [XXX] [XXX] WICHITA KANSAS 67203 RETIRED [XXX]@YAHOO.COM [XXX] HIGHWAY MESSAGE: ANYTHING ON GENERAL MOTORS US… |
| 2015-08-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED TO PARK THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2015-05-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO… |
| 2015-03-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO REMOVE THE KEY WAIT TEN TO THIRTY MINUTES REIN… |
| 2015-01-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR"(TPM). THE TPM IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATING ON MY DASH. I CHECK MY TIRES PLUS THE SPARE EVERY MONTH AN… |
| 2014-11-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT GENTLY TOUCHED THE MEDIAN AND INDEPEND… |
| 2014-07-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL DISCOVERY OF A PROBLEM THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MONTHS AFTER THE… |
| 2014-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CANYON IN NOV 2007. AFTER A YEAR OF HAVING IT, IT WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY … |
| 2014-05-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY...UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS MANY TIMES I GET STRANDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WON'T START DU… |
| 2014-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE(ESPECIALLY COLD STARTS) THE ENGINE IS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN STOPS AFTE… |
| 2013-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS PARKED & LOCKED. UPON UNLOCKING TRUCK & TRYING TO START IT, DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM L… |
| 2013-09-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE AVS WARNING LIGHT ILLU… |
| 2013-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOLLOWING THE FIRST INCIDENT NOTED ABOVE, THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS, WHERE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH RE… |
| 2013-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. MAINLY WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE ABS SENSOR WARNING SOUND WOULD COME ON AND WH… |
| 2013-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABOUT 3-4 DAYS PER WEEK THE TRUCK WILL NOT START. WE HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR… |
| 2012-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING AT UN… |
| 2012-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC CANYON. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2011-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE "MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE CONTAMINATION IN THE B… |
| 2009-01-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS IS A NEW 2008 EXTENDED CAB 4X4 GMC CANYON. THE DOORS RATTLE ALL THE BECAUSE THE REAR DOORS ARE NOT MOUNTED TO THE… |
| 2008-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INITIAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE IGNITION ENGAGES ON ITS OWN WHILE PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION.… |
| 2008-07-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2008 GMC CANYON CREW CAB 4WD: PURCHASED NEW JUN08. IN JULY08 DEALER REPLACED 1 TIRE. IN DEC08 DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIR… |