What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2015 GMC Canyon

Typical pattern

8.2% of complaints about the 2015 GMC Canyon came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2015 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (224 complaints), typically at 5.7 yr or about 67,528 miles.

Complaints
400
Median age at failure
5.2 yr
Median mileage
54,000 n=285
Crash / fire / tow
5.8% of reports
Safety recalls
8

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Steering
224 reports · 67,528 mi
5.7 yr
3.1%
Power train
38 reports · 14,000 mi
1.8 yr
2.6%
Electronic stability control (esc)
36 reports · 62,000 mi
5.0 yr
2.8%
Electrical system
32 reports · 44,000 mi
5.8 yr
15.6%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

21V213000 2021-03-25
Steering:electric power assist system

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles. The power steering assist may be lost due to a poor electrical connection within the steering gear assembly.

A loss of power steering, particularly at lower speeds increases the risk of a crash.

18V358000 2018-05-31
Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

17V621000 2017-10-05
Air bags:frontal

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.

16V054000 2016-02-01
Steering:electric power assist system

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 17, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 19, 2015. A poor electrical connection within the steering gear connector may cause a loss of power steering assist.

A loss or reduction in power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.

15V278000 2015-05-12
Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to December 24, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience the front brake calipers leaking brake fluid. This is due to air pockets, an imperfection in the metal caliper body.

If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

15V267000 2015-05-08
Seats

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to April 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the hooks that secure the driver's and/or front passenger's seat frame may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."

If the seat-frame attachment hooks are not secured properly, the seat may not be adequately anchored to the vehicle, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of an injury.

15V157000 2015-03-18
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.

If the inflator separates from the back plate in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, this may cause the air bag or steering wheel components to separate and be propelled into the interior compartment, potentially seriously injuring the driver or other occupants. Additionally, the air bag may fail to properly inflate, increasing the risk of injury to the d

14V645000 2014-10-09
Air bags

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver air bag connections may have been wired incorrectly. This could reverse the deployment sequence and disrupt the deployment timing of the driver air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

If the driver air bag does not deploy as designed, there is an increased risk of driver injury in the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment.

In owners’ own words

Power train 24,000 mi 11 mo in service
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY TRUCK TO THE COMPLAINTS. I AM AT 24000KM ON MY CANYON AND THE TRANSMISSION STILL HASN'T LEARNED ANYTHING. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE THE EXACT SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE. ITS HORRIBLE AND UNSAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK EVERYDAY IN THE CITY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN. ISSUE: TRANSMISSION PROGRAMING
Power train mileage not reported 1.2 yr in service
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT HESITATING AND FEELS LIKE TRUCK IS MISFIRING RUFF SHIFTS CLUNKING SOUND PROBLEMS START AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP IN TRAFFIC TRUCK WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT OR WILL DOWNSHIFT TO VIOLENTLY CAUSING TRUCK TO LUNDGE FORWARD AND NEARLY REAR-END CAR IN FRONT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT GM SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT
Power train mileage not reported 11 mo in service
THE TRUCK DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, I EXPERIENCE ROUGH SHIFTS. IT DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT, FEELS LIKE TRUCK IS MISFIRING, AND I EXPERIENCE SLOW THROTTLE RESPONSE. OVERALL I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS TRUCK AND SINCERELY REGRET MY PURCHASE. I'VE GIVEN THE TRANSMISSION A CHANCE TO BREAK IN AND LEARN, BUT IT'S A REAL PROBLEM. *TR
Electrical system 590 mi 7 mo in service crash / fire / tow
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS NOT FULLY CHARGED. LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY SAVER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE NOTICED UNDER THE HOOD APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 590.

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