2006 GMC Canyon problems
Owners have filed 81 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 GMC Canyon. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. After that come brakes (14%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 58 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 30,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 25,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the GMC Canyon with enough data (54 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns 2006 GMC canyon. The contact was involved in a crash. The impact crashed into the front end of the vehicle when the air bags deployed. The contact was burned on the top left side of his arm; however, he was not hospitalized. A police report was filed. The insurance company towed the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired. The failure and current mileage was 64,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 GMC canyon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the driver crashed into the front passenger door of another vehicle that failed to yield right-of-way. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and the driver sustained injuries to the head and arms. The police department was called to the scene to assist and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle had not been inspected to diagnose the air bag failure.
Vehicle caught fire for no apparent reason while parked in the driveway and was completely destroyed. We believe there was an electrical problem in the steering column because we had slight difficulties with the ignition switch.
Check engine light came on, I used a code reader and p0300 came up. I replaced the appropriate sensors and reset it. Truck ran fine. One week later the check engine light comes on again and this time I get a p0017 code. I replaced two of the sensors and replaced oil filter with a oil change. Now the truck is hard to start and when it does start it idles rough. I have it in the garage right now and mechanic doesn,t know what is wrong with it.
The 2.9 4 cyl. Engine in my 06 GMC canyon dies intermittently. When it does, "reduced power" displays in the driver info center and the truck will not restart. The power is cut to the starter and fuel pump but all accessories still function properly. After a few minutes the system seems to reset and the truck will start and operate normally. Until the next time it decides to go out.