2015 GMC Canyon problems
Owners have filed 403 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 GMC Canyon. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 56% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (9%) and stability control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 403 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 56% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 286 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 | 58 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 37 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 63 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 43 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 45 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 29 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 286 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (162 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the GMC Canyon with enough data (277 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
Nov 14 2024 my truck steering locked up and lost lighting/ front lights including interior and crash into another vehicle head on going 65 mph. Also no airbag deployed. I hit my chest hard. Need help. Water damaged now after I crashed and now won’t start. Smoke wire smells so disconnected battery. I feel unsafe taking this vehicle in repair without any recalls. This happen all at one time, still paying the loan on the vehicle. Paid almost 29,000. Been in no fault account. Help.
On several occasions I have lost all power steering after getting 2 service warnings. In this type of vehicle with electric power assist steering, it is increasing difficult to steer. (worse than an old truck without power steering) in the event of an emergency, if this were to happen suddenly, I can not see how it would be possible to maintain control of the vehicle. I am getting 2 warnings. The first is to "service stabilitrack" at the same time, "service power steering drive with care".
At least 15 times after 40k miles my truck has started to loose power steering at various times while driving. It becomes almost impossible to steer. After I pull over shut the truck off for about 2min then restart it, it resumes normal operations. Contacted GMC and was told I was responsible and I would have to fix it on my own dime. Please help b4 someone gets hurt.