2015 GMC Canyon owner complaints

While driving some times on the highway and sometimes when driving slow in the city I lost power steering assist and had to shift to neutral and turn engine off and restart engine again to have power steering working again. Have been happening intermittently.

Today, I started the truck, a warning said power steering was out, have it serviced. Could hardly move the steering wheel. Took it right to the dealer. Shut the engine off. Service guy came out turned it on, steering was o.k. He told me to drive it around and if the problem occurs again bring it back.

On three separate occasions while driving approximately 45 MPH a message to service the stabiltrak comes up and the vehicle loses power steering assist. The vehicle is almost impossible to turn at that point. After turning the vehicle off and back on the error clears and the vehicle drives like normal.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 GMC canyon. While driving 60 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the power steering assist indicator illuminated. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering assist failed needed to be recalibrated and/or replaced. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and declined to assist since the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v054000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

Several times, while driving vehicle lost power steering then stabilitrak activated and truck started veering left. Vehicle was in motion. When vehicle was restarted power steering returned for approximately a mile. During that mile test run stabilitrak was on and vehicle was still veering left.

Hi. This is my second formal complaint regarding intermittent loss of power steering, traction control, and stability control on my 2015 GMC canyon. There have been recurring temporary losses of the aforementioned vehicle capabilities while the vehicle is in motion, leading to severely degraded vehicle performance, handling, and traction. In every case, warnings lights have displayed immediately before the loss of control. These lights have also 'turned-off' or reset when the vehicle was restarted. I have repeatedly brought my truck into authorized GMC service appointments soon after the warning lights and performance failures, or in one instance as the warning light was actively illuminated. Each time, the service department was not able to recreate the issue or pull any relevant s

My 2015 GMC canyon lost power steering traveling approximately 50mph on a mountain road on one of the first rainy days of the season. It felt like losing more than just steering assistance, as even at that rate of speed the wheel was nearly impossible to turn. I was lucky to be on one of the limited sections of straight road. Rebooting the vehicle returned steering functionality. Dealer found code "c0545 - steering torque sensor" and performed safety recall #15595 where they replaced the torque sensor cover. I was charged $200 for the repair despite the recall notice explicitly stating it should be performed free of charge. I have not experienced loss of power steering in the month since the repair. I contacted the gm regional rep, who stated that cars can have the same problem as a

Power steering failure while driving. I was told by NHTSA advisors that the recall had been repaired in 2017, but is still exhibiting recall symptoms. After turning vehicle off and restarting, it would drive fine for a couple minutes then start again with the power steering loss. Manufacturer states that the recall is repaired and I am responsible for additional repairs. My safety and others is at risk due to their negligence.

2015 GMC canyon. Consumer writes in regards to frontal airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer was concerned that the vehicle was not included in the recalls for vehicles with the same make, model and year, due to the VIN number. *js

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. Need help reporting issues to insurance to fix the crashed truck or total loss this model. Was scary

The power steering assist stopped working on a city street. Extremely difficult to steer. The second incidence happened on a highway.

After speaking with a GMC representative, they confirmed there isn’t any issues with the steering wheel sensor. Yet, I’m having trouble steering while driving. The code C0545 was mentioned as the source. No accidents have occurred but has come close. The police, insurance have been involved.

Over the past three days our GMC canyon has unexpectedly lost power steering as we were driving down the road. When the power steering goes out, the icons for stabilitrack and traction control also pop up on the instrument panel. Power steering is only restored by turning the engine off then back on again. This issue occurred 3 times within approximately 30 minutes today as we were driving between 45 and 60 MPH on a two lane rural highway that was recently resurfaced. This vehicle was not included in the 2016 recall for a similar sounding issue.

Had vehicle serviced under warranty several times for transmission issues. I was told by the dealer I had the most current software updates as of march of 2018. Vehicle continues to behave badly under certain circumstances. Transmission does not downshift properly if needing to accelerate hard. Engine RPM's rev to about 5,000 RPM and the transmission goes into too low of a gear, until the correct gear is found. This causes a delay in response that creates a safety hazard. Had only one instance where the truck accelerated hard out of a 90 degree turn even though only light pedal was used. Transmission shutters under light load when going up a slight upgrade. Dealership doesn't not want to acknowledge there is a problem. I was told I would be contacted if future updates were available and ha

Vehicle shifting lags and hesitates then engages abruptly causing unsafe acceleration. Specifically entering an on-ramp. When trying to merge into traffic from a slower ramp speed to join highway speeds the vehicle struggles to find the proper gear. In order to offset this problem the driver needs to depress the accelerator further to help the transmission downshift to a lower gear. However, doing so while the transmission is searching for the proper gear causes the vehicle to suddenly lurch forward with more force and acceleration then is required or safe. I have brought my truck into the dealership twice for this issue and was told that gm states that this is the normal operating conditions of the truck. I feel this is not an adequate response and certainly does nothing to address the sa

I was taking off from a stop sign and turning right into traffic. Acceleration was moderate while completing the turn where I had to reduce the throttle to prevent the tires from spinning. The transmission shifted into too high of a gear as a result and did not downshift when 50% plus throttle position was applied. Engine had lack of power. I had to stomp it to the floor to get it to downshift. By this time traffic was coming up on me fast because of the excessive delay trying to get the transmission to respond. The truck has the most current software updates based on what the dealership told me.

I own a 2015 GMC Canyon that developed repeated and serious fuel-system and engine problems beginning around 56,000 miles. The vehicle experienced fuel contamination (water in the fuel system), multiple fuel injectors failing and sticking open, repeated misfires across several cylinders, and engine stalling/shutdown while driving. The truck was towed multiple times and repaired repeatedly by an authorized GMC dealership. Repairs included injector replacements, fuel pipe replacement, fuel-system cleaning, and related work. Technician notes show that broader repairs were recommended but not fully authorized, and the same problems continued to return. Despite the dealership later stating the vehicle was repaired, there is no written safety certification, no documented fuel-system integrity

Second email and attempt Truck is sitting untouched after a major accident. Please reach back [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The doors of this truck do not have a way to manually unlock them they lock automatically when the vehicle is put in gear if the battery is destroyed in a crash the occupants are trapped inside anyone coming to help would have to break a window but still could not open the doors to remove the occupants in the event of a fire I feel this is very unsafe