CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 GMC Canyon has a significant trend of transmission problems.

Most owners reporting transmission problems with their 2015 Canyon report sluggish shifting or other similar problems with the truck not shifting properly. Although most of these 2015 Canyon trucks are still under warranty, it's not a good sign.

The GMC Canyon is mechanically identical to the Chevy Colorado.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
53,352 miles

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2015 GMC Canyon steering problems

steering problem

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2015 GMC Canyon Owner Comments (Page 7 of 10)

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problem #79

Oct 232019

Canyon

  • 61,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Two times in two days. Loss of complete steering. My son driving straight 45mph on paved road. Message on dash board read 'loss of power steering control' and the traction control and stabilitrak lights also came on. Could not even turn the steering wheel. Came to a stop asap. Shut off truck and restarted and was normal again. Very scary!! second time he was driving down the interstate at about 73mph and same thing happened with other vehicles near. Couldn't steer. Was able to keep to the right and get onto the shoulder and stop. Very very very scary!!!!!! shut truck off and turned again and everything worked again. Truck is parked and won't drive now. Dealer said this truck is not part of the recall even though it has the same exact problems. Very much a safety issue and could have died. GM must fix this horrific safety problem!!!!!!

- Neosho, MO, USA

problem #78

Oct 112019

Canyon

  • 51,000 miles
While driving, power steering was disabled. Luckily not while turning. Stabilitrac was was engaged, but was forced to drive without power steering for appx. 30 minutes with a 3 month old and spouse. Once home, turned vehicle off, then back on to move it appx. 5-10 minutes later and power steering was back to working properly. Took vehicle to mechanic, was given GM recall bulletin 15595A and told he could not repair, I needed to call dealer. Called dealer and GMC customer service to be told by both that my VIN is not covered. Despite exact same symptoms GMC was not willing to diagnose without charge since vehicle is out of warranty. GMC refuses to confirm if my VIN may have been missed when recall issued without charging. Therefore leaving me the option to 1. pay fees and over priced dealer service charges to diagnose and address the same problem that affected other 2015 GMC Canyons or 2. risk the same issue while driving cross-state within a week due to work requirements and lack of availability of a 'company car.'

- Cheektowaga, NY, USA

problem #77

Sep 302019

Canyon

  • 71,000 miles
While I was driving the power steering went out and it was very difficult to turn the vehicle. The dash gave a warning that read power steering. Drive with care. I stoped the vehicle, turned it off and back on again and it seemed to reset and worked. This has happened twice in the last two days. I see that there was a recall for 2015 GMC Canyon for this issue but my car was not on the recall list. I was driving about 25 mph the first time and about 45 mph the second time on city street. It is very difficult to drive the truck when this happened. I just bought the truck used last week so I do not know if the previous owner had the same issue.

- Bettendorf, IA, USA

problem #76

Sep 172019

Canyon

  • 75,120 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Loss of steering. Previously there was a recall on Canyon vehicles built from January to March of 2015, but my vehicle was built 6/23/15 and the problem still exist. I'm asking for an extended recall because of the safety issue in losing the steering. I just came off of I-80 at highway speeds and was pulling into a parking lot when the steering when out. Five more times that day the steering went out on the way home. Good thing there wasn't a person walking by me or good thing it didn't go out when I was on the high way especially changing lanes. I had the dealer "richardson motors" in dubuque, Iowa diagnose the problem at $135. The steering quit on me 5 times that day while I was driving from 2 mph to 25 mph..

- Dubuque, IA, USA

problem #75

Sep 082019

Canyon

  • 46,000 miles
The power steering fails and the truck has to be turned off and back on to clear the problem. First failed a week ago moving at about 10 mph. Failed again while rolling to a stop a few days later. Both times so far was steering straight and in no traffic. Once on pavement and once on dirt road. 45K miles on this 2015 Canyon. Very dangerous failure!

- Wichita Falls, TX, USA

problem #74

Sep 082019

Canyon

  • 26,030 miles
Truck loses power steering going down road. I have to stop put truck in park turn off key and restart vehicle to reset. This is a very dangerous situation.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #73

Sep 072019

Canyon

  • 52,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

"takata recall" while driving at various speeds, stabilization warning code comes on and I lose power steering. Another message says power steering service required. When I stop and restart truck everything is reset and works fine. This has happened 4 times in the past 5 days. Last time this occurred it did not reset when I stopped and restarted the truck. Drove home with no power steering.

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

problem #72

Sep 042019

Canyon

  • 78,000 miles
Randomly when driving (in motion on a city street), the power steering has stopped working. At the same time, the display shows a power steering service required message as well as a stabilitrak service required message. Most of the time, the truck resets when it is shut off and turned back on and the messages go away and the systems function properly again. Until they randomly fail again. Over the last 2 weeks, this scenario has happened at least 6 to 8 times.

- Traverse City, MI, USA

problem #71

Sep 022019

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 101,705 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. While driving 25 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. Also, the "power steering drive safely" and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 16V054000 (steering). The vehicle was taken to autostar Chevrolet Buick of waynesville (located at 285 hyatt creek rd, waynesville, nc 28786, (888) 341-3972) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 101,705. Consumer stated the problem was found to be a loose connection at the outside connection area. Plug was not completely reconnected after service to transmission. Steering has been fine for last 2500 miles.

- Waynesville, NC, USA

problem #70

Aug 202019

Canyon

  • miles
The power steering goes out while driving power steering and stabiltrac lights come on this has happened twice on the highway. If you stop and restart engine steering works. This is dangerous loss of power assist steering

- Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA

problem #69

Aug 212019

Canyon

  • 119,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The power steering and stability track go out intermittently. When the truck is turned off and restarted they both come back on. It is happens 2 to 3 times a day while the truck is in motion and is very dangerous especially when it goes out while in a turn.

- Yucaipa, CA, USA

problem #68

Aug 152019

Canyon

  • 37,500 miles
Today my powersteering shut off six times while driving about eight miles between twenty and thirty miles an hour each time I had to pull over and restart truck. Called dealer and was told recall was done on truck 11/2015 with 15000 miles on it now has 37500 GM needs to fix this.will take to dealer 08/16/2019

- Cheltenham, PA, USA

problem #67

Jun 142019

Canyon

  • 46,000 miles
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.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #66

Jul 192019

Canyon 6-cyl

  • 71,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. While driving various speeds, the power steering failed and the stabilizer warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to premier GMC (2000 eastern rd, rittman, oh 44270, (888) 564-1107) where it was diagnosed that the power steering failed and the rack and pinion needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 71,000.

- Doylestown, OH, USA

problem #65

Apr 012018

Canyon 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 36,400 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. While driving various speeds, the traction control and stability warning indicators illuminated, which caused the steering to seize. The contact managed to steer the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to garvin motors (1105 w coulter ave, powell, wy 82435, (307) 271-5460) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: [xxx]. the failure mileage was approximately 36,400. Consumer stated there was a loss of steering power at times and the pick-up had to be shut off and started again to make it go away. Very hard to steer when it happens. GMC needs to expand the scope of this recall. I would like GMC to fully address this problem. Clearly GMC has now been informed that more vehicles are involved in the problem. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Lovell, WY, USA

problem #64

Jun 052019

Canyon

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that the eps warning indicator flashed to service the power steering. The steering wheel seized both times and the vehicle had to be turned off and restarted. Alpena Buick GMC (133 johnson St, alpena, mi 49707, 989-884-0577) and lafontaine Buick GMC (4000 highland rd, highland, mi 48357, 248-230-4821) diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Lafontaine Buick GMC replaced the part. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA action number: RQ19001 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was less than 60,000.

- Posen, MI, USA

problem #63

Jul 182019

Canyon

  • 80,000 miles
There was a recall previously 15595 according to GM. While driving power steering and stabilitrak goes out making it very hard to steer and dangerous, especially if you are going around a turn. Fortunately I was able to pull over each time and reset the car. Once you start it, no problem. It goes back to normal. However this has happened half a dozen times during the dead of winter and happened once a few days ago when we had record heat. As I mentioned no problem driving typically, which makes me believe the issue is not with the power steering but with a faulty connection. I took the vehicle into the shop on March 16, 2019. They said the recall item was already fixed previously. The diagnosed that the steering gear and rack needs to be replaced. I have read online similar situations with other owners. I believe this is very dangerous and GMC needs to repair this. This was something I found online describing the issue in more detail: "in the affected vehicles, the torque-sensor harness connector was damaged duringfunctional testing at the supplier. A 'stuck' pin on the steering gear supplier's testdevice caused permanent deformation to the contact springs in the torque-sensorharness connector, which affected the electrical connection in the steering gearconnector." The consumer stated wants to be reimburse for repairs.

- Columbia, MO, USA

problem #62

Jul 052019

Canyon

  • 37,500 miles
Truck has shut off twice while driving once while slowing to make a turn and once while slowing to go over a speed bump I get a dash notice that the power steering is off put truck in neutral and restart. Also once while running in my driveway for about 3 minutes power steering shut off and stability system warning came on truck was still running had to shut truck off and restart. This loss of steering and vehicle shutting off while driving is dangerous

- Cheltenham, PA, USA

problem #61

Jul 012019

Canyon

  • 36,000 miles
Loss of power steering intermittently and hard to steer while driving down highway. Must pull over and turn off engine. Start again to reset. Can happen once or three times before goes away.

- Lovell, WY, USA

problem #60

Jul 082019

Canyon

  • 60,000 miles
Loss of electric power steering while moving at speeds below 30 mph.

- Westhampton, NY, USA

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