137 complaints reported

2016 GMC Canyon Steering

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
137
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2019

WHILE DRIVING I LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL INTO NEXT LANE. LUCKLY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS NEAR. GMC DEALERSHIP SAID THE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH STEERING GEAR BOX FOR THE 2016 CANYON. THIS VERY DANGEROUS AS I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS. IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. AND COSTLY $1900 DOLLAR REPAIR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,927.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2019
Sep 2019

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. COMPUTER COULD NOT PICK UP THE PROBLEM. POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2019
Jul 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO STEER STRAIGHT AHEAD. ROBERT WOODALL CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 1063 RIVERSIDE DR, DANVILLE, VA 24540, 434-797-1411) WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CURRENTLY OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Apr 2019

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND TURN IT TO MY LEFT TO GET BACK TO CENTER. DURING THIS TIME I CAN FEEL THE PRESSURE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO GO RIGHT. THIS USUALLY LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT CORRECTS ITSELF. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT POSTED SPEEDS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2019
Mar 2019

TAKARA RECALL. MY SERVICE POWER STEERING ON MY 2016 GMC CANYON IS COMING ON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AND THAT THE 2015 CANYON HAD A RECALL. I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL FIX THIS ISSUE, BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY PUT THE COMPUTER ON IT AND IT SAYS THAT A POOR CIRCUIT IS CAUSING THIS. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT? THANK YOU.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2019
Jan 2018

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM REMOVING IGNITION KEY FROM IGNITION. HAS BEEN TO DEALER ONCE. THEY REPLACED THE SAFETY LOCK SWITCH FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE GEAR SELECTOR. THE LOCK SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT SET, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO REMOVE THE KEY. KEY REMAINS IN ACCESORY POSITION AND WILL EVENTUALLY DRAIN BATTERY>

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2018
Jun 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC CANYON. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2017
Jun 2017

CASE # 10940128 WHILE BACKING FROM A CURB MY POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK AND LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL ,DASH MESSAGE SAID "SERVICE POWER STEERING SYSTEM" AND HAD A DISMISS BUTTON THAT I PUSHED AND THEN IMMEDIATELY MY STEERING RETURNED ,I CALLED ON STAR WHICH DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS, I DROVE IT HOME, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS THE NEXT MORNING THEY PLUGGED IT IN FOUND A PROBLEM CODE , THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT,AND THE PART OEM 22966597 HAD TO BE BACK ORDERED,AND WHICH TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TWO OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM EARLIER THAT YEAR , I AS EVEN TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART CAME IN WHICH I REFUSED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK I THE POWER STEERING FAILED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2017
Mar 2016 Crash Injury

ON 12/29.2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM ON A CLEAR BRIGHT DAY I WAS DRIVING NEAR MY MY HOME RETURNING FROM AND ERRAND. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 90% THROUGH A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROAD, CONTINUE DOWN A DITCH HITTING A CONCRETE DRIVE, CONCRETE MAIL BOX AND A POWER POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I HAD SOFT TISSUE BRUISING, CUTS AND ABRASIONS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2015
Jan 2016 Crash Injury

FAULTY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAUSED VEHICLE VEER OFF THE RODE HITTING A CONCRETE WALL, CONCRETE MAIL BOX AND TELEPHONE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS NORTH BOUND A TWO BLACK TOP ROAD AT A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2015
Jan 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V054000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 GMC CANYON, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016

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Quick Summary

The 2016 GMC Canyon has 137 Steering complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.