Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 GMC Canyon has 34 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
34
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Transmission has been shuddering since 15,000 miles till now. Dealerships says it's normal on these ... |
| Nov 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I have not been in an incident yet, but when I slow down coming off the highway and try to come back... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | •Water coolant valve, and torque converter. •my Truck temp gage will fluctuate towards red line and ... |
| May 8, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION COMMAND WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING,... |
| May 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Ignition key randomly will not release from switch. The key is stuck in the ignition in the accessor... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Have had truck in shop several times, currently in the shop and has been there for almost 3 weeks no... |
| Nov 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | VEHICLE FREQUENTLY SHUTS OFF DURING BRAKING OR WHILE STOPPED AND MUST BE RESTARTED BEFORE THE VEHICL... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | IGNITION WILL NOT FULLY TURN OFF AND RELEASE KEY WHEN TRUCK IS PLACED IN PARK. I'M ADDITION IGNITION... |
| Feb 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TRAVELING DOWN CITY STREET APPROX 35MPH VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF, DASH WENT DARK BUT INFOTAINME... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION CONSISTENTLY SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SPEEDS, AND SOMET... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE HAS FREQUENT SLOW ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAYS. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR HAR... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1) <POWERTRAIN> I HAVE 40K ON MY CANYON AND AM EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION ISSUES 0-40MPH 1-3RD SHIFT ... |
| Jul 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN TO SPEED UP. I PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE DOWN AND HAVE T... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission shudder that is causing Drivability issues. Multiple mechanics have told me to drive i... |
| Jan 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE 25-40 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION TEMP IS 120 DEGREE... |
| Dec 6, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | SLOW AND GO DRIVING 20-40MPH AFTER COASTING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS HE... |
| Nov 24, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TOUCH SCREEN AND IN DASH DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY CHANGES ON ITS ON, THE TOUCH SCREEN WILL NOT R... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION LIMITS DRIVERS ABILITY TO SAFELY MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR CHANGE LANES. VEH... |
| Jun 10, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE CONFUSED. IT WILL HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION AND SHIFT UP AND DOWN WHILE... |
| May 12, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC CANYON. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL W... |