2005 GMC Canyon

MY 2005 GMC CANYON CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, KEYS, OR ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY TRUCK BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON THE COMPUTER THINKS IT IS TRYING TO BE STOLEN. THE LAST TIME THIS ISSUE OCCURED, MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START, THE TRUCK CRANKED BUT DID NOT START AND THE PASSLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE MYSELF TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE I HAD JUST BEEN BITTEN BY A DOG.

I GOT A SAFETY BULLETIN FROM GMC #14609 STATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT,. IT CAN GO ON DUE TO WIRES IN THE REAR DOOR BREAKING, THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS, I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT OR REIMBURSE ME IF I PAID IN THE PAST TO HAVE IT FIXED. WELL THEY SAID I WAS OFF OF WARRANTY 1-15 . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. WHY DID THEY SEND ME THIS BULLETIN WITH MY VIN NUMBER ATTACHED? I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS GMC TRUCK, YOU NAME IT IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM. MOSTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIR BAG ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY GMC FREE OF CHARGE WHICH THEY STATE IN THE LETTER, THERE TELLING ME I AM A FEW MONTHS PAST THE 10 YEAR DEAD LINE. THAT IS A DISGRACE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GMC IF IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM LIKE ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS AND THE AIR BAG CAN GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM HOLDING THEM LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS THEY ARE NOT HELPING ME WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS, TOM

CAN NO LONGER ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS OR PASSANGERS WINDOWS. NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE POWER LOCKS FROM EITHER DOOR CONTROL OR REMOTE. BLOWER FOR AIR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING 1 2 AND 3 WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKES WILL START TO SOUND LIKE THEY ARE PULSATING AND THEN THE ABS FAULT COMES ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS UP.

I REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER ON MY 2005 GMC CANYON AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT I DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY. AFTER MAINTENANCE, THE BATTERY WAS HOOKED UP. VEHICLE NOW EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS. 1) DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW INOPERABLE. 2) POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE FROM DIVERS SIDE MASTER SWITCH. 3) VEHICLE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK DOORS WHEN SHIFTED FROM P TO R OR D. 4) KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERABLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS CONDITION HAS PRESENTED ITSELF AFTER UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN OVER INOPERABLE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON INTERNET FORUMS WITH NO CLEAR SOLUTION. SEE URL LINKS BELOW: HTTP://COLORADOFANS.COM/FORUMS/67-TECHNICAL-QUESTIONS-TIPS-HOW/78523-DOOR-LOCKS-DRIVER-WINDOW-FAILURE.HTML HTTP://WWW.355NATION.NET/FORUM/ELECTRICAL-LIGHTING-SECURITY/80882-DRIVERS-WINDOW-POWER-LOCKS.HTML HTTP://WWW.355NATION.NET/FORUM/ELECTRICAL-LIGHTING-SECURITY/51161-DRIVERS-POWER-WINDOW-POWER-DOOR-LOCKS-FIXED.HTML. *TR

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A 2006 GMC CONVOY THAT I OWNED FOR A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE DOOR MODULE THAT MAY CAUSE A SHORT THAT WOULD CAUSE SMOKE OR A FIRE. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 GMC CANYON PICK UP. THIS SUMMER (2014) MY DRIVER POWER WINDOW AND POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM FIXED, THEY STARTED WORKING PROPERLY. ON 21 NOV 14, THE ISSUE RECURRED, MY DRIVER POWER WINDOW, AND POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM FOR A 2006 GMC ENVOY THAT I USED TO OWN. IS THIS A COINCIDENCE OR THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR

ALL THE POWER IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED WORKING - THE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN, DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK, ETC. IT ALSO PREVENTS THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK REMOTE CONTROL FROM WORKING. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES/SOLUTIONS, AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE CANYON HAS A WELL-DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT'S A SHAME MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DIDN'T KNOW THAT BEFORE SHE SPENT ALL THE MONEY SHE SAVED UP TO BUY ONE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE USES A RESISTOR FOR VARIABLE SPEEDS (X4) ON THE VENTILATION BLOWER. DURING CONTINUOUS OR FREQUENT USE (I.E. DEFROST, AIR CONDITIONING) A BURNING SMELL DEVELOPS. THE BURNING SMELL INCREASES OVER TIME AFTER REPEATED USAGE AND THE INCREMENTAL BLOWER SPEED CIRCUITS ARE BURNED OUT AND DISABLED. THE WIRES ARE BLACKENED AND CONNECTORS MELTED AND THE PLASTIC CONNECTING BASE OF THE RESISTOR IS MELTED AND BLACKENED. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS IS AFFECTED. GM HAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" WHICH PRESCRIBES A "REPAIR" FOR THIS MALFUNCTION (I.E. NEW RESISTOR, PIGTAIL WIRES AND CONNECTORS, AND A BLOWER REPLACEMENT IF REQUIRED) ---- BUT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT OCCURS REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR AND WIRES IN THIS CIRCUIT AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. OUR CANYON BEGAN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. EACH REPLACEMENT (INCLUDING LABOR AND PARTS) COSTS ABOUT $150. I CONTACTED GM LAST YEAR -- THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT WANTED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BY THE HOUR FOR ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING. I ALSO CONTACTED CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST MONTH WHEN THEY WERE ADVERTISING NEW RECALLS BASED ON SERVICE BULLETINS --- BUT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED UNLESS AN OPEN FLAME WAS PRESENT IN THE SITUATION. WE EVENTUALLY BYPASSED THIS CIRCUIT BY INSTALLING CORE WIRE, A ONE-WAY SWITCH, AND A FUSE. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS IS A DISTRACTION. AT THE WORST -- DEFROST, HEAT, A/C, ALL FUNCTIONS INVOLVING THE BLOWER BECOME DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE HARNESS CORE WIRE CAN BECOME DAMAGED. *TR