2005 GMC Canyon

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ITSELF WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN THE KEY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLES BLOWER VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 30 TO 35 MINUTES, THE ODOR WOULD DISSIPATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN BAKING UP THE ABS FAULT CODE CAME ON WAS GOING 5 MPH OR LESS. TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE CODE WENT AWAY. IT HAS DONE THIS A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES ALL WHILE BACKING THE TRUCK UP AT A VERY LOW SPEED, OTHER ISSUES I AM HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND SOMETIMES THE OTHER SPEEDS WILL WORK. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND ABDOMEN INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE FACE, EYE SOCKET, AND BROKEN RIB INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THIS TRUCK WAS LISTED IN A RECALL UNDER A TSB #07123A. THIS NO CHARGE RECALL WAS TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEADS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE INTAKE VALVE SEATS. THE "SPECIAL COVERAGE" EXTENDED THE REPAIR FOR 7 YEARS/100,0000. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS PROBLEM. MY FATHER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND I INHERITED IT ON HIS PASSING IN 2009. I HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE OTHERWISE PRISTINE TRUCK. I AM TOLD IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT IT WAS A CLEAR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT OR THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AS THE EXTENSION EXPIRED IN 2013. THE REPAIR IS $3500. I THINK THAT A RECALL TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE PART AS SUBSTANTIAL AS THE CYLINDER HEAD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NON EXPIRABLE PARTICULARLY WITH SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ENGINE. I BOUGHT A 2004 NEW AND PUT 167,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE SELLING IT AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ON THIS RECALL. MY SON ALSO BOUGHT A NEW 2004 AND CURRENTLY HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT AND HE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ON THE ENGINE. MY DAD BOUGHT THIS 2005 NEW BEFORE PASSING IN 2009 AND AS FAR AS I KNOW HE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER. I DID NOT GET ANY LETTER ABOUT THE ENGINE DURING MY OWNERSHIP. I BELIEVE A GREAT MANY ENGINES WERE AFFECTED AS THE INDICATED BY THE EXTENDED COVERAGE. HOWEVER, NOT TELLING ALL OF THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED SHOULD NOT BECOME MY EXTREME FINANCIAL BURDEN. I DON'T THINK GMC SHOULD BE ABLE TO THUMB THEIR NOSE AT ME FOR MISSING AN ARBITRARY CUT OFF DATE, FOR A WARRANTY RECALL I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF AND BE FORCED TO BEAR THE ENTIRE BURDEN OR REPAIR COSTS. THEY KNEW THEN AND KNOW NOW THAT THESE HEADS WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR