Sep 11, 2017Electrical systemEngineFuel system
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT 50 60 OR ANY SPEED - THE TACHOMETER JUMPS AND THE CAR SURGES FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO STOP
NHTSA ODI 11022752
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What 29 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 GMC Canyon
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (29)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (10)Airbags (4)Body & structure (3)Brakes (3)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Engine (2)Steering (2)Suspension (2)Engine & cooling (1)Fuel system (1)
2 of 29 complaints match · Engine · clear filters
Jun 15, 2015Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine
1/29/2015 NO CRANK..DISPLAYED MESSAGE "SERVICE STAB SYS TRACTION FAULT" HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ECU REPAIR COST WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN$500.00 UNTIL I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IT WAS THEN REDUCED TO $100.00. MILEAGE WAS 33478. THIS WAS THREE MONTHS AGO. AND THE NO CRANK PROBLEM CONTINUED HOWEVER TURNED KEY BACK TO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN VEHICLE WOULD.. TODAY HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN IT STARTED ENGINE MISFIRE AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE "SERVICE STAB SYS TRACTION FAULT REDUCED POWER". WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME AT 25 MPH ONCE THERE SHUT ENGINE OF THEN RESTARTED SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OK THEN BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON. I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING IF IT WILL START. I ALSO CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN. MILEAGE NOW IS 39650
NHTSA ODI 10725269
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 GMC Canyon verdict →