Aug 28, 2018Transmission & drivetrain
TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM 4TH TO 5TH. SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT YOU IN THE REAR ENDED.
NHTSA ODI 11123060
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What 51 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (51)Crash / fire / injury (2)Transmission & drivetrain (26)Electrical system (10)Engine (6)Fuel system (4)Lights (3)Steering (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)Seat belts (2)Speed control (2)
26 of 51 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters · page 2 of 2
Working with the data? Download all 51 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026
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 2018 GMC Canyon verdict →