2015 Gmc Canyon problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (219) · Power Train (29) · Electrical System (7)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
219 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (8)
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2021-03-25 · campaign 21V213000 · 60,681 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles. The power steering assist may be lost due to a poor electrical connection within the steering gear assembly.
Risk: A loss of power steering, particularly at lower speeds increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202325410.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2018-05-31 · campaign 18V358000 · 895 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.
Risk: A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.
Air Bags:frontal 2017-10-05 · campaign 17V621000 · 16 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
Risk: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17387.
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2016-02-01 · campaign 16V054000 · 2,988 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 17, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 19, 2015. A poor electrical connection within the steering gear connector may cause a loss of power steering assist.
Risk: A loss or reduction in power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15595.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:caliper 2015-05-12 · campaign 15V278000 · 24,380 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to December 24, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience the front brake calipers leaking brake fluid. This is due to air pockets, an imperfection in the metal caliper body.
Risk: If the vehicle experiences a brake fluid leak it can increase the stopping distance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the front-brake calipers if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14888.
Seats 2015-05-08 · campaign 15V267000 · 49,980 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to April 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the hooks that secure the driver's and/or front passenger's seat frame may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."
Risk: If the seat-frame attachment hooks are not secured properly, the seat may not be adequately anchored to the vehicle, and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant could be at an increased risk of an injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats, correcting their installation as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 2, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15150.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2015-03-18 · campaign 15V157000 · 40 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.
Risk: If the inflator separates from the back plate in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, this may cause the air bag or steering wheel components to separate and be propelled into the interior compartment, potentially seriously injuring the driver or other occupants. Additionally, the air bag may fail to properly inflate, increasing the risk of injury to the d
Fix: GM has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the driver air bag module inflator for proper alignment, replacing the air bag, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15037.
Air Bags 2014-10-09 · campaign 14V645000 · 2,283 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver air bag connections may have been wired incorrectly. This could reverse the deployment sequence and disrupt the deployment timing of the driver air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Risk: If the driver air bag does not deploy as designed, there is an increased risk of driver injury in the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM), free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14690.
Service bulletins (1,816)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5509N · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-14 · PIT5509M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,816 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-09-16 · Steering · 224,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc canyon. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the "power steering assist lost" message displayed, and the steering wheel became stiff and difficult to turn in either direction. the vehicle was parked, and upon restarting the engine, the failure self-corrected. the contact associated the failure with…”
2026-07-24 · Steering“power steering and stabalink malfunction causing a radom and very dangerous complete power steering failure. gm was forced to do two recalls for this failure, one in 2016 and another in 2021 but they excluded any canyon made after may of 2015. the recall should include these as well because their claimed fix did no such thing which is very dangerou…”
2026-06-23 · Steering“was driving my truck and would randomly lose power steering while driving. when the power steering cut out it would jerk the steering wheel to the left a little bit and if i pulled over and turned the key off and turned it back on, it would reset and start working until it happened again, which could be five minutes later or 20 minutes later. it wo…”
2026-06-06 · Steering“driving i15 and went to take my exit and the power steering went out and i almost rolled the truck now the eps won’t even come on. there needs to be a recall for my vin like there is for all other trucks that year. there was no warning just shut off immediately if my wife was driving she would’ve rolled the truck. it hasn’t been looked at but there…”
2026-05-04 · Steering“my 2015 gmc canyon had been running for approximately 10 minutes. i was on the highway driving home from the dfw airport doing 65mph. my wife was we me as we were driving home from a trip to visit our grandchildren. a message popped up on the display that said my power steering had failed, a chime also alerted me. it was immediately noticeable as …”
2026-02-20 · Steering · 125,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc canyon. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering assist. the messages "service power steering system" and "service traction control system" were displayed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. the contact related the failure to nh…”
2026-02-03 · Steering“while driving the truck, it suddenly locks up the steering and i have to maneuver safely to stop. this has happened to me various times and its scary and dangerous. …”
2026-02-02 · Steering“the steering on my truck a 2015 gmc canyon totally locked up! fortunatlly the vehicle was parked when this happened. suppose i had been on an interstate highway at 65 miles per hourwhen this happened! there was a recall for this very same problem on this very same 2015 model in 2016. my vehicle was not part of the recall and i feel that it sh…”
2026-01-06 · Steering · 95,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 gmc canyon. the contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, he observed a burning odor in the cabin of the vehicle, and the steering wheel became stiff, requiring significant effort to steer the vehicle. the vehicle was steered to the side of the road and restarted on several occasions. however,…”
2025-12-17 · Fuel/Propulsion System“i own a 2015 gmc canyon that developed repeated and serious fuel-system and engine problems beginning around 56,000 miles. the vehicle experienced fuel contamination (water in the fuel system), multiple fuel injectors failing and sticking open, repeated misfires across several cylinders, and engine stalling/shutdown while driving. the truck was to…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.