2004 GMC Canyon Body & structure Problems

The frame has rust through and broke on rear front leafspring mount of frame on both side . A very know problem with almost every one of these trucks

NHTSA ID

11593867

Incident

May 26, 2022

The contact owns a 2004 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that after work was completed on the tires, the independent mechanic informed him that due to severe undercarriage corrosion, the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The contact also took the vehicle to a dealer who provided the same information as the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed him that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. No additional assistance was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.

NHTSA ID

11449726

Incident

Dec 15, 2021

Mileage

89,000 mi

WE HAD SOME REPAIR WORK DONE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT SO BADLY IT WAS READY TO BREAK IN HALF, LEAVING US WITH A CAR THAT IS UNDRIVEABLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER MODELS OF GMC TRUCKS AND THE ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!

NHTSA ID

11289133

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR FRAME. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,730. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11278867

Incident

Oct 16, 2019

Mileage

119,730 mi

UNDERCARRIAGE RUST CAUSED SPARE TIRE/WHEEL TO FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11182362

Incident

Jan 4, 2019

Mileage

68,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

11122078

Incident

Aug 2, 2018

Mileage

86,000 mi

TRUCK FRAME HAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. BODY SHOWS NOTHING, BUT THE FRAME IS DISINTEGRATING. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS BASED ON PICTURES WHICH SHOWED AN EXTREMELY CLEAN BODY AND INTERIOR (TRUE). GOT IT DELIVERED TO MY MECHANIC WHO CALLED ME TO SHOW ME THE HOLES IN THE FRAME!

NHTSA ID

11030214

Incident

Sep 19, 2017

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME AND THE TRUCK BED WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES REPORTED ABOUT RUST TO THE REAR SUBFRAME OF SOME SIMILAR VEHICLES; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

NHTSA ID

11014137

Incident

Jul 20, 2017

Mileage

154,000 mi

A PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WATER MUST HAVE GOTTEN TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE BOX FRAME DUE TO LACK OF DRAINAGE HOLES AND A 12 INCH SECTION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. ONE OF THE VERTICAL WELDS GOING UP THE SIDE OF THE FRAME HAS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH IN THIS SPOT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS IN URBAN MINNESOTA.

NHTSA ID

11002351

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

ON OCTOBER 5, 2016, I TOOK MY TRUCK OVER TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE MY BRAKE LINES BLED AS I REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER. WHEN THEY TOOK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OFF, THEY HAD SHOWN ME THAT THE LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM MOUNT WAS GOING TO FAIL. THERE WAS NO FAILURE AS OF YET AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED OUT AND CRACKED, AS WELL AS THE FRAME AND AREA AROUND IT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND HOLES WERE VISIBLE. SO I DROVE IT HOME AND TOOK IT OVER TO A WELDER THAT HAS DONE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK BEFORE AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND HE WASN'T GOING TO FIX IT. SO, AS OF NOW, I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO SPECIALIZES IN AUTOMOTIVE WELDING, BUT THERE NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE IN MY AREA WHO SPECIALIZE IN THIS KIND OF WORK. INSPECTION IS COMING UP AND I DOUBT IT PASSES. MECHANICALLY, I HAVE HAS FEW PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK AND WOULD MUCH RATHER FIX IT THAN GET RID OF IT. PICTURES I AM POSTING SHOW THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID

10914806

Incident

Oct 7, 2016

Mileage

122,700 mi

I WENT TO WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2004 GMC CANYON TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE, ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER I RAN AN ERRAND, STILL NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. AROUND 2:00PM I WENT TO RUN ANOTHER ERRAND AND SMELT SOMETHING LIKE BURNING PLASTIC, I OPENED MY TRUCK TO FIND THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS SMOLDERING. THE TRUCK WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND THERE IS NOW A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF MY DOOR FROM WHERE THE PLASTIC MELTED! I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED, BUT THIS IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I OFTEN TAKE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS ON TRIPS WITH ME. I PLAN TO TAKE IT TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT SO MAYBE THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE BACK SEATS IN THIS TRUCK BLOCK A LOT OF THE VIEW OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW CAUSING MAJOR BLIND SPOTS. SINCE I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK ABOUT 2 MONTHS I PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND SELL THE DARN TRUCK! *TR

NHTSA ID

10512870

Incident

May 20, 2013

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AFTER DRIVING OVER TRAIN TRACKS THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS BENT IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE FAILURE WAS TO DO TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

NHTSA ID

10471936

Incident

Aug 7, 2012

Mileage

94,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 GMC CANYON WITH NO KEY HOLE IN PASSENGER SIDE TO UNLOCK DOOR. IT IS A EXTENDED CAB REAR SEATS FOR KIDS. WHEN I PARALLEL PARK IN STREET I HAVE TO TAKE MY KIDS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR WHILE THEY ARE IN HARMS WAY. THEY COULD GET HIT BY A ONCOMING CAR HEADING TOWARDS US. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON IT. THE 2007 MODELS HAVE A KEY HOLE IN BOTH DOORS I FEEL MINE SHOULD HAVE ONE AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T INFORM ME ABOUT THE DEFECT. GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR PAST MISTAKE, BUT THEY FIXED THE NEW MODELS WITH KEY HOLES. THEY DON'T FEEL I HAVE A VALID CLAIM WORTHY OF GETTING A KEY HOLE IN MINE FOR MY KIDS SAFETY,THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE STREET. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10192330

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT IS CALLING REGARDING THE LACK OF A KEY LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HIS 2004 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HIS CHILD AND WIFE OR FOR ANYONE WHO SITS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES HE HAS NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS BEFORE IN ANY OF HIS GMC TRUCKS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

10176837

Incident

Dec 22, 2006

Mileage

19,300 mi

BOTH OF MY TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE 3/30/2006. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154249

Incident

Mar 30, 2006

Mileage

44,300 mi

SKID PLATES WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LISTED AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR HIS MODEL. *NM THE CONSUMER WANTED SKID PLATES INSTALLED ON HIS VEHICLE AS THE PACKAGE DESCRIBED OR WOULD LIKE $500.00 TO HAVE IT MADE. *TC *JB

NHTSA ID

10110866

Incident

Apr 1, 2004