2025 GMC Canyon Owner Complaints
Complaint Summary
The 2025 GMC Canyon has 5 reported complaints.
- Top issues involve service brakes and forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking.
Reliability Score
Reliability Score
Based on 5 complaints
Most Frequent Issues
SERVICE BRAKES
3 60%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2 40%
Quick Insights
The top category is SERVICE BRAKES, accounting for 60% of all complaints.
Owners have reported issues across 2 distinct vehicle systems.
Note: Complaint data reflects owner reports and may not always indicate a verified defect. Compare with Recalls and TSBs for a complete picture.
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What owners keep reporting on the 2025 GMC Canyon
The 2025 GMC Canyon has 5 owner complaints in this dataset. SERVICE BRAKES is the most common complaint category, representing about 60% of the reports shown here.
Most common complaint categories
The top complaint groups for the 2025 GMC Canyon are SERVICE BRAKES (3), FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (2).
Are these complaints a serious red flag?
Potentially. 3 complaint reports involve higher-attention systems like brakes, steering, engine, powertrain, fuel, suspension, airbags, or electrical components, which is enough to justify a focused inspection.
What should buyers inspect on a used 2025 GMC Canyon?
Start with the top complaint systems, compare them against the recall report, then inspect service records for evidence that those same areas were already repaired or monitored.
Detailed Complaint Log
Showing 2 of 2 systems
SERVICE BRAKES
3 Reports60% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
*COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURE- MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER *SAFETY PUT AT RISK - AS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE MEANS THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. *PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY GMC AND THE DEALERSHIP AS A KNOWN ISSUE IN NEW VEHICLES. *THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ALERTS PRIOR TO THE DAY 8/23/25. ON THAT DAY WAS THE FIRST WARNING LIGHTS I SEEN. *PART ON BACKORDER FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. GIVEN THE MILEAGE AND BEING BRAND NEW AND NOT HAVING THE PART POSSIBLY FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS I FEEL AS IF I SHOULD BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I THINK IT WOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW? 2025 GMC CANYON AT4 MILES-2,417
8/27/2025
ALREADY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT BUT NEEDED TO EDIT MILEAGE. *ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NUMBER-11683406. COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURE-MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *SAFETY-PUT AT RISK AS AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/23/25 SERVICE ADVISOR LET ME LEAVE WITH VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS PROBALY SAFE TO DRIVE AND PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING/ALERTS PRIOR TO 8/23/25. TAKING THE SERVICE ADVISORS ADVICE I DROVE IT THAT WEEKEND NOT REALIZING MY BRAKES COULD FAIL ANYTIME. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 8/25/25. GMC CERTIFIED MECHANIC CONFIRMED IT WAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM CYLINDER. PART IS ON BACKORDER FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. GIVEN THE MILEAGE AND BEING BRAND NEWAND NOT HAVING THE PART POSSIBLY FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS, I FEEL AS IF I SHOULD BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I HAD PAID OFF THE ONE I AM SPEAKING OF 2 WEEKS AGO. ALSO, I THINK THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW IF THE PART GOES BEYOND 30 DAYS FROM BEING DELIVERED TO DEALERSHIP AND TRUCK BEING FIXED. MILES ON TRUCK WHEN FIRST OCCURED WAS 2371, WHEN LEFT AT DEALERSHIP ON 8/25/25, MILEAGE WAS AT 2417. HAVE PICTURES CONFIRMING MILEAGE AND ALERTS. CALLED DEALERSHIP ON 8/27/25 ASKING FOR A WORKORDER AS I WAS NOT GIVEN ONE. STATING EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT WITH MY VEHICLE WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD FROM SOMEONE WHO CALLED ME THIS MORNING AFTER FIRST SUBMITTING MY FIRST SUBMISSION THAT I NEED THAT WORKORDER IF THINGS PROGRESS FURTHER.
8/27/2025
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2 Reports40% of totalPreviewing the first 2 complaint summaries.
*COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURE- MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER *SAFETY PUT AT RISK - AS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE MEANS THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. *PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY GMC AND THE DEALERSHIP AS A KNOWN ISSUE IN NEW VEHICLES. *THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ALERTS PRIOR TO THE DAY 8/23/25. ON THAT DAY WAS THE FIRST WARNING LIGHTS I SEEN. *PART ON BACKORDER FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. GIVEN THE MILEAGE AND BEING BRAND NEW AND NOT HAVING THE PART POSSIBLY FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS I FEEL AS IF I SHOULD BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I THINK IT WOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW? 2025 GMC CANYON AT4 MILES-2,417
8/27/2025
ALREADY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT BUT NEEDED TO EDIT MILEAGE. *ORIGINAL COMPLAINT NUMBER-11683406. COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURE-MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *SAFETY-PUT AT RISK AS AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/23/25 SERVICE ADVISOR LET ME LEAVE WITH VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS PROBALY SAFE TO DRIVE AND PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING/ALERTS PRIOR TO 8/23/25. TAKING THE SERVICE ADVISORS ADVICE I DROVE IT THAT WEEKEND NOT REALIZING MY BRAKES COULD FAIL ANYTIME. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY 8/25/25. GMC CERTIFIED MECHANIC CONFIRMED IT WAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM CYLINDER. PART IS ON BACKORDER FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. GIVEN THE MILEAGE AND BEING BRAND NEWAND NOT HAVING THE PART POSSIBLY FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS, I FEEL AS IF I SHOULD BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I HAD PAID OFF THE ONE I AM SPEAKING OF 2 WEEKS AGO. ALSO, I THINK THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW IF THE PART GOES BEYOND 30 DAYS FROM BEING DELIVERED TO DEALERSHIP AND TRUCK BEING FIXED. MILES ON TRUCK WHEN FIRST OCCURED WAS 2371, WHEN LEFT AT DEALERSHIP ON 8/25/25, MILEAGE WAS AT 2417. HAVE PICTURES CONFIRMING MILEAGE AND ALERTS. CALLED DEALERSHIP ON 8/27/25 ASKING FOR A WORKORDER AS I WAS NOT GIVEN ONE. STATING EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT WITH MY VEHICLE WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD FROM SOMEONE WHO CALLED ME THIS MORNING AFTER FIRST SUBMITTING MY FIRST SUBMISSION THAT I NEED THAT WORKORDER IF THINGS PROGRESS FURTHER.
8/27/2025
Data and Methodology
Scores are derived from NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, normalized by vehicle segment averages.
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Complaint list entries are sourced from owner-submitted NHTSA ODI records.
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- Complaint entries
- 5
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- 2 grouped topics shown
- Primary source
- NHTSA ODI owner complaint records
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