2005 GMC Canyon Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 5%of 113 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 31,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 GMC Canyon, 5% of the 113 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Check engine light comes on intermittently indicating misfire when idling; car is shaking and rattling there's a special coverage letter #07123a but Gmc does not cover intake leakage issue once vehicle is passed 7 yrs or 100k miles, even though they are aware of the problem since 2007. If you are not the original owner, there is no way to be notified or contacted. My dealer never made me aware of the issue after purchasing the truck. Now I'm passed the extended warranty and am supposed to cover the full costs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10496501, filed 2013-02, 147,000 miles“Dt: 2005 Gmc Canyon. The consumer purchased the vehicle and had it six days when the vehicle kicked into high speed at 50-60 MPH. The vehicle went over a cliff and into a parked vehicle and was totaled. The consumer broke his hand, and the consumer's wife bruised her kidney. The insurance company got the consumer a new vehicle. The vehicle was being parked into the garage and the rpms revved to 5,500. The consumer stated that it felt like the cruise control had kicked in, but the cruise control was not on. …”
NHTSA complaint #10138382, filed 2005-10, 300 miles“Installed new brake lights did you brake switch under the brake pedal still showing signs of no brake lights on my vehicle I'll brake balls have been replace.”
NHTSA complaint #11320590, filed 2020-04“Brand new truck, have owned almost 1 year. Had to take truck in for slow acceleration problem as well as hard to crank. Could not pull out into traffic, had to wait until there was no one on the road because I would try to accelerate then it would stop/pause for a second then start to go again. Took my truck to the dealership which they found one of the heads in the engine needed to be replaced. (which at first they told me I had a slow misfire on piston #2 and they had to replace a spring and a coil) a month later I finally got my truck back. …”
NHTSA complaint #10158554, filed 2006-05“Consumer Gmc Canyon 2005 revved to 5500 RPM after pulling into the garage and stopping. The above description was the first time the replacement vehicle revved to 5500. The second occasion the vehicle was stopped at a stop light, the consumer heard the engine rev in park. On another occasion, the vehicle was restarted three times and the same thing occurred. On the fourth start the vehicle was okay.”
NHTSA complaint #10141059, filed 2005-10Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 13% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 11 | 4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1 | 8% |
| 2010 | 2 | 25% |
| 2009 | 2 | 7% |
| 2008 | 5 | 13% |
| 2007 | 3 | 7% |
| 2006 | 2 | 4% |
| 2005 | 6 | 5% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 GMC Canyon
23 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsFuel system
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 GMC Canyon
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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