2011 GMC Canyon Technical Service Bulletins

1,260 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2011 GMC Canyon. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10078472Apr 12, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This informational bulletin provides information on a normal condition on tempered glass of spots showing on the rear and side windows when the vehicle is in the sunlight.
• 10083900Apr 8, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician, if unable to place an onstar call in the ignition on mode after the onstar canada upgrade to contact the gm technical assistance center onstar group for further assistance.
• 10078435Apr 7, 2016Equipment, Body and structure. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information that may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
• 10083512Apr 5, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Vehicle's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
• 10078604Apr 5, 2016Electrical system, Body and structure, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Vehicle's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
• 10078434Apr 1, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. This informational bulletin provide information on the operating characteristics of a manual transmission.
• 10078430Apr 1, 2016Steering. "this technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the steering gear for a normal condition of grease or sealant on exterior case of gear due to the manufacturing process."
• 10112831Mar 30, 2016Wheels. This informational bulletin provides information on chemical staining, pitting, and corrosion on wheels and the proper cleaners to use to fix the conditions due to multiple causes.
• 10112829Mar 29, 2016Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on GM is implementing a new service strategy that uses a set of universal coaxial repair kits to service vehicles. This only applies to cable used for high frequency signals, such as cellular (OnStar®), satellite radio (XM) and GPS (navigation). The kits do NOT apply to the AM/FM cables.
• 10112821Mar 24, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on GM Accessory Remote start not working with onstars remotelink phone applications
• 10112795Mar 15, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on what is needed to be prepared for TAC, caller preparedness and checklists and contacting U.S. technical Assistance and the use of strategy based diagnostics
• 10112791Mar 14, 2016Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on Courtesy Transportation and Roadside Assistance Programs
• 10112789Mar 14, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This technical bulletin provides a procedure to relearn the power folding mirriors and road test to correct a conditon of power fold away mirriors glass shakes or flutters at normal driving speeds
• 10113921Mar 8, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician after the OnStar Canada upgrade the OnStar Vehicle Diagnostic Email report is inoperative. Please communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
• 10112779Mar 7, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on vehicles may rock or move slightly forward or rearward while in Park at start up after cold soak and that this is considered a normal conditon and no repairs are necessary
• 10113914Mar 4, 2016Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about gasoline powered cars, mid-size trucks, light duty trucks, and heavy duty trucks with premature catalytic converter failures. It is recommended to inspect for a poor crimp on the coil grounds ring terminal at the engine block for the bank with the concern and repair the wire.
• 10112773Mar 3, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on If the radar does not see any vehicles, structures, or objects for 15-25 minutes of driving, the system may think its blocked and display the ?Side Object Detection System Disabled? message.
• 10112771Mar 2, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on New Vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) - Delivering Quality Vehicles and Generating Higher CSi Scores
• 10112770Mar 2, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric Cleaner, Stain Remover, Restorer - Product Availability
• 10112769Mar 2, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Battery Testing and Warranty Replacement Requirements (North America ONLY)
• 10112768Mar 2, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on how to properly maintain vehicles in the dealer inventory
• 10113892Mar 1, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that if OnStar is unable to configure the vehicle after the OnStar 15-08-44-001 upgrade and Onstar receives a 118 error code when attempting to configure the vehicle. Dealers should receive a sheet with the kit that provides steps to assist with handling this error. Dealer will follow one of the listed steps to resolve the issue.
• 10113888Mar 1, 2016Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides steps the technician will uses to diagnose and repair vehicles that have low oil pressure after an oil change with the engine Regular Production Option Code L20, L77, L94, L96, L99, L9H, LC8, LC9, LH9, LMF, LMG, LY6, or LZ1. Vehicle may have Service Engine Soon lamp with Diagnostic Trouble Code P0521 or Low Oil Pressure message on the instrument panel. Dealer will…
• 10112764Mar 1, 2016Equipment. This warranty informational bulletin provides a list of all the required operating procedures and explains them out to what is acceptable and not.
• 10114443Feb 27, 2016Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an inaccurate fuel gauge. Technician should drive the vehicle to duplicate the concern. The fuel gauge will have a tendency to falsely indicate a lower fuel level than what is actually present. The fuel gauge will take a few minutes to show the correct fuel level. On vehicles equipped with an automatic…
• 10116914Feb 23, 2016Tires, Wheels. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper mounting paste to apply to tires when mounting and balancing them to prevent conditions like Vibration Shortly After Tires are Mounted/Preventing Vibration from Wheel Slip (Tire Sliding on Wheel)
• 10114431Feb 23, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using Bluetooth voice recognition with an iPhone. Technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any Emojis loaded to any contact.
• 10116912Feb 22, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides Information Regarding Servicing Components Located Near SIR Components and how to properly disable the SIR system for repairs at or near
• 10116891Feb 12, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Clarification of Use - Dealer Empowerment Labor Operations and Customer Enthusiasm (U.S. Only)
• 10116890Feb 12, 2016Exterior lighting. This informational bulletin provides an out line on Headlamp, Tail Lamp, License Lamp or Fog/Driving Lamp Damage and what should be considered warranty replacement and not
• 10116888Feb 11, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Unscheduled Supplemental Services (Including Flushing Services and Additives) and Proper Use of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules (U.S. Only)
• 10096026Feb 11, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
• 10116878Feb 9, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides Information on Inappropriate Warranty Claims Submitted for Damaged Radios and Instrument Panel Clusters (IPCs)
• 10116874Feb 8, 2016Exterior lighting. This informational bulletin provides information on exterior lamp condinsation and replacement guidelines
• 10116871Feb 5, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on how to properly repair rust on the hem flange on doors for vehicles that have the condition of rust showing at hem flange
• 10116863Feb 1, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Behavior of Non-Upgraded OnStar Equipped Vehicles Operating in Canada after Decommissioning of 2G CDMA Cellular Networks
• 10112302Jan 28, 2016Seats, Air bags. This informational bulletin provides Information on Passenger Presence Sensing System (PPS or PSS) Concerns with Custom Upholstery, Accessory Seat Heaters or Other Comfort Enhancing Devices
• 10112299Jan 27, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Part Restriction and Ordering Process Information for OnStar Vehicle Communication Interface Modules (VCIM) (GMNA Only)
• 10112287Jan 25, 2016Steering. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure to apply dielectric grease and a piece of adhesive shim stock to the steering angle sensor connector to correct a condition of service stabilitak message displayed in DIC and DTC C0455 or C0710
• 10112272Jan 14, 2016Engine. This informational bulletin provides information on close coupled converters and there affect on newly installed engines or engines during there break in period.
• 10246963Jan 13, 2016Equipment. Changing Turn-By-Turn Voice Response To Metric Or English Units
• 10112264Jan 7, 2016Body and structure. This informational bulletin provides information on removing paint stains on the under side of protective shipping film
• 10114986Dec 21, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that has a red LED and DTC B2455 setting current in the Vehicle Communication Interface Module after performing Canada upgrade. Technician will need to gain access to the Vehicle Communication Interface Module. After gaining access to the Vehicle Communication Interface Module pull the tape back on the X2 connector then…
• 10114979Dec 18, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that if OnStar is unable to configure the vehicle after the OnStar 15-08-44-001 upgrade and Onstar receives a 118 error code when attempting to configure the vehicle. Dealers should receive a sheet with the kit that provides steps to assist with handling this error. Dealer will follow one of the listed steps to resolve the issue.
• 10114977Dec 18, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about what XM offerings are available for vehicles. A dealer or customer can access the website listed below for vehicle specific XM offerings and availability.
• 10114954Dec 9, 2015Fuel system, Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P0442. Technician will need to review Techlink article from May 2013 titled "Using the Evaporative Emissions System Tester" Technician will need to follow these steps to help diagnose the issue. First after the P0442…
• 10201115Dec 1, 2015Equipment, Other or unknown. OnStar Voice Fallback Number Update
• 10201098Dec 1, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification
• 10190504Dec 1, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. IPC Odometer Programming Method Quick Reference Guide Season Odometer Programming Methods in Use Today 1. IPC reprogramming and setup using the service programming system (SPS). 2. Odometer setup at the electronic service center (ESC) when using an exchange IPC/DIC. 3. Tech 2® – The Tech 2 is used to set up a replacement BCM, which includes loading the odometer value that is displayed and stored in the IPC.
• 10190503Dec 1, 2015Engine, Transmission and drivetrain. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification

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