2017 GMC Canyon Technical Service Bulletins

1,479 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2017 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.

• 10154580Dec 11, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates a possible noise from the water pump causing a DTC and the diagnostics for the repair.
• 10154566Dec 6, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician the need to inspect the induction system for potential icing issues in very cold ambient temperatures. To allow the ice to melt so that it can be drained from the related components. That any of the listed DTC's may set with or without poor engine performance.
• 10155012Dec 5, 2018Equipment, Seats. This informational bulletin provides information for information on passenger presence sensing system (PPS or PSS) concerns with custom upholstery, accessory seat heaters or other comfort enhancing devices.
• 10155011Dec 5, 2018Electrical system. This bulletin explains the labor operation numbers used for submitting warranty claims for module reprogramming and not when replacing a module.
• 10155008Dec 5, 2018Tires. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on The tires supplied with a new vehicle are covered by General Motors against defects in material or workmanship under the Bumper-to-Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
• 10154989Dec 5, 2018Air bags, Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to program the SDM and replace the airbags and pretensioners if deployed.
• 10154991Dec 3, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Lane departure. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the side mirror cameras if found the cause of the reduced key fob range.
• 10154552Dec 3, 2018Engine cooling. This preliminary information document communicates a tip on the way to diagnose possible induction or exhaust air leaks using the evaporative emission cart smoke machine and ultrasonic leak detector tools.
• 10151882Nov 29, 2018Electrical system. This preliminary information describes a concern where the temperature gauge may fluctuate or possibly read higher than expected. Engineering is working towards a fix
• 10151878Nov 27, 2018Body and structure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a hood that may shake or flutter while driving. Technician will need to adjust the hood bumpers for this concern.
• 10151869Nov 21, 2018Equipment. 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.
• 10151854Nov 15, 2018Engine cooling, Equipment. This preliminary information is to alert the service technician of a potential A/C evaporator freezing concern , engineering is investigating.
• 10151831Nov 13, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communicates information to the technician about vehicles that may have a water rush or gurgle type noise from the center dash area. Engineering is aware of the concern and it is under investigation. Inspect the system for coolant leaks and proper coolant level. No other repairs are to be performed at this time.
• 10155101Nov 5, 2018Equipment. This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formally known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim.
• 10155080Nov 1, 2018Equipment. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information pictures of windshield, steering wheel and/or door trim panel for product issues covered under warranty.
• 10147401Oct 23, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates
• 10147388Oct 18, 2018Seats. This preliminary information shows how to inspect for and correct a rattle from the rear seat latches.
• 10147385Oct 17, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communicates to the technician the potential areas of concern in which the engine wiring harness may chafe. It describes in detail what to look for.If you encounter any of these specific described chafes, inspect, repair (as necessary) and route the wiring harness away from these possible chafe points.
• 10147368Oct 10, 2018Suspension. This preliminary information suggests the technician verify a noise from the rear is or isn't coming from the rear leaf springs before a service on the springs is performed.
• 10147367Oct 10, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
• 10147365Oct 9, 2018Engine. This Preliminary information communicates possible concerns and a diagnostic strategy to locate and repair various noises within the engine as well as some misfire causes.
• 10147363Oct 9, 2018Engine, Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician where to find the engine identification tag and what information on that tag to use during programming of someengine control modules.
• 10147362Oct 9, 2018Electrical system, Body and structure. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician when diagnosing intermittent circuit concerns to look at the connector for missing weather pack seals that could allow water intrusion into the connector and lead to corrosion on the terminals.
• 10147348Oct 3, 2018Fuel system. This Preliminary information communicates that when removing the fuel line jumper hose care should be taken to be sure the line is reinstalled correctly to avoid a no/low fuel pressure situation.
• 10145472Sep 11, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is…
• 10145465Sep 5, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates direction to lubricate a noisy water pump shaft seal with coolant in the weap hole.
• 10144476Aug 28, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
• 10144456Aug 14, 2018Engine. This Preliminary information communicates possible concerns and a diagnostic strategy to locate and repair various noises within the engine as well as some misfire causes.
• 10144455Aug 9, 2018Engine. This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips for misfires on active fuel management cylinders and engineering investigations into cylinder 6 misfire on XT5 and cylinder 4 misfire on LaCrosse both of which are 2017. Changes to Preliminary informationinclude adding MY2018, advising of calibration for previous investigation and adding pictures to identify concern. Also defining calibration update…
• 10144454Aug 9, 2018Engine cooling, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon and may also have an oil or coolant leak. Technician may find coolant or oil in a spark plug tube. If the Spark Plug Tube is leaking and it is determined that the oil or coolant is not coming from a leak above the spark plug then replace the cylinder Head, spark plug and coil.
• 10144451Aug 8, 2018Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
• 10144449Aug 8, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an “Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor” on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination.
• 10144422Aug 1, 2018Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates a possible concern with the center insert of the oil filter adapter coming out during an oil change and the necessity to replace the oil filter adapter insert for this concern from a new oil filter adapter. Update contains a change to replace the insert only that is now available instead of the entire oil filter adapter.
• 10143788Jul 31, 2018Wheels. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have raised dents or ripple appearance in the side outer panel of the cargo box around the perimeter of the wheel house opening. Technician should first access the rear of the inner wheelhouse area through the tail lamp cavity and the front of the wheelhouse from under the vehicle, and coat the inner hem of the…
• 10143787Jul 31, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates the potential for a wire chafe to cause intermittent communications concerns and multiple MIL's on in the IPC.
• 10143785Jul 30, 2018Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a hard start, no start, rough running, or low fuel pressure. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0087, P0088, P0191 and P128E during the inspection. If during the inspection of the fuel system contamination is found the complete fuel system will need to be cleaned and flushed. After the fuel…
• 10143771Jul 23, 2018Equipment. This preliminary information is to alert the service technician of a potential A/C evaporator freezing concern , engineering is investigating.
• 10143758Jul 9, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to tell the difference between the integrated center stack, the radio, the human machine interface, and the vehicle communication interface module. There are pictures of all the individual modules for identification purposes.
• 10143757Jul 9, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician thatLight Duty Trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and 4 wheel drive may exhibit a condition of grinding/ratcheting type noise when shifting the automatic transmission into park while the transfer case is in 4 wheel drive low (4LO) range. Dealers technician's are advised this condition should be deemed a normal characteristic of 4WD low…
• 10143752Jul 3, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Customer's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
• 10143750Jun 26, 2018Brakes, Transmission and drivetrain. 18198 - Certain vehicles may have the c-clip missing from the rear axle shaft. If the c-clip is missing, a brake squeal noise may be heard coming from the rear of the vehicle, and brake pulsation or vibration may be felt. Vehicles may experience accelerated brake pad and rotor wear. Inspect for rear axle shaft c-clip presence, install c-clip if necessary.
• 10143449Jun 20, 2018Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
• 10143448Jun 19, 2018Engine cooling, Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an “Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor” on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination.
• 10143447Jun 18, 2018Fuel system, Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a hard start, no start, rough running, or low fuel pressure. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0087, P0088, P0191 and P128E during the inspection. If during the inspection of the fuel system contamination is found the complete fuel system will need to be cleaned and flushed. After the fuel…
• 10143443Jun 14, 2018Equipment. 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.
• 10143429Jun 11, 2018Engine, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with steps on how to program an Engine Control Module when getting a Service Programming System error code E4491 or E4423. In some cases Techline Customer Support Center may need to be contacted to resolve the issue.
• 10143426Jun 7, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates a possible concern of two connectors being swapped during a repair causing a P0016 code to set.
• 10143422Jun 1, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is…
• 10141371May 23, 2018Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an Apple device via USB cord. Technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer Apple USB cable.
• 10141367May 22, 2018Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicle that may have a "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake System” message on the Driver Information Center when a trailer is connected to the vehicle. Diagnostic Trouble Code C1114 set in the Chassis Control Module. Chassis Control Module has to determine the type of trailer brake…

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