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2017 GMC Canyon

Gas Diesel Pickup truck

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
85 / 100
BSafety Signal · 85 / 100
1Recalls · 1 critical
65Complaints · owner reports
4★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
25 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2017 GMC Canyon is sold in the U.S. as a gas and diesel pickup truck with 8 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Canyon 2WD, is EPA-rated at 25 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 65 complaints, most often about power train. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Canyon 2WDGasRWD2.5L 4-cyl192622$2,850
Canyon 2WDGasRWD2.5L 4-cyl202622$2,850
Canyon 4WDGas4WD2.5L 4-cyl192421$2,950
Canyon 2WDGasRWD3.6L 6-cyl182520$3,100
Canyon 4WDGas4WD3.6L 6-cyl172419$3,300
Canyon Cab Chassis 2WDGasRWD3.6L 6-cyl151515$4,150
Canyon 2WDDieselRWD2.8L 4-cyl turbo223025$3,600
Canyon 4WDDiesel4WD2.8L 4-cyl turbo202823$3,900

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (1)

Fuel System, Gasoline

critical
895 vehicles

Problem: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

Risk: A damaged fuel line can create a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.

NHTSA campaign 18V358000 · reported May 31, 2018 · General Motors LLC

Owner complaints

65 complaints filed

3 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 4 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2017: 3 · 2018: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2020: 9 · 2021: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 1

Most-cited components

  • Power Train — 18
  • Engine — 14
  • Unknown Or Other — 12
  • Electrical System — 11
  • Steering — 8
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VE…”Nov 5, 2018 · Air Bags · NHTSA owner report
“DURAMAX 2.8 ENGINE SUFFERED GCATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILUREH AT LESS THAN 72,000 MILES. DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE TO SHOW ENGINE HAS RECEIVED PROPER MAINTENANCE. THIS OCCURRED IN CENTER LANE OF I-95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED ON 07SEP18 IN STAFFORD VA.”Sep 17, 2018 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“OWNED THIS 2017 GMC CANYON FOR 1 YEAR AND 1 MONTH WITH 5000 MILES WHEN IT DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO FOUND THE OIL LEAK COMING FROM A "PINHOLE" IN THE OIL COOLANT HOSE. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS SPECIFIC OIL LEAK ONLINE A FOUND A FORUM POST WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE SINCE THE 20…”Sep 4, 2018 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
PU/CC 4WD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★☆☆21%
PU/CC RWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★☆☆22%
PU/EC 4WD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★☆☆21%
PU/EC RWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★☆☆22%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Canyon model years

B

2026 Canyon

2 recalls · 6 complaints

B

2025 Canyon

2 recalls · 8 complaints

C

2024 Canyon

3 recalls · 205 complaints

C

2023 Canyon

3 recalls · 60 complaints

A

2022 Canyon

1 recalls · 25 complaints

B

2021 Canyon

2 recalls · 11 complaints

A

2020 Canyon

0 recalls · 14 complaints

A

2019 Canyon

0 recalls · 16 complaints

B

2018 Canyon

1 recalls · 52 complaints

D

2016 Canyon

4 recalls · 267 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 38384, 38385, 38391, 38387, 38392, 38395, 38386, 38393). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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