2005 GMC Canyon

I REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER ON MY 2005 GMC CANYON AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT I DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY. AFTER MAINTENANCE, THE BATTERY WAS HOOKED UP. VEHICLE NOW EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS. 1) DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW INOPERABLE. 2) POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE FROM DIVERS SIDE MASTER SWITCH. 3) VEHICLE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK DOORS WHEN SHIFTED FROM P TO R OR D. 4) KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERABLE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS CONDITION HAS PRESENTED ITSELF AFTER UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN OVER INOPERABLE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON INTERNET FORUMS WITH NO CLEAR SOLUTION. SEE URL LINKS BELOW: HTTP://COLORADOFANS.COM/FORUMS/67-TECHNICAL-QUESTIONS-TIPS-HOW/78523-DOOR-LOCKS-DRIVER-WINDOW-FAILURE.HTML HTTP://WWW.355NATION.NET/FORUM/ELECTRICAL-LIGHTING-SECURITY/80882-DRIVERS-WINDOW-POWER-LOCKS.HTML HTTP://WWW.355NATION.NET/FORUM/ELECTRICAL-LIGHTING-SECURITY/51161-DRIVERS-POWER-WINDOW-POWER-DOOR-LOCKS-FIXED.HTML. *TR

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A 2006 GMC CONVOY THAT I OWNED FOR A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE DOOR MODULE THAT MAY CAUSE A SHORT THAT WOULD CAUSE SMOKE OR A FIRE. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 GMC CANYON PICK UP. THIS SUMMER (2014) MY DRIVER POWER WINDOW AND POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM FIXED, THEY STARTED WORKING PROPERLY. ON 21 NOV 14, THE ISSUE RECURRED, MY DRIVER POWER WINDOW, AND POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM FOR A 2006 GMC ENVOY THAT I USED TO OWN. IS THIS A COINCIDENCE OR THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR

ALL THE POWER IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED WORKING - THE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN, DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK, ETC. IT ALSO PREVENTS THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK REMOTE CONTROL FROM WORKING. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES/SOLUTIONS, AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE CANYON HAS A WELL-DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT'S A SHAME MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DIDN'T KNOW THAT BEFORE SHE SPENT ALL THE MONEY SHE SAVED UP TO BUY ONE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE USES A RESISTOR FOR VARIABLE SPEEDS (X4) ON THE VENTILATION BLOWER. DURING CONTINUOUS OR FREQUENT USE (I.E. DEFROST, AIR CONDITIONING) A BURNING SMELL DEVELOPS. THE BURNING SMELL INCREASES OVER TIME AFTER REPEATED USAGE AND THE INCREMENTAL BLOWER SPEED CIRCUITS ARE BURNED OUT AND DISABLED. THE WIRES ARE BLACKENED AND CONNECTORS MELTED AND THE PLASTIC CONNECTING BASE OF THE RESISTOR IS MELTED AND BLACKENED. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS IS AFFECTED. GM HAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" WHICH PRESCRIBES A "REPAIR" FOR THIS MALFUNCTION (I.E. NEW RESISTOR, PIGTAIL WIRES AND CONNECTORS, AND A BLOWER REPLACEMENT IF REQUIRED) ---- BUT IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT OCCURS REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR AND WIRES IN THIS CIRCUIT AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. OUR CANYON BEGAN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. EACH REPLACEMENT (INCLUDING LABOR AND PARTS) COSTS ABOUT $150. I CONTACTED GM LAST YEAR -- THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT WANTED ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BY THE HOUR FOR ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING. I ALSO CONTACTED CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST MONTH WHEN THEY WERE ADVERTISING NEW RECALLS BASED ON SERVICE BULLETINS --- BUT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED UNLESS AN OPEN FLAME WAS PRESENT IN THE SITUATION. WE EVENTUALLY BYPASSED THIS CIRCUIT BY INSTALLING CORE WIRE, A ONE-WAY SWITCH, AND A FUSE. AT THE VERY LEAST, THIS IS A DISTRACTION. AT THE WORST -- DEFROST, HEAT, A/C, ALL FUNCTIONS INVOLVING THE BLOWER BECOME DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE HARNESS CORE WIRE CAN BECOME DAMAGED. *TR

ABS FAILURE. 3 MONTHS AFTER MFG WARRANTY EXPIRED THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES RANDOMLY EVEN WHEN NOT BRAKING, BUZZED, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON, THEN ABS FAILURE DISPLAYED. STAYED ON UNTIL IT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. DAILY REPEATING OF PROBLEM. CODES SAID ABS SENSOR FAILURE. HAD IT REPLACED, NO RESOLUTION. PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING. HAD ENTIRE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH NEW ABS SENSOR INSTALLED AT FACTORY, STILL SAME PROBLEM. HAD WIRING CHECKED, ALL OK. PERSISTENT PROBLEM FOR YEARS. GAVE UP ON GM EVER FIXING IT. APPARENTLY ON GM CANYON/COLORADO FORUMS THIS IS A MAJOR PERSISTENT DANGEROUS PROBLEM. MOST USERS OPT TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE GM CANNOT PROVIDE A SOLUTION. SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER OF GM'S BRILLIANT ENGINEERS DESIGN FAILURES. SHOCKED NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET. ALL THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH FAILING OR DISABLED ABS SYSTEMS AND GM HASN'T A CLUE. *TR

THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE AC/HEAT BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ONLY WORK ON HIGH, HAD THE SAME SWITCH REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER SHIP AFTER 4 TRIES WAS ABLE TO GET IT WORKING. THEN WITH ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD STARTED DISPLAYING, TOOK TO HAVE REPAIRED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ISSUE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY CAR RADIO WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON AFTER KEYS WERE REMOVE FROM IGNITION, THEN ALSO WOULD COME ON WHEN I WOULD OPEN TRUCK DOORS. THE SEATBELT WARNING BELLS CHIME WHEN KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION WILL STOP WHEN THE KEYS ARE PUT INTO THE IGNITION. ALSO OCCASIONAL OTHER RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES WILL RING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE UPON ACTIVATION. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT LAMP WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V139000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE CONTAC'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.