There are 8 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2005 GMC Canyonin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
AIR BAG COMES ON DISPLAY AND STAYS ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND ABDOMEN INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE FACE, EYE SOCKET, AND BROKEN RIB INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
AFTER GETTING MY TRUCK WASHED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GMC TODAY, MAY 8, 2012, AND THEY FOUND A WIRE UNDER THE CARPET IN THE REAR PASSENGER AREA BROKEN. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND VERY SELDOM HAS PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT AREA. *TR
2005 GMC CANYON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. JERKING ON THE SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT. *TR
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT COMPLAINT AREA, BUT THIS IS MY COMPLAINT. RECENTLY MY AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE COST WOULD BE 81.00 DOLLARS JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT THE END COST WOULD BE. THIS IS A 2005 GMC CANYON AND I GUESS I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOUR TAKE ON THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALSO, THERE WAS NOTHING PHYSICAL THAT OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
DT: WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSURANCE INSPECTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES. SHE HAD BRUISES ON RIGHT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026