NHTSA Complaint #10652529 — 2006 GMC CANYON

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10652529
Vehicle 2006 GMC CANYON
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 67,500 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

I BOUGHT THIS 2006 GMC CANYON IN DECEMBER OF 2011. YET THEY MYSTERIOUSLY COULDN'T GIVE ME TAGS FOR IT UNTIL APRIL 2012. THEY KNEW THERE WAS AN ON GOING RECALL FOR BAD VALVE SEATS AND SEALS AND SOLD THE TRUCK TO ME ANYWAY. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AS SOON AS I GOT IT AND HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO MOTOR CITY GMC HERE IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. THREE TIMES UNDER THE LIMITED 10,000 MILE WARRANTY MISSING THREE DAY'S OF WORK EACH TIME. EVERY TIME THEY NEVER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME ALL THREE TIMES, 'WE HAD A SERVICE ADVISER DRIVE THE TRUCK AROUND AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.' AND YET!!! AS SOON AS THE 10,000 WARRANTY WAS UP THEY SUDDENLY WILL BE GLAD TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS. HOW CONVENIENT. NOW IT WILL COST OVER $3000.00 TO FIX THIS TRUCK THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND SUED BY THE COUNTY, THE STATE AND VERY UNHAPPY CONSUMERS SUCH AS MYSELF. *TR

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