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Parker, 03/11/2016
2016 GMC Canyon SL 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
11 of 15 people found this review helpful
I drove this car once and was so excited about buying it. Then drove it again, and decided to wait and maybe buy it in the future. I was looking at the crew cab, short box, sle with all-terrain. First-off, let's talk $36-39k for a mid-size truck. For nearly 40k, I expect some level of awesomeness. The front power seats don't have a tilt adjustment, and in the SLE (leather trimmed, cloth middle) they are just a tad on the firm side. Rear sliding window is manual. No manual locker on the All-terrain pkg (though it does have a type of locking differential). Short bed is very short: cannot put a bicycle length-wise standing up with both wheels on without the gate down. Stereo was great, interior styling excellent. No push button start (personally I prefer a key). The V6 is good, but noisy when stepping on the gas hard and really the 265 lb-ft of torque isn't enough for something that weighs 4000+ pounds. If this truck was $28k, I'd buy it now. But I think the prices will drop. For $38k you can get a very nice full-size truck (though don't many of us want something smaller?) that probably weighs about the same and has a much more powerful engine. If they could have tuned the gasoline v6 to a bit more torque and improved the seats to the level of the Sierra, I would think this truck could be a $38k vehicle. I plan on waiting a year and buying one when the prices drop or buying one used. Just not a good value as priced. The engine noise/torque were the main detractors. I did test the vehicle off-road and it performed well and the hill-descent feature was nice.
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Sporty good-Looking Truck
Jolie Vorse, 08/24/2017
2016 GMC Canyon SLE 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Our teenage son is driving this truck as well as us, his parents; thus we opted for the 4-cylinder engine. The truck is fun to drive and has a very nice back-up camera, which is important to us. The entertainment (bluetooth, stereo, etc.) is very good. The brakes are very responsive. We've had the truck less than a month and have already taken a road trip with it, and it served us beautifully. So far, I can happily recommend this vehicle.
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Transmission failure on 2.8L Diesel Duramax
DataIsKing, 12/22/2020
2016 GMC Canyon 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have a 2016 GMC Canyon with 90k miles that has done minimal towing (< 1,000 miles) and have a catastrophic transmission failure. $5,700 to repair. Do you research...lots of complaints and negative reviews on this Diesel drivetrain.
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Too Tall Truck
Jorge McKie, 09/30/2016
updated 10/21/2024
2016 GMC Canyon SLT 4dr Extended Cab SB (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
The best improvement they could make would be to lower the body by at least 3 inches. I really doubt anyone needs the clearance it has. I drive graveled and dirt back roads and go some rough places and don't need the height. That makes it difficult for many [I have a bad leg] to get in and out easily. AT the risk of voiding my warranty I'm seriously considering lowering it myself. I test drove one with a step and it really didn't help much. Other than that it is an excellent buy. More than one friend has said that it rides better than most cars. Even my wife is jealous of the ride. UPDATE: Still a great ride but now I have back problems and getting and out is very difficult. After more than a year I'm generally pleased but still feel it could be 3 inches or 4 maybe lower. And watching for other Canyons I've decided it is the choice for people who want to drive a truck or be seen driving a truck but not necessarily using it like a truck. I use it, but notice that most work trucks seem to be the Chevy version. Finally, I have a friend with a 40+K Toyota RAV4 who much prefers driving my Canyon. She says it's a much better ride. I agree.
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gm messed it up again
Michael Larson Cheney WA., 02/22/2017
updated 03/17/2023
2016 GMC Canyon SL 4dr Extended Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
9 of 18 people found this review helpful
The truck is to high . I can't reach the bottom of the bed. My wife can't get in it with out a stool .I had to add a receiver hitch and a 6" drop ball mount because the bumper is 5" higher then my old truck. This is replacing my 92 gmc Sonoma it was just the right size. When closed the back doors are to wide and the handle hits me in the back every time I get in. The back seats won't fold up like the 1992 Sonoma . I can't put my chainsaw behind it on the floor when the bed is full of firewood. The cruse control doesn't work and the right turn signal doesn't cancel after a turn. It left the factory this way It gets terrible gas mileage at 70 mph. They made a unheard of bolt pattern 6 lug on 4.72" so my snow wheels won't fit or any other past wheel . We don't need 16" wheels on a small truck. Gm also made the brakes to big so you can't buy after market 15" snow wheels. I bought the 4cly with a 6 speed auto thought I'd get better mileage then my 92's 4.3v6 and 4 speed auto but it's the same with less power. Update Feb. 2019 I found out why it gets bad gas mileage it has 4.11 gears the 2016 v6 has 3.42 gears and gets the same mileage with more power. I took it to the dealer and found they don't put cruse control on the canyons. My biggest complaint is the height. I'm having trouble with the transmission when towing a small 12' trailer . The dealer lied to me and said in manual I could put it in any gear for pulling a trailer . I tried that but it still down shifts with a little gas say your going 58 so you give it a little gas to go 60 it drops to 4th gear and the rpm roars up to 4500. my old Chevy 2500 had a trailer mode on the shifter and would stop a early down shift. This transmission is to twitchy the rpm is 2200 then 4500 then 2200. When I get in my knee hits the 4x4 nob on the dash when it is on dry pavement I here it scuffing the tires and have to put it back in 2wd. This truck wasn't made for a big man. I wish I bought a used 2012 canyon there a lot lower and have 15" tires. It wants a oil change now it has 10750 miles and was last changed at 8400. the mobile 1 says it last 7500 miles. I don't know what's wrong with the computer? Now it has 12000 miles and wants the oil changed again maybe it wants a oil change every year I bought in in feb 2017. I have trouble towing a dolly with a s10 on it over hills it runs steady at 5500 rpm going 55 on a 70 mph highway. It won't shift in to 5 th gear.
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