Used 2017 GMC Canyon Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2017 Canyon, so we've included reviews for other years of the Canyon since its last redesign.
It's a truck
Dean Kano, 01/15/2016
updated 07/23/2018
2016 GMC Canyon SLT 4dr Crew Cab SB (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 10 people found this review helpful
Wanted a SLT CC LB 2WD. Unfortunately for some reason the two local dealers decided that anyone wanting a LB would get it in white and the cloth seats of a SLE trim. A 6' bed isn't what I would call a long bed but definitely better than a 5' bed. Again only in white so that was that and ended up with a SB. Ride isn't the greatest but will wait till 5K miles when everything is broken in before upgrading to Bilsteins and those brake pads need to go as I can't be rinsing down the rims everytime I drive the truck due to that black residual dust. For me I just wanted out of a full sized truck and didn't care for the Toyota leaving the only other options a Canyon or a Colorado. At 8000 miles I changed the shocks to Bilstein HD all around. This didnt help the ride as much as I had hoped to. Rides horribly on our expansion jointed freeways. So I finally decided to dump the truck for a new 2017 Honda Ridgeline. Rides great but not really a truck but hey something for something until my next truck.
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Mildly disappointed
Disappointed, 03/16/2017
2017 GMC Canyon SLE 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
11 of 20 people found this review helpful
Pros: nice ride, get lots of complements. Cons: for a mid size truck the height of the vehicle(getting in and out) is slightly difficult(I'm 5'11"). You have to raise your right foot 2 feet to get into the truck. The trucks rear end bumper is about 5 inches higher than the front. It sits at an angle. Level the truck off. Lower the back end about 4-5 inches. This would also lower getting in and out a couple of inches. The top of the back gate is shoulder level. Difficult getting things in and out of the back end. Had to buy a reacher like the old people use and a rake to get things out of the back end. Again, lowering the back about 4" would really help. Really disappointed, NO CD player. Everyone under the age of 30 probably has a CD collection which they can't use. I gotta think this was done to force people to buy Sirrius/XM with GM probably getting a cut. Also, the factory radio antenna adds 9 more inches. Couldn't get truck into garage. Bought after market antenna that works fine and lowered the overall height by 5-6 inches. Why not the shark fin antenna like the suburbans? If GMC would level off the truck and lower it by about 3-4 inches it would be perfect. And put the CD back in. Got a good deal. 6700 off and 0%.
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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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Powerful
Don, 08/28/2017
updated 03/06/2018
2016 GMC Canyon SLT 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
The 2.8 Liter Duramax Diesel is so much stronger than the V6 gas engine it is hard to believe. I have owned both. The fuel mileage is 31 hwy / 26 city on my 2016 Canyon. This is a strong little truck.
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