Service bulletins for the 2016 GMC Canyon
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
1575 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIC3278G | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. Technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. The vehicle may receive an incoming call just like any other phone. Typically the customer will hear the phone ringing in the vehicle. This scenario also includes incoming Bluetooth calls. One type of unwanted call can be made if the key pad is faulty the OnStar system will try to make a blue button call for shorted voltage in the circuits. The OnStar module could have an internal fault and produce a ″Phone Unavailable″ audio message also it may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 or B1000. Refer to diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Code making sure to follow any applicable Bulletins or Preliminary Information sheets. A “Ready” or “OnStar ready” audio message heard while driving. In some cases it has been found that the customer is inadvertently pressing the ″push to talk″ button on the steering wheel controls. On rare occasions, other issues in the steering column or Steering Wheel Control system may induce this concern. |
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| PIT5233C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have hard or unable to rotate ignition key concern. When the concern is present the steering wheel will need to be rotated in either direction to alleviate the pressure between the steering column lock pin and lock plate. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. |
| PIE0343C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. This engineering informational bulletin ends the need for information on vehicles pulling to one side or steering feels loose. |
| 16-NA-299 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the electric belt drive rack and pinion steering gear to correct the condition of a steering wheel oscillation between speeds of 5-53 mph, due to a miss built steering gears. |
| 16-NA-159 | 2017-07-18. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:COLUMN. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect and align the intermediate steering shaft inner and outer boots (seal) to correct a customer concern on a squeak and/or rubbing noise coming from the steering column area caused by the inner and/or outer intermediate steering shaft boots (seals) being out of position. |
| PIC6073C | 2017-05-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL KIT (EL-51578) HAS BEEN RELEASED TO HELP DIAGNOSE ANY OF THE MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS CONCERNS. THE KIT CONTAINS HEADER CONNECTORS THAT ARE INSTALLED TO BYPASS MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS MODULES. THE BYPASS CONNECTOR ALSO CONTAINS A TERMINAL FOR VERIFYING MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT CONTROL CIRCUIT VOLTAGES. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REVIEW MEDIA ORIENTED SYSTEMS TRANSPORT BUS DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U0028 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. |
| PIT5489B | 2016-10-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON HOW TO REPAIR VEHICLES WITH A RATTLE OR CLUNK NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE OVER BUMPS. ENGINEERING HAS RELEASED A REDESIGNED LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FOR THIS NOISE CONCERN. REPLACE THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE NEW PART NUMBER. |
| 16-NA-159 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE ON INSPECTING AND/OR RE-ADJUSTING BOTH (INNER AND OUTER) INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BOOTS TO SQUEAKY AND/OR RUBBING TYPE NOISE. |
| SB-16-NA-109 | 2016-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A NORMAL CONDITION OF GREASE OR SEALANT ON EXTERIOR CASE OF GEAR DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS." |
| PIE0343C | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. Engineering Information – Vehicle Pulls to One Side and/or Steering Feels Loose If you encounter a vehicle with this concern, please refer to SI diagnostics. |
| PIE0343B | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. Important: If the customer did not bring their vehicle in for this concern, DO NOT proceed with this EI. Some customers may comment on the vehicle pulling to one side and/or that the steering feels “loose or sloppy.” Cause GM Engineering is attempting to determine the root cause of the above condition. Engineering has a need to gather information on vehicles PRIOR to repair that may exhibit this condition. As a result, this information will be used to "root cause" the customer's concern and develop/validate a field fix. |
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