2004 GMC Canyon SLE Z71 review from North America

No "real" problems so far, I did have to take it in to the dealer when I attempted to perform an oil change to get the oil filter taken off because it was on there extremely tight, the motor was twisting on its mounts when I tried to take it off myself. Other than that I haven't had any problems at all.

I've heard others complain about tire wear problems, but I bought mine with after-market 16" wheels and Michelin's on it so the ride and performance is excellent. There is plenty of power for my needs on and off the road, GM did an awesome job with the DOHC Inline 5-cylinder and coupling that to the old 01' Corvette Hydra-Matic transmission. I have no problem getting around sun, rain, or snow although the snow performance increased a great deal after purchasing a seperate set of snow tires and wheels taking it from good to GREAT. and I consider myself to be picky about those sort of things. The interior is somewhat boring, but I actually prefer that, it would be nice to have an oil pressure and a battery voltage gauge, but I've never owned a vehicle that had those anyways so I can't say that I miss having them. My only real complaint which I'm sure most people wouldn't care is that the stock CD player is next to worthless, half the time the player doesn't grab the disc and won't "feed" into the deck without taking another CD to push it in there with. With that being the only malfunction I've encountered I can honestly say that I am extremely pleased with my purchase in every way.