1992 Oldsmobile Achieva
Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WASHING VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE STARTED FILLI… |
| 2004-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRAHED INTO A POLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK |
| 2004-01-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK SHE SAW SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DASH. SHE DROVE HOME IN A SNOW STORM FOR 1.5 HOUR… |
| 2003-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, STRONG GAS FUMES CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. *AK THE SMELL WORSENED PER CONSUMER. THE… |
| 2002-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, BRAKES DO NOT TAKE HOLD IMMEDIATELY , COMPLETE FAILURE DURING INLCLEMENT WEATHER. ABS LIG… |
| 2001-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I TRIED TO START MY CAR TO GO TO WORK ON 3/12/01 AND I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A PROBLEM. I APPEARED TO WORK FINE THE DAY … |
| 2001-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | FIRE STARTED UNDER DASH,FIRE ALSO IN FUSE RECEPTICLE. *AK |
| 2001-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING COULD STOP AND ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL CONSUMER WILL LE… |
| 2000-06-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT ANY SPEED STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR STOP, AND ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, THEN … |
| 1999-09-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I THOUGHT I SMELLED A SMOKE ODOR, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE OUTSIDE COMING IN THE VENT. … |
| 1999-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VENICLE HAS STARTED TO OVERHEAT AFTER GOING SHORT DISTANCES. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED TWICE WITH IN THE LAST FOUR (4… |
| 1999-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD CRACKED ON THE ENGINE- CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT |
| 1999-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR OUT 96/UPPER RAD HOSE OUT 97/ OXYGEN SENSOR OUT 98/DOOR LOCK OUT 98/TIMING CHAIN,GEARS,GUIDES, WATER PUMP OU… |
| 1999-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND VIBRATED. ALSO, CHECK E… |
| 1999-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VECHILE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS, SAME ITEMS, NUMEROUS TIMES, UNDER WARRANTY, ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY REBUILT 7 MONTHS AGO,… |
| 1999-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VECHILE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS, SAME ITEMS, NUMEROUS TIMES, UNDER WARRANTY, ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY REBUILT 7 MONTHS AGO,… |
| 1998-09-13 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | THE GOODYEAR P2055R16 TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE SIDE WALL OF LEFT FRONT WENT FLAT UPON INPSECTION.*JB |
| 1998-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 15MPH. BEEN TO DEALER, AND TOLD CONSUMER TRAN… |
| 1997-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR, I WAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE ENGINE FOR CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND COOLANT LOSS. THOMAS M… |
| 1997-06-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARK IN A CLOSE IN GARAGE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BLEW UP. CALL THE MFR AND THEY ALREADY HAVE MY COMPL… |
| 1997-03-03 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 65-70 MPH THE REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE , CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN. … |
| 1997-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PAINT IS COMING OFF FROM ALL VERTICAL SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED NEXT TO T… |
| 1996-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FAILED TO START. |
| 1996-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING CAR TO STOP INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 1996-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED FROM EITHER THE DOOR AREA OR DRIVERS SEAT. *AK |
| 1996-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. |
| 1996-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR FROM THE GET GO WAS A LEMON. I CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM, THEY SAID THAT … |
| 1996-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BOTH ABS /BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON UPON STARTINGAND BOTH LIGHTS REMAIN WHILE DRIVING; BRAKES, HOWEVER, SEEM TO WORK PROPERL… |
| 1995-09-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL LINE THAT GOES INTO HIGH PRESSURE RAIL IS SQUIRTING OUT GASOLINE; HOSE IS SEPARATING; DROVE TO DEALER WITH HOSE PA… |
| 1995-07-08 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | REAR TRUNK LIGHT BULB GETS VERY HOT WHEN OPENED FOR ENOUGH TIME. OWNER KNUCKLE BURNED WHEN ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED. PLEASE D… |
| 1995-05-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ATTACHED TO THE DOOR DOES NOT RETRACT. *AK |
| 1995-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WON'T START. |
| 1995-04-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MODULE BURNS/SHORTS OUT, CAUSING SYSTEM INSTRUMENTS TO FAIL. *SKD |
| 1995-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 35-40 MPH VEHICLE SURGES. TT |
| 1994-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS: ON WET, SNOWY OR ICY CONDITIONS WHEELS LOCK UP; VEHICLE SLIDES; SLID THRU STOP SIGN. TT |
| 1994-11-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 1 | PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGER SECURE, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD |
| 1994-05-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS ALWAYS FALL OFF TR… |
| 1994-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED DUE TO SNOW BUILDING UP IN WHEELS, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK |
| 1993-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OVERHEATS. |
| 1992-06-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | MANUAL WINDOWS JUMP OFF TRACK. |
| 1992-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | NO INTERLOCKING SYSTEM, CAUSING KEY TO COME OUT OF IGNITION IN ANY GEAR. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, T… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED FAILURE OF WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL, CLOCK, AND RADIO. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS WARPED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BECOME INTERMITTENT. BRAKES REPAIRED AT 20,000 MILES AND WILL SOON REPAIR AGAIN. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING, LIGHT KEEPS COMING O, -NO ACCIDENT, DID NOT HAVE TO APPLY EMERG BRAKES OR PUT AU… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AND DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. MOST RECENT STALL OCCURRED AT BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE OWNER WAS TEAC… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE GASKET AND TIMING BELT WHEN OUT . TT |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO RESTART. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK IGNITION MODULE FAILED,… |