Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ISSUED RECALL # 00V287000 (ELEC… |
| 2005-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN WERE HAVING WIRING SENSOR PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SENSOR ON THE INTERNAL SHORTA… |
| 2002-04-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND WAS TOTALLED. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK DEALER CO… |
| 2002-04-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE … |
| 2002-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE LOST POWER AT 65 MPH ON FREEWAY, ABLE TO PULL TO RIGHT SHOULDER, ENGINE WAS NOT HOT, NO CHECK LIGHTS WERE ON, CH… |
| 2002-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON & OFF MANUFACTURER CAN'T DUPLICATE, WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS ARE USED HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK HAZARD L… |
| 2001-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I WAS SOLD A CAR THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE COMPLETLY WORN OUT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS BROKEN, 1 TIRE HA… |
| 2001-04-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDIN… |
| 2001-03-26 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT MECHANISM "SPRUNG" WHEEL SWINGS UP AND DOWN EFFECTS ABILITY TO DRIVE CAR. AIRBAG PERFORMANCE COULD BE COMPRIMISED… |
| 2001-01-31 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOP, THE STEERING COLUMN FELL INTO MY LAP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWIN… |
| 2000-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 000779-S CONCERNING IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. NOTICE STATED THAT RECALL WI… |
| 2000-12-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS SWITCH HAS A SHORTAGE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND SOMETIMES DON'T COME BACK ON. SWITC… |
| 2000-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL 00V287000/ IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED TURN SIGNAL TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH IS A SAFETY FEATURE. DEAELR IS NOT WILLI… |
| 2000-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOTOR HAD A CRACKED HEAD. OLDSMOBILE ACKNOWLEDGES FAULTY HEAD GASKETS ON 1992 AND 1993 MODELS AND STATES THEY HAVE FIX… |
| 2000-08-05 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE PLACEMENT OF LIQUID LINE HOSE WAS AGAINST FAN HOUSING AND RUBBED A HOLE IN THE HOSE. WHICH CAUSED ALL OF THE FREON… |
| 2000-07-24 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL FELL INTO DRIVERS LAP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY. STREERING COLUMN DROPPED INTO DRIVER LA… |
| 2000-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 70,000 MILES MY ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND A CRACKED HEAD WHICH HAS COST ME A TOTAL OF $1000.00 FOR PARTS AN… |
| 2000-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOME. SHE WENT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP, AND SMOKE WAS COMING F… |
| 2000-03-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT PINS KEEP FALLING OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THERE ARE TWO PINS THAT KEEP FALLING O… |
| 2000-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED. OLDSMOBILE HAD RECALLED THE 1992 AND 1993 ACHIEVAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL OF ANTIF… |
| 2000-01-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | FAILURE NUMBER 1 - THIS VEHICLE HAS POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK FAILED AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR U… |
| 1999-12-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 4TH FAILURE OF THE FRONT PADS. THIS LAST FAILURE TOOK PLACE AFTER ONLY TEN MONTHS OF SERVICE. THE FAILURE… |
| 1999-04-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN FELL OFF INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT STEER… |
| 1998-12-30 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES AND SEVERAL MAJOR OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS |
| 1998-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED ENGINE HEAD CAUSED ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE, CAR SPUTTERS. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $450 FOR THE HEAD CORE, E… |
| 1998-12-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK & PINION STEERING WOULD GET STIFF IN THE MORNINGS. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, IT WOULD MAKE WHINNING N… |
| 1998-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. |
| 1998-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. ALSO ENGINE COVER GASKET CRACKED. DEALER ALSO REPLACED #2 SPARK… |
| 1997-10-10 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN READY TO MAKE A LEFT WHEN STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE, FELL DOWN,STEERING SHIFTED FROM PLACE… |
| 1997-07-22 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (25) MPH, THE TILT STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION AND MOVED AROUND FREELY. THE PRO… |
| 1997-05-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DUE TO A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE EXPRIENCED THE LOCKS BEHAVING ERRATICALLY (ON AND OFF), AND THE FRONT WINDSH… |
| 1996-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET CAUSING OIL TO BE GUMMY BROWN/CREAMY. |
| 1996-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE WALL @ THE 4TH SPARK-PLUG (FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE) IS CRACKED ABOUT 1.5" IS THIS A RARE OR COMMON ACCURRENCE ON THIS… |
| 1996-06-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. |
| 1996-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT STEERING PULLE DTO THE LEFT, ALSO MADE SQUEALING NOISE. *AK |
| 1996-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1996-02-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES. *SD |
| 1995-10-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT EXCESSIVELY, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN 18K MILES. TT |
| 1995-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKES WEAR OUT FAST AND THE CAR HAS 23,000 MILES AND HAS ITS 3RD SET OF BRAKES ON IT. *AK |
| 1995-05-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON REAR IMPACT THEN FRONTAL IMPACT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-04-10 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | Yes | 0 | STEERING RACK REPLACED DUE TO DEFECT, CAUSING ACCIDENT/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD |
| 1995-03-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | Yes | 2 | AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY W/BLOWN SENSOR LIGHT UPON FRONTAL IMPACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-03-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE FRONT DISC BRAKE HAS 24,000 MILES REPLACE BRAKE FOUR TIME. TT |
| 1995-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE. *AW |
| 1994-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPING. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ONE OF THE HEAD GASKETS HAS BEEN CRACKED AND IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT MOVES FORWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK |