Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Oldsmobile Achieva.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY DADS 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA, ON ABOUT THE 7-22-13, HE HAD IT AT OUR MECHANICS CAR LOT FOR SALE AND MY TRUC… |
| 2011-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A… |
| 2008-03-21 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED THA… |
| 2008-03-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FRONT AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR |
| 2007-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUALLY REFUSES TO START DUE TO PASS LOCK AND LEAVES US STRANDED. DEALER REPLACED IPC AND IGNITION SWITCH … |
| 2007-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | PASS LOCK 1 SECURITY SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THE CAR THINKS THAT I AM STEALING IT AND DOES NOT ALLOW G… |
| 2007-01-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON IN MY 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. I WAS REFERRED TO MY DEALER BY MY MECHANIC WHO … |
| 2006-11-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE SERVI… |
| 2006-10-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1996 OLDS ACHIEVA SOUTHBOUND ON I-271 IN NE OHIO BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. … |
| 2006-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | PASSENGER IN VEHICLE SUSTAINED SERIOUS EYE INJURY DUE TO A FAULTY AIR BAG ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE - . *TR |
| 2005-03-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP LOWER BALL JOINT DISENGAGED AND TIRE CAME OFF. THE RIGHT FRONT FEND… |
| 2003-11-15 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR,SERP BELT TENSIONER, SERP BELT, R& R ALTERNATOR,R & R BELT TENSIONER ... THE TENSION ACUTALLY BROKE OFF AND … |
| 2003-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKS COOLANT AND A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM APPARENTLY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT. IT HAPPENS TO MANY OF ITS V… |
| 2003-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CUTS OFF AND ANY SPEED FOR NO REASON. THEN IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 7 MINS TO GET IT RESTARTED AND THAT IS … |
| 2003-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT. *JB |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. |
| 2003-01-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | IN REGARDS OF YOUR DEFECT INVESTIGATION# IQ3001, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY CONTROL MODULE, ITS NOT WORKING NOW DUE TO IT… |
| 2002-10-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CON… |
| 2002-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING AND THE BATTERY FAILED AS THE RESULT OF THE DEALER?S POOR RECA… |
| 2002-06-13 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | THE FIRST TIME WAS 09/03/2001 AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING, SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW MIROR, DUE TO THE GLUE ON THE BACK OF T… |
| 2002-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WHEN SHE ACTUALLY GOT IT IT VEHICLE ST… |
| 2002-03-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARMS BROKE AT THE BUSHINGS, VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *MJ |
| 2002-03-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH WHEELS BROKE OFF FROM BUSHING. MY MECHANIC SAID MY CAR WAS THE 15TH OLDSMOBILE THAT THIS HAP… |
| 2002-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH NOT OPERATING… |
| 2002-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL DONE ON THE VEHICLE DID FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED D… |
| 2002-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 02V070000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02008. GOT RECALL NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER INDICATED NO PARTS AVAI… |
| 2002-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. WHEN THIS OCCURS LIGHTS DOES NOT COME ON AT KEY UP. … |
| 2001-12-04 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THERE WAS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILURE. THE DOME LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLE… |
| 2001-11-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION NEVER DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS. IF THEY… |
| 2001-10-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION AND PUT ON THE CO… |
| 2001-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING KEY IN IGNITION TO START NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN ,CONSUMER WAS STILL TRYING WHEN SMOKE APPEARED FROM STE… |
| 2000-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHUTS OFF OR QUITS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. WILL NOT RESTART AT TIMES FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. DEALER CANN… |
| 2000-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | FIRE BURNED STEERING COLUMN AND DASH AND BROKE WINDSHIELD AND BURNED HEADLINER WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY |
| 2000-05-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS RECURRENT PROBLEMS, NEVER RESOLVED, SERVICE COSTS, MUST REPLACE CAR!!!!!!! I FEEL LIKE SUEING GMAC FOR THIS. G… |
| 2000-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS HAD A SLOW PICK UP. UPON USING CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE HESITATED. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE … |
| 2000-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME APPROX 3:30 P.M. , CLEAR DAY, DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR IS CURREN… |
| 1999-11-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 10 | REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTED 75-85% TO THE FRONT AND MY BACK GOT VERY STRONG STROKE OF LUMBAR… |
| 1999-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS AT DEALER ON 8/17/99 WHO HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR-OX 3.682 PART DUE TO A SHORTED RELAY AND DAMAGED SENSOR AT A… |
| 1999-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WILL STALL OR QUIT WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DULPICATE DEFECT. *AK |
| 1999-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WONT START FOR 5 OR 10 MIN. REAR WINDOW STILL POPPING OUT . NO DEALERS CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM … |
| 1999-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | HORN SOUNDED FOR 45" THEN BLEW FUSE AND 1-F-NOTE. REPLACED FUSE, F-NOTE AND BOTH REGULATORS ($125). 2 WEEKS LATER, AT… |
| 1999-04-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 1999-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING/TURNING INTO PARKING LOT SMELLED BURNING AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. INSIDE VEHICLE IN REAR THERE B… |
| 1998-10-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CONTROL ARMS, BUSHINGS AND LINKS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO BOTH FRONT TIRES WHICH CONTROLS THE TIRES BROKE BECAUSE OF DEFEC… |
| 1998-08-11 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 70 MPH AND AFTER TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WENT OUT WITHOUT A WA… |
| 1998-07-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-04-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. ALSO REPLACED WARPED ROTORS. |
| 1998-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO SHIFT PLATE BEING WEDGED INTO GEARS. SHIFT PLATE RUSTED AND BENT. ONE IN… |
| 1998-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS COOLANT AND NEEDS TO BE REPEATEDLY SERVICED BECAUSE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS WARM AIR. AIR CONDITIO… |
| 1998-02-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DURING A COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. |