Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'… |
| 2013-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BY THERE SELF NO ACCIDENT AND NOT MOVING I WAS AT A STAND STILL .FIRST THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYE… |
| 2012-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE AIR… |
| 2007-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS IN… |
| 2007-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION REPEATEDLY T… |
| 2004-09-08 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMERS SEAT RECLINED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB |
| 2004-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP IS LEAKING AND MAKING BEARING NOISE THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS IS $600. *JB |
| 2004-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT START SO WE TOOK THE CAR IN ON 1/22/2004 AND HAD TO HAVE AN IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. COST $492.45 ON 2… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | (1)54,971 MILES "LOW COOLANT LIGHT" DEX-COOL COOLANT GUARANTEED FOR 5 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES REPORTED "DIRT… |
| 2002-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA SINCE BUYING IT IN FEBRUARY OF 2001. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT 6 … |
| 2002-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR RELAY SWITCH, TOOK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED RELAY, AND PRESENTLY VEHICLE IS DISC… |
| 2002-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DEALER: COURTESEY CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE, ORLANDO, FL; PHONE# 407/295-7000 WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $600.00 FOR RECALL … |
| 2002-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 02V070000 IGNITION CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER, DEALERSHIP WOU… |
| 2002-04-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING 70-73 MPH, AND ENGAGED IN CRUISE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE… |
| 2002-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD NO HEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED WATER PUMP/ GASKETS, AND SEALS HOWEVER, . PROBLEM REOC… |
| 2001-11-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE SPED UP, AND RPMS WENT OVER 3000. CONSUMER NOT… |
| 2001-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING. |
| 2001-03-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED IN OCT 2000. DEALER FOUND NOTHING. ON 14 MAR 2001, CONSUMER WAS AT STOP LIGHT, APPLIED GAS AND VEHICLE… |
| 2001-02-13 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED. CONSUMER STATED THAT PA… |
| 2000-08-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND ON RAILROAD TRACKS, FRONT OF VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE… |
| 2000-05-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEALER LET HIS GIRLFRIEND AND WHOEVER DRIVE THE CAR AND PUT 2000 MILES ON IT PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. THEY LET IT GET TO L… |
| 2000-02-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE BACK REST IS LOOSE, DEALER REPLACED BUSHING, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GET… |
| 1999-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LEVER DID NOT MOVE TO PARK AND THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE SWITCHED OFF. THE SHIFTER LEVER WAS JA… |
| 1999-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 30-50 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER EXCEPT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THIS CAUSED… |
| 1999-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT. CONSUMER JUMPED OUT AND CHECKED SIDE PANEL ON DRIVER'S DOOR AND IT WAS VE… |
| 1999-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #97V05900 FOR UNDER HOOD FUSE. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO IN TURN, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. WAS INFOR… |
| 1999-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR REPLACED 3 X IN 16 MONTHS |
| 1999-03-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | ON 3/30/99 WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON SMOOTH INTERSTATE, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.… |
| 1999-03-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.WEATHER WAS CLEAR .… |
| 1999-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. |
| 1998-12-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD STOP ACCELERATING & WOULD SHUT DOWN. SOMETIMES EITHER CHECK ENGINE… |
| 1998-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 45-50 MPH THE SPEED WILL DROP TO 10. ONCE VEHICLE LOSES POWER ONLY HAZARD LIGHTS COME ON, AND VEHIC… |
| 1998-11-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE THE HEAT IS ON OR OFF BUT ON HEAT, THERE IS A NASTY ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER TO GET SI… |
| 1998-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING. ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE… |
| 1998-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | IGNITION COIL COMPLETELY BURNED CAUSING SPARK PLUGS TO GO BAD SOONER THAN NEEDED. THE CRANK SHAFT, WATER PUMP & THERMOS… |
| 1998-07-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER'S SEAT SLIDES AROUND. WOULD FAIL TO LOCK AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK OR FORWARD. THE WINDOW FELL OUT OF TRACK… |
| 1998-06-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | DEFECT IN THE FRONT PASSENAGER SIDE CONTROL ARM, RESULTED IN FAILURE, CAUSING ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR (FRONT AXEL, … |
| 1998-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKED UP AT 55MPH. THEN TOOK OFF AT 75MPH. HAD APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SMOKE FROM BRAK… |
| 1998-05-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TRUNK IS LEAKING AND HAS BEEN TO THE GARAGE 4 TIMES AND HASN'T BEEN FIXED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 345 TIRE SIZE: 215/65R/15 ) |
| 1998-05-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS PULSATE. |
| 1998-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE. YH |
| 1998-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, RETURNED TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES WITHOUT EVER GETTING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. I AM CURREN… |
| 1998-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING AT 55-70 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INCIDENT OCCURR… |
| 1998-01-01 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | HAND BRAKE FAILED. NLM |
| 1997-04-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SMELLED GAS IN VEHICLE; PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE; DAUGHTER ARRIVED HOME & NOTICED GASOLINE ON GARAGE FLOOR; TOOK BACK … |
| 1997-03-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. |
| 1996-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING T… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE BATTERY SHORTED OUT WHICH RESULTED IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS CAUSED POWER DOORS TO BE INOPERATIVE. CO… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PLEAS… |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING WITH CRUISE SET AT 60 MPH, FIVE DAYS AFTER BEING PURCHASED NEW. |