Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED FROM TH… |
| 2010-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE IN… |
| 2009-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING ON THE FRITZ FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW. EVERY FIX WOULD LAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE… |
| 2007-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, HAD ALREADY HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED IN JULY OF 2006 AT YARK AUTOMOTIVE … |
| 2005-07-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. I OWN THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAR. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, NAMELY T… |
| 2005-05-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1998 ODLSMOBILE ACHIEVA AS A PROGRAM CAR IN 1998 FROM BENDER CHEVY/OLDS/CADILLAC IN CLOVIS NM. SINCE THE… |
| 2004-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #04V036000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR R… |
| 2004-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM… |
| 2004-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER TIRES WERE INSTALLED. *PH THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. TH… |
| 2004-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR - 2ND TIME THAT GOES OUT IN 3 1/2 YEARS. CAR BOUGHT IN 1999 WITH LESS THAN 35000 MILES, ALTERNATOR WENT OUT… |
| 2003-11-12 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA ARE NOT COOPERATIVE WITH CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS… |
| 2003-09-20 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND WHEN KEY WAS PUT IN STARTER, IT WOULD NOT START. AND I COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITI… |
| 2003-08-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 OLDS ACHEIVA. MY THROTTLE IDLE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE CAR PIC… |
| 2003-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO KNOCK. THEN , ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A ME… |
| 2003-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AN… |
| 2003-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPIN… |
| 2003-03-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED WHEN THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RAIL, HOSE AND RE… |
| 2002-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVE ALONG UNION STREET IN GREENVILLE, MISS WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I SUDDENLY PULL… |
| 2002-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY START TO ACCERLERATE WITH GREAT FORCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *… |
| 2002-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | ANTI FREEZE LIQUID EATS AWAY INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED PART.*AK |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER … |
| 2001-09-06 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | MECHANICS ADVISE ME THESE 2 MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND PARTS ARE INFERIOR MATERIAL. *AK |
| 2001-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE MOVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RETURN TO D. AFTER FULL STOP TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK.*AK |
| 2001-06-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD BY TECH THAT ALMOST EVERY ACHIEVA THEY SEE NEEDS THE BUSHINGS REPLACE ON THE LOWER A-FRAM… |
| 2001-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. ONLY WARNING WAS HEA… |
| 2001-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10-15MPH TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED. CONSUMER MASHED DOWN ON BRAKES TWICE AND … |
| 2001-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKING SYTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHEN TRAVELING IN WET WEATHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SLIDES. DEALERSHIP A… |
| 2000-03-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE.ALSO, W… |
| 1999-10-09 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TRUNK LIGHT FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE TRUNK WAS CLOSED CAUSING THE LAMP TO BURN HOLES THROUGH THE CONSUMER CLOTHS. N… |
| 1999-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LIGHTS APPEAR OFTEN AND THE ENGINE IDLES AT AN ABNORMAL SETTING. WHICH CAUSES THE ENGI… |
| 1999-05-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF … |
| 1999-04-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UP TO 70 MPH, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID MAYBE … |
| 1999-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON… |
| 1998-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE APPARENTLY OF INFERIOR QUALITY. DEALER TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 32,632 MILES. THE V… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER I… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, FUEL PRESSURE VALVE, MASTER CYLINDER, ABS BOOSTER, RAD… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR THE DEALER AGREE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CONSUMER F… |