Oldsmobile Achieva Complaints

416 consumer complaints on file.

#725918July 24, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL FELL INTO DRIVERS LAP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY. STREERING COLUMN DROPPED INTO DRIVER LAP AND STEERING WAS IMPOSSIBLE!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865758July 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE NEAR THE DASHBOARD. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF STREET, AND WITHIN SECONDS VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMED MAIN HEAT CAME FROM DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE AND POSSIBLY IT WAS ELECTRICAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725278July 11, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT PINS KEEP FALLING OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THERE ARE TWO PINS THAT KEEP FALLING OUT, WE REMOVE THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO PUT THEM BACK IN PLACE, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO COME OUT. I T IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS DURING DRIVING . THE WHEEL ALMOST SITS ON MY LAP. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. THESE PINS HAVE MANY SCREWDRIVER MARKS, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SOMEONE FIXED IT TEMPORARILY. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEY ARE ASKING AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO LOOK INTO IT. PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE IS A WAY WE CAN FIX IT OURSELVES, FOR WE DO ALMOST ANY TYPE OF MECHANICAL WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. SINCERELY, MRS. GRUBBS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865222July 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON ROAD, WENT TO USE THE HORN AND IT FAILED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES, AND IT WORKS FOR ONLY A SHORT WHILE AFTER REPAIR. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864707July 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS HAD A SLOW PICK UP. UPON USING CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE HESITATED. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864374June 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863417June 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
#EA00007, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION , AND VEHICLE TRIED TO RESTART BY ITSELF TWICE. IGNITON SHORTED OUT AND MELTED RESULTING IN HEADLAMP SWITCH AND STARTER SOLENOID NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY . DEALER CLAIMED IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000984June 8, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTED 75-85% TO THE FRONT AND MY BACK GOT VERY STRONG STROKE OF LUMBAR SUPPORT, RESULTED IN HERNIATED DISK. POSSIBLE THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
10
Deaths:
0
#863077June 6, 2000
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT ANY SPEED STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR STOP, AND ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, THEN IT STALLED. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO RE-START VEHICLE, IT VIBRATED. BUT, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862787May 31, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISES COMING FROM STEERING, SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL. TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING SEPARATED FROM THE FIREWALL, AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY NOT REPARABLE. THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL FLAW, AND CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722882May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER LET HIS GIRLFRIEND AND WHOEVER DRIVE THE CAR AND PUT 2000 MILES ON IT PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. THEY LET IT GET TO LOW ON OIL , THUS CAUSING THIS ENGINE FAILURE. HE REFUSES TO REFUND MY MONEY OR PAY FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT. ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE ALSO BOUGHT A CAR FROM HIM AND HER ENGINE WENT BAD ALSO, HE IS AN ALCHOLIC AND JUST GOT OF JAIL AS OF THIS WRITING FOR HIS FOURTH DWI THIS YEAR, 2000. HE FORGETS WHAT HE TELLS PEOPLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722770May 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
ALTERNATOR OUT 96/UPPER RAD HOSE OUT 97/ OXYGEN SENSOR OUT 98/DOOR LOCK OUT 98/TIMING CHAIN,GEARS,GUIDES, WATER PUMP OUT 99/TRANS. PAN LEAK 2000/HEAD GASKET OUT 2000** HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE A FEAR OF GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A VEHICLE NOT GET PAID FOR WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861693May 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722268May 4, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861112April 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UP TO 70 MPH, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID MAYBE THE MAT WAS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN PEDAL. 2ND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER, AND THIRD TIME THEY SAID SOLENOID WAS BAD. THEN THEY SAID ABS HAD A SHORT IN IT. DEALER STILL HAS NOT FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861028April 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING. ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860661April 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE TRAVELING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLASH. TO STOP THE FLASHING STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE LIFTED UP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED , AND STATED ELECTICAL WIRES BURNED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860526April 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720990April 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859254March 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE.ALSO, WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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