Oldsmobile Achieva Complaints (1996)

87 consumer complaints on file.

#755846December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WONT START FOR 5 OR 10 MIN. REAR WINDOW STILL POPPING OUT . NO DEALERS CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WIYH THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754939November 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION NEVER DEPLOYED THE AIR BAGS. IF THEY OPENED MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#894386August 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN TURNING KEY IN IGNITION TO START NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN ,CONSUMER WAS STILL TRYING WHEN SMOKE APPEARED FROM STEERING WHEEL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN IGNITION THAT MELTED SOME WIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748942July 23, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR RUNS NO INTEROIR OR EXTERIOR LIGHTS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742974March 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF OR QUITS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. WILL NOT RESTART AT TIMES FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. DEALER CANNOT PINPOINT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878690January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS FIXED 3 ACHIEVA VEHICLES BELOW 50,000 MILES,IN WHICH BRAKE LINE CRACKED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, RESULTING IN BRAKED. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876824December 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734715October 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR HAS RECURRENT PROBLEMS, NEVER RESOLVED, SERVICE COSTS, MUST REPLACE CAR!!!!!!! I FEEL LIKE SUEING GMAC FOR THIS. GASOLINE SPRAYS OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BUT NO ONE KNOWS THE CAUSE. ALWAYS A GASOLINE ODOR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. REPLACED 3 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON AND ENGINES CUTS OFF SOMETIME FOR NO REASON SO IT GETS TOWED AND TOWED. I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY. THIS CAR COST ME OVER $18,000 AND I GET A CAR IN THE SHOP MOST OF THE TIME. ENDED UP TRADING IN CAR FOR ANOTHER "LEMON" ALERO 2000. NOW THIS CAR CUTS OFF WHEN I TURN OFF THE AC. I REALLY HATE OLDS CARS! DEFECTS THAT CANNOT BE TRACED....WHAT A DEAL! NOW I HAVE HIGHER PAYMENTS ON ANOTHER OLDS THAT HAS MORE UNDETECTABLE PROBLEMS. CONSTANTLY IN THE SERVICE SHOP, SO HERE WE GO AGAIN. OH WELL, THEY SURE ARE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF ME,... THAT IS, IF I LIVE THROUGH THIS CAR.THE ACHIEVA WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAT 6 TIMES IN A YEAR, EVERY YEAR. I WONDER WHAT THIS ALERO WILL DO? AND TO THINK I LET THE DEALERSHIP GET ME FOR ANOTHER $18,000 ON YET ANOTHER CAR. THE PAYMENTS ARE HIGHER THAN THE LAST LEMON THEY SOLD ME. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT ME INTO A NEW CAR, WITH MY REMAINING PAYMENTS ON THE ACHIEVA. PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730042September 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FIRE BURNED STEERING COLUMN AND DASH AND BROKE WINDSHIELD AND BURNED HEADLINER WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#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
#719057February 21, 2000
AIR BAGS
DRIVING HOME APPROX 3:30 P.M. , CLEAR DAY, DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT REAGAN OLDS - OMAHA, NE. THEIR SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON WHY THE BAGS DEPLOYED. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR INVESTIGATOR FROM GM TO PERFORM VEHICLE INSPECTION, AND ACCESS A COMPUTOR THE DEALER CAN'T TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHY. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, TO BE THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. I DON'T THINK I RAN OVER ANYTHING IN THE ROAD, UNLESS IT JUST FELL OFF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856779February 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
FRONT END WASN'T STABLE. ALSO, CAR HAD THREE SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED WITHIN SIX MONTHS, AND MAIN COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550844February 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONTROL ARMS, BUSHINGS AND LINKS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO BOTH FRONT TIRES WHICH CONTROLS THE TIRES BROKE BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE FRONT END SUSPENSION. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709853August 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES GRAB AT TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709240July 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838425June 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WILL STALL OR QUIT WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DULPICATE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819665June 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO WATER BUILDING UP UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AND CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707411June 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
HORN SOUNDED FOR 45" THEN BLEW FUSE AND 1-F-NOTE. REPLACED FUSE, F-NOTE AND BOTH REGULATORS ($125). 2 WEEKS LATER, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HORN STARTED BLOWING UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND REMOVED FUSE. DEALERSHIP INDICATES WIRING PROBLEM. BRAKES BOUNCE AND CREATE LOUD THUMPING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS, HAD BOTH ROTORS REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS SCRAPED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS DAILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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