Oldsmobile Achieva Complaints

416 consumer complaints on file.

#561210May 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED ON 12/2001 (00V-287). THE DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888250May 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10-15MPH TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED. CONSUMER MASHED DOWN ON BRAKES TWICE AND THERE WAS AN AIR SOUND. VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, PICKING UP SPEED CONSUMER EXITED ONTO HIGHWAY. VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED UNTIL VEHICLE GOT TO DRIVEWAY OF CONSUMER'S HOME. THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUSED DOWN EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. OLDSMOBILE SENT A WRECKER TO PICK UP VEHICLE. OLDSMOBILE AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF COST. BRAKE BOOSTER VACCUM WAS LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887332May 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KEEPS FALLIING OFF THE TRACK , CONSUMER HAS REPLACED WINDOW 5 TIMES WITHIN 4 YEARS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885745April 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH FRACTURED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START.VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V153000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743842April 10, 2001
STEERING:COLUMN, AIR BAGS
TILT MECHANISM "SPRUNG" WHEEL SWINGS UP AND DOWN EFFECTS ABILITY TO DRIVE CAR. AIRBAG PERFORMANCE COULD BE COMPRIMISED BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL SWINGS UP AND DOWN. LIGHTS ON DASH OR HEADLIGHTS MAY NOT FUNCTION WHEN HIGH BEAM TURNED ON OR OFF BY STALK ON ST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885143April 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER WAS ISSUED RECALL 00V287000/MANUFACTURER'S RECCALL 00079/ IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION MELTED WIRES, CAUSING LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO STAY ON, AND LEFT HEADLIGHT NOT TO COME ON. DEALER HAVE FIXED HEADLIGHT AT THE CONSUMERS COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884874April 2, 2001
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AN AIRBAG MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 000058-S REPAIRS DONE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PROPER EQUIPMENT IN STOCK FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743211March 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
PCM/TCM REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS IGNITION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. NOW I AM TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IS IN FAILURE AS WELL. PCM REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT A SECOND TIME. CAR HAS BEEN IN INTERNAL FAILURE OFF AND ON, I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WOULD GIVE OUT ON ME. CAR AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR THE 7TH TIME IN 3 MONTHS.*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
#742549March 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TRIED TO START MY CAR TO GO TO WORK ON 3/12/01 AND I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A PROBLEM. I APPEARED TO WORK FINE THE DAY BEFORE. THE CAR DID START BUT IMMEDIATELY IT STARTED TO POOR SMOKE OUT THE EXAUST PIPE. I ALSO NOTICED THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE. I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE TO MY NORMAL SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR (REGENCY OLDSMOBILE) AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR DID NOT MEET THE CRITRIA BECAUSE OF ITS AGE. THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN NUMBER I GAVE THEM HAD THE PROBLEM, BUT MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY CAR WAS TO OLD. I THEN CALLED OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE OFFICE AT 1-800-442-6537 WHERE THE LADY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO REPAIRS AGAINST THAT SAME VIN NUMBER THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME WAS. CAN YOU HELP ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883255March 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLED IN OCT 2000. DEALER FOUND NOTHING. ON 14 MAR 2001, CONSUMER WAS AT STOP LIGHT, APPLIED GAS AND VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THEN, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AGAIN NOTHING. CONSUMER PUT BACK IN DRIVE, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, ENGINE REVVED. DEALER AGAIN FOUND NOTHING. *AK COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A COOLANT SMELL PRESENT IN VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED COOLANT SYSTEM; WATER PUMP, COOLANT PUMP, TIMING CHAIN, VEHICLE STALLED AND DEALER REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER. VEHICLE WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, DEALER REPLACED A BROKEN SHIFT CABLE CONSOLE SHIFTER AND FOUND SHIFTER BOOT COMING OUT, DEALER INSTALLED NEW SHIFTER. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS ROUGH IDLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560076March 5, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THE BACK REST IS LOOSE, DEALER REPLACED BUSHING, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741906March 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FIRE STARTED UNDER DASH,FIRE ALSO IN FUSE RECEPTICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881027February 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
AFTER DRIVING COULD STOP AND ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. ENGINE WILL NOT START UNTIL CONSUMER WILL LET VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN, IT WILL RESTART AND WORK AGAIN. DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM IWAS WITH TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880763February 20, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FALLS DOWN ONTO DRIVERS LAP DUE TO BOLTS DISENGAGING AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741025February 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED. OLDSMOBILE HAD RECALLED THE 1992 AND 1993 ACHIEVAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE IS COMING INTO THE CAR AND ALSO THE CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880604February 15, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS SWITCH HAS A SHORTAGE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND SOMETIMES DON'T COME BACK ON. SWITCH HAS TO BE TOYED WITH TO COME BACK ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880484February 13, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED. CONSUMER STATED THAT PANEL LIGHTS WERE JUST OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740678February 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *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

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