Oldsmobile Achieva Complaints

416 consumer complaints on file.

#707804June 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707805June 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707806June 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
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
#837994June 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#832168June 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
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 SICK ,AND MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707220June 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR, I WAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE ENGINE FOR CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND COOLANT LOSS. THOMAS MOTOR CARS DID THE WORK ON THE CAR AND NOW ABOUT 2 YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT LOSS AND HEAD GASKETS. IS THERE ANY THING THAT I CAN DO TO HELP GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838829June 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT ANCHOR HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR PANEL BECAUSE IT CAUSED THE DOOR PANEL TO BE PULLED OFF IF CONNECTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706798May 24, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR IGNITION SYSTEM LOCATED UNDER GLOVE BOX WAS CORRODED. THE RESULTING HEAT DUE TO THE ADDED RESISTANCE IN THE CIRCUIT MELTED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT CORRECTED. ALSO CAUSES INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706109April 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS ALWAYS FALL OFF TRACK. THEY ARE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS AND TO REPAIR THIS TIME I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER WOULD BE $600 EST. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS EXPECIALLY SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT OLDSMOBILE IS SO AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED A TSB (S). THE TSB ARE: 231066, 93T-34 AND 92-U-54 SO I AM TOLD BY THE TECHS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837214April 28, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN FELL OFF INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT STEERING WHEEL COLUMN FELL OFF, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544898April 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705158March 31, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CRACKED ENGINE HEAD CAUSED ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE, CAR SPUTTERS. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $450 FOR THE HEAD CORE, EXCLUDING LABOR AND ADDITIONAL COSTS. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT SOME DEALERS ARE GETTING THIS PART AT NO COST FOR REPLACEMENT. WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR AT THE VERY LEAST THE COST OF THE HEAD CORE UNIT! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836327March 30, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD STOP ACCELERATING & WOULD SHUT DOWN. SOMETIMES EITHER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OR BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR NON ACCELERATING & THE PANEL LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836140March 25, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING/TURNING INTO PARKING LOT SMELLED BURNING AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. INSIDE VEHICLE IN REAR THERE BEGAN TO BE SMOKE FILLED. AFTER GETTING OUT SHE NOTICED THE TAIL LIGHT WAS ON FIRE, SHE OPENED THE TRUNK AND THERE WERE FLAMES. DEALERSHIP SAID THE HALLOGEN BULB GOT HOT AND BEGAN TO BURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782030March 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544384March 15, 1999
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT ENGAGE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703238February 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VECHILE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS, SAME ITEMS, NUMEROUS TIMES, UNDER WARRANTY, ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY REBUILT 7 MONTHS AGO, UNDER WARRANTY, ENGINE FAILED AGAIN, OLDS WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY, WATER PUMP REPLACED THREE TIMES, STEERING PUMP REPLACED THREE TIMES, TIRES REPLACED TWO TIMES BY DEALER, BOUGHT TIRES MYSELF, TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED, BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM, CONVERTER REPLACED, SENSORS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, FAN MOTOR REPLACED TWICE, COOLANT OVERFLOW REPLACED, GASKETS REPLACED, CAMSHAFT, RODS, BEARINGS, TIMING GEARS, CRANK SHAFT INTAKE GASKETS ALL REPLACED, CAR HAD A CONTINUAL OVERHEATING PROBLEM FOR OVER THREE YEARS, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AND ADVISED OLDSMOBILE, OLDSMOBILE REPLACED NUMEROUS INTERNAL PARTS IN ENGINE, AFTER7 MONTHS ENGINE HAD COMPLETE FAILURE, ALL PARTS INSTALLED , I PAID A PARTIAL OF BILL, WERE UNDER A WARRANTY, 12,000 MILES OR 12 MONTHS, OLDSMOBILE WOULD NOT HONOR THERE WARRANTY, CLAIMED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE GASKET WHICH BLEW CAUSING THE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR. DEALER STATED THAT PARTS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED PREVIOUSLY ON THAT ENGINE. I REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, OLDSMOBILE STATED IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO REPAIR THAN REPLACE, DEALER NOW WANTS AN ADDITIONAL $4,500 DOLLARS FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS FOR ALL WORKED PREFORMED SINCE THE VECHILE HAD APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES ON IT, NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKE ISSUES. VECHILE IS NOW AT AN INDEPENDENT ENGINE MANUFACTURE, PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OF THE ENGINE AFTER IT WAS DISASSEMBLED, AND DEFECTIVE PARTS RECORDED. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT (973) 274-0777 WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY RECALLS, SAFETY ISSUES, AND/OR ASSISTANCE THAT CAN BE OFFERED. I HAD SUBMITTED A PRIOR COMPLAINT APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AGO WHEN OLDSMOBILE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, BUT WANTED TO SAVE MONEY AND INSTALLED SOME REPLACEMENT PARTS INERNALLY INTO THE ENGINE. I WILL SUPPLY ANY AND ALL INVOIVCES IF REQUIRED..THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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