Oldsmobile Achieva Complaints

416 consumer complaints on file.

#10853272April 4, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDLED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THE OIL WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING LIQUID LEAKED ONTO THE OIL PAN, WHICH MIXED THE TWO LIQUIDS. COOLANT ALSO LEAKED INTO THE AIR VENTS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701523March 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY APPROXIMATELY 4-5 YEARS AGO, UNBEKNOWNST OF THE 2000 RECALL FOR IGNITION ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH 3 OCCASIONS MOST CURRENTLY TODAY 3/24/2015. I PRESUME THERE IS A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON THIS ISSUE. I AM CURIOUS DO I STILL HAVE ANY RE-COURSE IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED OR MUST I OUT OF POCKET RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS I CANNOT CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE IGNITION SWITCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682349February 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVE ALONG UNION STREET IN GREENVILLE, MISS WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I SUDDENLY PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR BECAME ENGULF IN FLAMES. THE FIREMAN WAS CALLED TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT FROM THE VEHICLE.THE CAR WAS LOST DUE TO THE FLAMES AND I LOST WAGES DUE TO THE CAR. I CONTACT GMC ABOUT THE CAR AND THEY SAID , THE CAR ENGULF IN FLAMES HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649591October 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THE FACE AND LEFT HAND. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED A CRASH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. ..UPDATED 12/02/14 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10535676August 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY DADS 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA, ON ABOUT THE 7-22-13, HE HAD IT AT OUR MECHANICS CAR LOT FOR SALE AND MY TRUCKS TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING ON ME SO I PURCHASED MY DADS CAR, WENT TO PICK IT UP AND NOW AFTER 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND 5 WEEKS LATER THEY STILL CAN'T GET MY CAR FIXED SO IT WILL RUN,THIS IS WHAT IT DOES,SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF FLASHING UNTIL IT COMES ON FULLY ALL THE TIME,DIES AND REFUSES TO START, SO I DONE SOME LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE ACHIEVA, MALIBU'S,BASICALLY ALL G.M. CARS FROM EARLY 90'S- UPPER 90'S ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN IN SOME CASES, SO I FILL LIKE IF THIS IS NOT TOOK CARE OF IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK,FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT OF SOME KIND BEING IT IS THE # 1 THING TO GO WRONG WITH THIS KIND AND YEAR MODEL'S OF OLDS-ACHIEVA, JUST WAS WONDERING IF MY CAR GOT MISSED ON RECALL OR IF IT SHOULD BE RECALLED, I'M ABOUT HALF WAY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT EVEN IF IT GETS FIXED, THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN AND ME BE DRIVING IT NEXT TIME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY HELP FOR MY CAR TO GET RECALLED.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509487April 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BY THERE SELF NO ACCIDENT AND NOT MOVING I WAS AT A STAND STILL .FIRST THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE ARE FACTORY INSTALLED AIR BAGS IN THE CAR? AS I BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND HAND LESS THEN A YEAR AGO. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE CAR BEING IN A ACCIDENT AND CAR NEVER BEEN TOTALED OUT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451857March 15, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435480November 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07E015000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386647March 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION REPEATEDLY TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EIGHT TIMES AND REPAIRED. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALSO REPLACED BECAUSE THE HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V070000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY WHETHER HER VIN WAS INCLUDED THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383063February 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING ON THE FRITZ FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW. EVERY FIX WOULD LAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WEEKS THAN GO RIGHT BACK TO NO WORKING. I KEEP GETTING LOCK OUT OF OF THE CAR WITH THE ANTI THIEFT. I HAVE A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF AT TIMES DURING THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. I HATE GM AND THEIR CRAPPY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT IT THAT U WOULD THINK THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353295September 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY THE VIN BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328645May 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
STUPID PASSLOCK ISSUE . EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT NO FIX FROM GM. WORTHLESS CAR THAT WILL NOT START ONE TIME OUT OF EVERY 10. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. CAR MUST BE SOLD OR GOTTEN RID OF TO FIX CAUSE THERE IS NO FIX. ENGINEERS SHOULD BE SENT TO IRAQ. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273090June 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE TECHNICIAN INSTALLED A RELAY KIT. YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE REMEDY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY, THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR WAS TECHNICALLY SUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230048June 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSAXLE HAD AN OIL LEAK NEAR THE CV JOINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE TRANSAXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING FLUID NEAR THE CV JOINT. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222507March 27, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217302February 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. SHE WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OCCASIONALLY IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE SMELL AND SMOKE OCCURRED AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT LEAST THREE TIMES. INITIALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART. AFTER A SHORT TIME, IT WOULD TAKE LONGER TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE STALLING OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V287000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY). THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215242January 17, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER IN VEHICLE SUSTAINED SERIOUS EYE INJURY DUE TO A FAULTY AIR BAG ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE - . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10208675November 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, HAD ALREADY HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED IN JULY OF 2006 AT YARK AUTOMOTIVE IN TOLEDO, OHIO. FREQUENTLY FAILS TO START. HAD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007. DEALERSHIP WORKING ON THE VEHICLE NOW CLAIMS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204357September 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V070000). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196869July 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ISSUED RECALL # 00V287000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY) IN 2001. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NEVER PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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