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1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Jan 5, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
21%
of 38 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Jan 5, 2001

CAR DOES NOT HEAT DUE TO COOLANT LOSS CAUSED BY CRACKED HEAD.I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE IN GM "N" CARS SUCH AS THE ACHIEVA.*AK

NHTSA ID
738833
EngineFuel systemVisibility
Filed Jul 27, 2000

REPEATED INCIDENTS OF OVERHEATING; HEATER CORE REPLACED TWICE; INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET; RADIATOR CORED OUT TWICE; WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE; PROBLEM PERSISTS

NHTSA ID
726134
Engine
Filed Apr 4, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
720990
Incident
Feb 1, 1999
BrakesEngine
Filed Nov 19, 1998

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ERRADIC: READS EXCESSIVELY HIGH AT 80+ PSI FOR APPROX. 15 MIN., DROPS TO 35-40PSI (NORMAL), THEN FLUCTUATES AT NORMAL (STANDING) IDLE FROM ABOUT 30-65PSI. 'CHECK OIL' AND 'CHECK GAUGES' WARNING LIGHTS FLASH SPORADDICALLY, THEN 'CHECK OIL' LIGHT REMAINS LIT. ACTUAL CRANKCASE OIL READING IS ALWAYS AT 'FULL' MARK ON DIPSTICK. DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM BUT WITH OUR OK, REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENDING COMPONENT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE 40,000 MILES DUE TO WARPING AND PITTING. REAR DRUMS BOTH REPLACED DUE TO OUT-OF-ROUND CONDITIONS. RUPTURED UPPER RADIATOR HOSE DUE TO ABNORMALLY HIGH COOLANT PRESSURE. HOSE REPLACED AROUND 27,000 MILES BUT COOLANT GAUGE SHOWS HIGH READING OF 220F (NORMAL OBSERVED AT ABOUT 165F). WE SUSPECT ANOTHER COMPENT IS AT FAULT BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
700744
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Oct 24, 1998

FIRST I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WATER PUMP ON THE CAR AND HAD IT REPAIRED ALONG WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET THERE IS WHEN I WAS TOLD THE MAIN ENGINE BEARING HAD LOCK. WHEN I LOOK ON THE WEB SITE I HAD SEEN WHERE IT WAS A RECALL, ON THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE BEARING SO, COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH SOME TYPE OF INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THAT CAR BECAUSE IT'S REAL CONFORTABLE AND SMOOTH TO DRIVE WHEN IT'S RUNNING. SO CALL ME AT ANY TIME AT THE NUMBER I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH. BEST TIME IS A.M THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS, MALONE

NHTSA ID
700055
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Engine
Filed Dec 1, 1997

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP. THE HEAD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID
819550
Incident
Nov 29, 1997
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+3 more
Filed May 2, 1995

AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SKD

NHTSA ID
489892
Incident
May 2, 1995
Engine
Filed Apr 24, 1995

POSSIBILITY MAP SENSOR CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THEREFORE RESULTING IN ERRATIC OPERATION AND POOR PORFOMANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
964252
Incident
Feb 24, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes13

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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