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1995 Oldsmobile Achieva Engine Problems

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

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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 Feb 6, 2008
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.
11%
of 70 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.
2
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 1995 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

ElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 6, 2008
Fire reported

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.

NHTSA ID
10217302
Incident
Feb 2, 2008
Mileage
69,900 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 2004

CONSUMER SENT A LETTER TO OLDSMOBILE DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS AND DIDN'T RECEIVE A RESPONSE. *PH THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AT TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THIS CONDITION WAS INTERMITTENT. THE LINKAGE WAS CHECKED, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *TT *JB

NHTSA ID
10057266
ElectricalEngineVisibility
Filed Jan 15, 2004

THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT. COMPUTER CONTROLS HAVE BEEN NONRELIABLE SINCE PURCHASE, FROM AIRBAG LIGHT, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT, SPEEDOMETER, ETC POWER WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, LATER AT A COST OF SOME 400.+ DOLLARS TO ME.

NHTSA ID
10069581
Incident
Nov 15, 2002
Mileage
400 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 23, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10017454
Incident
Jan 12, 2003
EngineExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Aug 7, 2001

ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON - 1996-2001-PRESENT. THE ENGINE LIST IS STILL ON (FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE - 2/96) . THIS OCCURRED 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. CONTACTED DEALER - WAS INFORMED TO TIGHT THE GAS CAP. ENGINE LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON. EXPERIENCED INCREASED OIL COSUMPTION (2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED) BETWEEN REGULAR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. REPLACED HEATER COIL AND RADIATOR. HIGH BEAM WILL NOT STAY ON. LOW BEAM SATISFACTORY. RECEIVED ONLY ONE RECALL NOTICE - REPAIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: STARTER. RECECIVED NO SPECIAL POLICIES NOTIFICATION ON THIS VEHICLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. PLEASE FORWARD ANY AND ALL INFORMATION TO ASSIST. NEED YOUR HELP. DEALER KEEP CHARGES $$$$$$.

NHTSA ID
750024
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Dec 28, 2000

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING STEAM TO RELEASE AND OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID
877155
Incident
Dec 21, 2000
Engine
Filed Jun 3, 1998

WHEN DRIVER WENT THROUGH A FAIRLY LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ABOUT 2-3 INCHES DEEP, THE WATER WAS SUCKED UP THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE WHICH BENT A ROD IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
822486
Incident
Apr 8, 1998
Engine
Filed Aug 8, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID
800635
Incident
Jul 24, 1996

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

Electrical18Brakes10Interior & seats9Airbags8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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