1992 Oldsmobile Achieva problems
Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. Next are electrical system (17%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Achieva with enough data (39 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was parked and caught on fire somewhere under the hood. Fire department stated that the fire started next to the engine where fuel comes in.
Dt: the contact stated on his way home from washing vehicle felt as though it was slipping. The vehicle started filling up with smoke. He pulled the vehicle over and noticed a fire under the trunk. The rubber hanger that holds the exhaust system melted, but the muffler was still on. There was a football size hole in the trunk. He was able to extinguish the fire himself, and drove the vehicle home, approximately 50 yards. The vehicle has not been to a mechanic to determine where the fire had started.
Rear trunk light bulb gets very hot when opened for enough time. Owner knuckle burned when accidently touched. Please describe details.
When the vehicle came to a stop, strong gas fumes came through the vents. The smell worsened per consumer. The mechanic tightened the ground to the computer, checked for exhaust leaks and found none. There were cracks in the flange at the exhaust manifold which was replaced. There was an intermittent problem with the headlights, the wipers did not work, the automatic door lock were inoperative as well, and noise occurred when the A/C was in use. There were a number of repairs that the vehicle required.