1993 Oldsmobile Achieva problems
Owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are electrical system (9%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 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: 6 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Achieva with enough data (33 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Was stopped by school bus sign. Vehicle was rearended & was thrown forward. Driver's seat broke & then threw driver backwards. Vehicle was totaled. Driver was severely injured.
While the vehicle was parked it caught on fire. The fire started under the hood. The insurance company is investigating the exact cause of the fire.
Consumers vehicle experienced a fire due to a short in the power locks. This information was received from the consumer's fire department. Dealer/ manufacturer were notified.
Dt: consumer pulled into a driveway and applied brakes and had no brakes, and hit a corner of a house. Had no fluid in master cylinder, and there was a small puddle under the wheel. Consumer put fluid in the car and then vehicle hit a tree.