1995 Oldsmobile Achieva problems
Owners have filed 102 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Oldsmobile Achieva. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. Next are brakes (11%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Achieva with enough data (62 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.
The vehicle drivers side air bag did not deploy when the front end of the vehicle impact a stopped vehicle. The driver sustained injuries to her knee, right arm/shoulder, back and neck. *nlm
Consumer was driving when noticed smoke coming from the front of vehicle near the dashboard. Pulled over to side of street, and within seconds vehicle had caught on fire. Vehicle was totaled. Insurance company claimed main heat came from driver's front side and possibly it was electrical.
Recall 00v287000 on starter. Vehicle was parked in middle of night and it caught on fire and burned, totalled. This happened 3 weeks prior to recall on this component. The manufacturer stated that the consumer had received settlement from insurance and can not assume responsibility.
My uncle works in the autobody business and told me to contact olds to see if they cover the cost for a paint job since I have 3 spots where the paint is flaking off. I called the dealership that I purchased the car from and spoke to the body shop department and asked if they still warrenty the paint. The counter person said that they never did warrenty any paint issues in the past and that there is no current recalls regarding the paint either.
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.