Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1994 Oldsmobile Achieva

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
62
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
43
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

62 filed
7
Crashes
6
Fires
6
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    9
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    8
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    2
  • AIR Bags
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
00V287000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY2000-10-02

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE STARTER FAILS TO ENGAGE AND THE DRIVER HOLD THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, PRODUCING HEAT THAT CAN MELT SWITCH PARTS.

RiskA FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY KIT AND VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH A PROPERLY CHARGED BATTERY IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION (ADEQUATE RESERVE CAPACITY, OR COLD CRANKING AMPS). THIS CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER BATTERY REPLACEMENT OR UNRELATED STARTING SYSTEM OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS.

94V122000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1994-07-01

THESE VEHICLES WERE CONSTRUCTED WITH WELDS IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT PAN ASSEMBLY THAT ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO FUEL TANK LEAKAGE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR IMPACT COLLISION. THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLIES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."

RiskTHIS CAN RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A VEHICLE FIRE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR IMPACT COLLISION.

FixDEALER WILL INSTALL RIVETS ADJACENT TO THE LOCATIONS WHERE THE SUSPECT WELDS ARE LOCATED.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA00007·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2000-03-03 → 2001-02-07

STEERING COLUMN FIRES

Led to recall00V287000

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