Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1995 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.

1
Open recalls
70
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
58
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

70 filed
8
Crashes
5
Fires
10
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    6
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    4
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    3
  • Unknown OR Other
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
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.

NHTSA investigations

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

STEERING COLUMN FIRES

Led to recall00V287000

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