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Oldsmobile Achieva Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 416 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Oldsmobile Achieva (1992–2000). The most-complained-about year is 1996.

9
safety recalls, all years
416
owner complaints, all years
1996
year with most recalls
1996
year with most complaints

Pick your Oldsmobile Achieva model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Oldsmobile Achieva03
1998 Oldsmobile Achieva140
1997 Oldsmobile Achieva263
1996 Oldsmobile Achieva487
1995 Oldsmobile Achieva170
1994 Oldsmobile Achieva262
1993 Oldsmobile Achieva138
1992 Oldsmobile Achieva053

What Oldsmobile Achieva owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 416 complaints with NHTSA. The 1996 model year has the most, with 87.

All Oldsmobile Achieva recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Oldsmobile Achieva, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 04V036000 Reported 1,415,231 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain passenger vehicles. If the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, and sometimes produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a relay kit in these vehicles to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch, and check that your car will start with a properly charged battery and, if necessary, replace the…

    Model years: 1998

  2. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 02V070000 Reported 1,589,948 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain passenger vehicles. If the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, and sometimes produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a relay kit in these vehicles to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch. Owner notification began march 27, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an…

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  3. Starter assembly (electrical system)

    NHTSA 00V287000 Reported 699,617 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    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.

    Remedy: Dealers 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…

    Model years: 1994, 1995

  4. Interior lighting

    NHTSA 98V027000 Reported 249,420 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles were built with the potential for the interior lamps to come on unexpectedly while the vehicles are being driven. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 101, "controls and displays."

    Remedy: Dealers will run a diagnostic test on the lamp control module and, if necessary, replace it.

    Model years: 1996

  5. Electrical system: front underhood

    NHTSA 97V059000 Reported 3,464 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The protective cover for the underhood fuse center was omitted. Without this cover, the positive terminal bolt on the fuse block is exposed and can contact the insulated negative battery cable. If the insulation on the negative cable becomes sufficiently worn, an electrical short circuit can occur between the positive terminal and…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect these vehicles for the presence of the protective cover and, if necessary, install a protective cover to the underhood fuse center.

    Model years: 1997

  6. Hazard flashing warning lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 96V250000 Reported 270,014 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The front and/or rear hazard warning lamps (four-way flashers) do not flash when the hazard switch is activated. This fails to comply with FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

    Remedy: Dealers or vehicle owners will inspect for proper function of the hazard warning lamps. If necessary, dealers will replace the hazard lamp switch.

    Model years: 1996

  7. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 96V211000 Reported 48,689 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    During deployment of the passenger air bag, the air bag fabric can snag on a reinforcement inside the instrument panel, causing the expanding air bag to lift the instrument panel pad and then deploy under the instrument panel instead of through the door in the instrument panel.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the instrument panel pads and, if necessary, install a plastic edge protector to the instrument panel pad reinforcement. On certain early-production vehicles, the instrument panel pad will be…

    Model years: 1996

  8. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 94V122000 Reported 1,681 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    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."

    Remedy: Dealer will install rivets adjacent to the locations where the suspect welds are located.

    Model years: 1994

  9. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 93V153000 Reported 1,103 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The neutral start safety switch could have been fractured during installation.

    Remedy: The dealer will replace the neutral start switch. The manual switch of the automatic transaxle assembly will be inspected and replaced if an oversized condition exists.

    Model years: 1993

Other Oldsmobile models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.