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1992 Oldsmobile Achieva

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 57.5.

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53Owner complaints

Model-year median: 57.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199470
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
16Electrical System
13Power Train
11Service Brakes, Hydraulic
11Visibility
4
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
3Seat Belts
3Suspension
3Tires
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Interior Lighting
2Structure
2Equipment
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 53 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports4 fire reports2 injury reports

Suspension complaints

3 reports
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35,000 miles · Apr 8, 2004
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, STRONG GAS FUMES CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. *AK THE SMELL WORSENED PER CONSUMER. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE GROUND TO THE COMPUTER, CHECKED FOR EXHAUST LEAKS AND FOUND NONE. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE FLANGE AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE …

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WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, STRONG GAS FUMES CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. *AK THE SMELL WORSENED PER CONSUMER. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE GROUND TO THE COMPUTER, CHECKED FOR EXHAUST LEAKS AND FOUND NONE. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE FLANGE AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WERE INOPERATIVE AS WELL, AND NOISE OCCURRED WHEN THE A/C WAS IN USE. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF REPAIRS THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED. *SC THE BATTERY, TIRES, LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, FRONT STRUTS,WATER PUMP, DISC BRAKE, CALIPERS, PADS AND STARTER SOLENOID WERE ALL REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10057476

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2000
Power TrainSuspension

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT ANY SPEED STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR STOP, AND ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, THEN IT STALLED. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO RE-START VEHICLE, IT VIBRATED. BUT, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN.*AK

NHTSA ODI #863077

Mileage unknown · Sep 12, 1996
Suspension

PURCHASED CAR NEW, THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ODI #802309

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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