IllustrationDT: CONSUMER PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD NO BRAKES, AND HIT A CORNER OF A HOUSE. HAD NO FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER, AND THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE UNDER THE WHEEL. CONSUMER PUT FLUID IN THE CAR AND THEN VEHICLE HIT A TREE.*AK
1993 Oldsmobile Achieva
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 57.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 1 of 38 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
38 reportsMY SEATBELTS DON'T LOCK, MY BACK WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN,THE ROOF IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE,MY SPRING BROKE, MY BRAKES HAVE WENT NUMEROUS TIMES, MY STEERING LINE SPLIT. MY REAL CONCERN IS MY SEATBELTS DON'T WORK I WOULD LIKE TO GET THEM FIXED I NEED INFO ON HOW MY DOOR HANDLE ALSO SNAPPED AND THE ENGINE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK ON.
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KEEPS FALLIING OFF THE TRACK , CONSUMER HAS REPLACED WINDOW 5 TIMES WITHIN 4 YEARS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH FRACTURED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START.VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 93V153000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CAR DOES NOT HEAT DUE TO COOLANT LOSS CAUSED BY CRACKED HEAD.I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE IN GM "N" CARS SUCH AS THE ACHIEVA.*AK
REPEATED INCIDENTS OF OVERHEATING; HEATER CORE REPLACED TWICE; INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET; RADIATOR CORED OUT TWICE; WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE; PROBLEM PERSISTS
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISES COMING FROM STEERING, SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL. TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING SEPARATED FROM THE FIREWALL, AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY NOT REPARABLE. THERE WAS A STRUCTURAL FLAW, AND CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WAS STOPPED BY SCHOOL BUS SIGN. VEHICLE WAS REARENDED & WAS THROWN FORWARD. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE & THEN THREW DRIVER BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO ROAD HIGHWAY WITH A PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT. ALL OF SUDDEN THE TRUCK STOPPED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. BUT THE OTHER CAR, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH FAILED TO STOP AND HIT THE ACHIEVA. THREW THE CONSUMER FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS, AND THE SEAT COLL…
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WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO ROAD HIGHWAY WITH A PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT. ALL OF SUDDEN THE TRUCK STOPPED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE. BUT THE OTHER CAR, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH FAILED TO STOP AND HIT THE ACHIEVA. THREW THE CONSUMER FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS, AND THE SEAT COLLASPED. HASN'T CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
Official recalls
193V153000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch
Sep 14, 1993
THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH COULD HAVE BEEN FRACTURED DURING INSTALLATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION.ALSO, A VEHICLE WITH A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN BE STARTED IN GEAR, CAUSING THEVEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
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-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.