1992 Oldsmobile Achieva: raw data

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vehicle	1992 / oldsmobile / achieva
known issues	5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-10)
complaints	71 on file (1995-02-10 → 2005-11-09)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission shift failure and shift noisePOWER TRAIN4 complaints1995-02 → 1999-09achieva-1992-transmission-shifting

847676 TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 15MPH
847676 BEEN TO DEALER, AND TOLD CONSUMER TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING
846152 WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE

Cracked cylinder head, head gasket and overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10 complaints1995-06 → 2002-02achieva-1992-cylinder-head-gasket

709858 THE HEAD CRACKED ON THE ENGINE- CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER HEAT
707220 AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR, I WAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE ENGINE FOR CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND COOLANT LOSS
809174 THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE VEHICLE SMELLED AS IF IT WAS ON FIRE

ABS warning, ABS malfunction and brake rotor failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8 complaints1995-02 → 2002-02achieva-1992-brake-abs-rotors

960090 ABS: ON WET, SNOWY OR ICY CONDITIONS WHEELS LOCK UP; VEHICLE SLIDES; SLID THRU STOP SIGN
481091 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED DUE TO SNOW BUILDING UP IN WHEELS, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURIES
537741 ROTORS WARPED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BECOME INTERMITTENT

Fire or smoke from electrical componentsELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints1996-04 → 2005-11achieva-1992-electrical-fire-smoke

741906 FIRE STARTED UNDER DASH,FIRE ALSO IN FUSE RECEPTICLE
982331 VEHICLE PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED FROM EITHER THE DOOR AREA OR DRIVERS SEAT
806573 VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD

Engine stalling while driving or stoppingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN6 complaints1997-07 → 2002-03achieva-1992-stalling

881027 AFTER DRIVING COULD STOP AND ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING
863077 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT ANY SPEED STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE OR STOP, AND ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING, THEN IT STALLED
520854 VEHICLE STALLS AND DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
71	1995-02-10	2005-11-09	2	4	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:17; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:14; SERVICE BRAKES:12; HYDRAULIC:12; POWER TRAIN:11

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/oldsmobile/achieva

@misc{wrenchpro_1992_oldsmobile_achieva_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/oldsmobile/achieva}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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