1993 Oldsmobile Achieva: raw data

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vehicle	1993 / oldsmobile / achieva
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	55 on file (1995-01-03 → 2006-12-12)
recalls	1
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake pad, rotor and caliper wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC6 complaints1995-05 → 1996-10achieva-1993-brake-pad-rotor-wear

601951 MATERIALS USED IN BRAKE PADS CAUSE PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY
966952 REPLACED WORN FRONT BRAKE ROTORS
500541 WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS

Head gasket, coolant loss and overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints1995-05 → 2001-01achieva-1993-head-gasket-cooling

819550 WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW UP
738833 CAR DOES NOT HEAT DUE TO COOLANT LOSS CAUSED BY CRACKED HEAD
726134 REPEATED INCIDENTS OF OVERHEATING; HEATER CORE REPLACED TWICE; INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET; RADIATOR CORED OUT TWICE; WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE; PROBLEM PERSISTS

Fuel odor with tank or fuel line leakFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2 complaints1995-09 → 2006-12achieva-1993-fuel-tank-leak

972600 SMELLING GAS AND GAUGE FAILED DUE TO WELDS IN GAS TANK HAVE SPLIT
10175928 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE PIPES CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK

ABS operation and warning lightSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC6 complaints1995-01 → 1999-09achieva-1993-abs-brake-operation

958125 ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING
847547 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. THE ABS KICKS IN AND LETS THE VEHICLE ROLL A COUPLE OF YARDS BEFORE STOPPING
604571 ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN IN WET WEATHER OR GOING OVER BUMPS

Seat collapse or failure to lock in collisionSEATS3 complaints1998-07 → 2000-03achieva-1993-driver-seat-collapse

858856 VEHICLE WAS REARENDED & WAS THROWN FORWARD. DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE & THEN THREW DRIVER BACKWARDS
604673 FRONT SEATS DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SEATING TO LOCK INTO PLACE RESULTING IN POOR STABILITY

Engine shutdown or no-start with electrical faultsELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1996-12 → 2001-04achieva-1993-stall-no-start-electrical

885745 NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH FRACTURED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START
806850 WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF
517741 THE DYNAMIC ELECTRONICS "ELECTRO LOCK" WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START AT TIMES

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
55	1995-01-03	2006-12-12	5	2	SERVICE BRAKES:15; HYDRAULIC:14; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:9; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:8; VISIBILITY:5

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
93V153000	14/09/1993	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH COULD HAVE BEEN FRACTURED DURING INSTALLATION.	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.	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.

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). 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/oldsmobile/achieva

@misc{wrenchpro_1993_oldsmobile_achieva_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/oldsmobile/achieva}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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