1998 Oldsmobile Achieva: raw data

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vehicle1998 / oldsmobile / achieva
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints49 on file (1998-03-31 → 2016-04-04)
recalls3
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Ignition switch failure and recall 04V036000 repairsELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2004-04 → 2010-09achieva-1998-ignition-switch
  • 10096814 THE MECHANIC REPLACED RELAY SWITCH BUT NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED BUT WILL NOT TURN OFF PROPERLY
  • 10142258 THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY DID NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION
  • 10072102 THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE
Brake pedal and ABS braking failuresSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC6 complaints2000-01 → 2005-09achieva-1998-brake-system
  • 10015612 WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
  • 891714 ABS BRAKING SYTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHEN TRAVELING IN WET WEATHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SLIDES
  • 888250 CONSUMER MASHED DOWN ON BRAKES TWICE AND THERE WAS AN AIR SOUND
Engine knock, coolant leaks and overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1999-09 → 2016-04achieva-1998-engine-cooling
  • 10071606 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK
  • 8007168 ANTI FREEZE LIQUID EATS AWAY INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT
  • 8002519 CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH LOW COOLANT AND REPAIRS VERY EXPENSIVE
Alternator and charging system failuresELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2001-06 → 2007-11achieva-1998-alternator
  • 10054651 ALTERNATOR - 2ND TIME THAT GOES OUT IN 3 1/2 YEARS
  • 890061 WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY
  • 10208675 HAD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007
Steering rack, steering wheel and steering noiseSTEERING5 complaints1998-03 → 2005-06achieva-1998-steering
  • 10120874 THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP WHILE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT BUT NOT LEFT
  • 10039516 STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND WHEN KEY WAS PUT IN STARTER, IT WOULD NOT START
Unintended acceleration and throttle sensor repairsVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4 complaints2000-04 → 2003-08achieva-1998-sudden-acceleration
  • 8005436 WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY START TO ACCERLERATE WITH GREAT FORCE
  • 860526 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT A STOP POSITION
  • 10032541 MY THROTTLE IDLE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME
Air bag non-deployment and warning light reportsAIR BAGS4 complaints1999-06 → 2000-08achieva-1998-air-bags
  • 867012 CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN
  • 837994 WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS
  • 864374 WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
491998-03-312016-04-0422ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:13; SERVICE BRAKES:8; HYDRAULIC:8; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:8; STEERING:5

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
07E02100012/03/2007FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICESCERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.
07E01500026/02/2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPCERTAIN DELPHI AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP MODULES / MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES (MRA) THAT WERE SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. DURING PRODUCTION THE MRAS VENT AND FUEL RETURN TUBES WERE REVERSED. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY (IDLE ROUGH AND/OR STALL) DUE TO AN OVERLY RICH FUEL BLEND OR THE VEHICLE'S EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CARBON CANISTER MAY LEAK FUEL.A STALLED VEHICLE CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. A FUEL LEAK CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE MRAS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 1-877-335-7443.
04V03600027/01/2004ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCHON 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.IF THE SWITCH IS DAMAGED, A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THE FIRE COULD SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, WHICH COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO ADJOINING STRUCTURES.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 IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 1, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CHECK THEIR VEHICLE ONLINE BY GOING TO WWW.MYGMLINK.COM AND ENTERING THE VEHICLE'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/oldsmobile/achieva
@misc{wrenchpro_1998_oldsmobile_achieva_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/oldsmobile/achieva}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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