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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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38Owner complaints

Model-year median: 57.5

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199238
199362
199470
199587
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12Engine And Engine Cooling
8Electrical System
6Power Train
4Visibility
4
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
3Steering
3Equipment
2Seat Belts
2Seats
2Structure
2Suspension
2Unknown Or Other
2Air Bags
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Service Brakes, Air
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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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.

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.

  • 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

Equipment complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 1996
Equipment

ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON.

NHTSA ODI #507178

Mileage unknown · May 2, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentLatches/locks/linkages

AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #489892

Official recalls

1

93V153000 · 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

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.