NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
75,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1998 Oldsmobile Achieva electrical problems

electrical problem

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1998 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner Comments

problem #2

Jul 122002

Achieva 6-cyl

  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was drive along union street in greenville, miss when I notice smoke coming from the hood of the car. I suddenly pull over because the car became engulf in flames. The fireman was called to put the flames out from the vehicle.the car was lost due to the flames and I lost wages due to the car. I contact GMC about the car and they said, the car engulf in flames had nothing to do with them.

- Greenville, MS, USA

problem #1

Jul 132009

Achieva

  • 75,000 miles
My GM passlock system has been going on the fritz for well over a year now. Every fix would last a couple of months, weeks than go right back to no working. I keep getting lock out of of the car with the anti thieft. I have a 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva. I have been locked out of my car for more than an hour and a half at times during the middle of winter. I hate GM and their crappy passlock system. There seems to be enough complaints online about it that U would think they would do something about it.

- Burton, OH, USA

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