1994 Oldsmobile Achieva: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva. The newest campaign is 00V287000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Oct 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Starter Assembly. NHTSA has 62 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V287000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a relay kit and verify that the vehicle will start with a properly charged battery in good operating condition (adequate reserve capacity, or cold cranking amps). This campaign does not cover battery replacement or unrelated starting system or electrical system repairs.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 701,298 units in total.

00V287000Received 2 Oct 2000. 699,617 units.
Electrical System / Starter Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the engine starter fails to engage and the driver hold the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, producing heat that can melt switch parts.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fire could occur in the steering column and spread to the interior of the car.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a relay kit and verify that the vehicle will start with a properly charged battery in good operating condition (adequate reserve capacity, or cold cranking amps). This campaign does not cover battery replacement or unrelated starting system or electrical system repairs.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 00079. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Dec 2000.
94V122000Received 1 Jul 1994. 1,681 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles were constructed with welds in the rear compartment pan assembly that are not sufficient to comply with the requirements pertaining to fuel tank leakage in the event of a rear impact collision. The fuel tank assemblies do not comply with FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in an increased risk of a vehicle fire in the event of a rear impact collision.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will install rivets adjacent to the locations where the suspect welds are located.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Jul 1994.

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Complaints by component

62 complaints, 85 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1994 Oldsmobile Achieva
All 1994 vehicles

1994 Oldsmobile Achieva: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1994 Achieva	All 1994 vehicles	Achieva, all years	Mentions
Electrical System	200	74.5	203.2	17
Steering	176.5	34.7	38.4	15
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	164.7	171.8	131.2	14
Engine and Engine Cooling	164.7	109.2	164.8	14
Air Bags	105.9	57.1	75.2	9
Power Train	35.3	94.1	62.4	3
Seats	23.5	27.1	16	2
Structure	23.5	49.3	32	2
Visibility	23.5	70.2	49.6	2
Suspension	11.8	39.8	33.6	1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash: 7
Complaints that report a fire: 6
Injuries in the complaints: 6
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 19 Jul 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 12 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA00007	Engineering analysis	STEERING COLUMN FIRES	Electrical System	3 Mar 2000	7 Feb 2001	00V287000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1994 Oldsmobile AchievaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/oldsmobile/achieva/1994/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva?: 701,298 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Oldsmobile Achieva have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Oldsmobile Achieva, model years 1992 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva name most often?: Electrical System: 17 of 85 component mentions, or 200 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 74.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.