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1994 Oldsmobile Achieva steering problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1994 Oldsmobile Achieva24% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Steering complaints
24%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle was involved in a front end collision and was totalled. None of the vehicles airbags deployed. *ak dealer contacted. Steering wheel broke due to impact. Injury was sustained. *tt

    filed Apr 23, 2002

  • While making a right hand turn from a stop, the steering column fell into my lap. I took it to the dealer the following morning and was informed of a set of 4 pins that work themselves loose. The dealer told me on this particular model it happens rather often. They put the pins back in and glued…

    filed Jul 9, 2001

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Achieva years

YearReportsShare
1998 Achieva13%
1997 Achieva23%
1995 Achieva23%
1993 Achieva38%
1992 Achieva12%
Achieva steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.