The 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,103 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH COULD HAVE BEEN FRACTURED DURING INSTALLATION.
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.
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.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Dt: consumer pulled into a driveway and applied brakes and had no brakes, and hit a corner of a house. Had no fluid in master cylinder, and there was a small puddle under the wheel. Consumer put fluid in the car and then vehicle hit a tree.*ak”
“Dt: consumer pulled into a driveway and applied brakes and had no brakes, and hit a corner of a house. Had no fluid in master cylinder, and there was a small puddle under the wheel. Consumer put fluid in the car and then vehicle hit a tree.*ak”
“My seatbelts don't lock, my back window won't go down,the roof is impossible to close,my spring broke, my brakes have went numerous times, my steering line split. My real concern is my seatbelts don't work I would like to get them fixed I need info on how my door handle also snapped and the engine…”
“My seatbelts don't lock, my back window won't go down,the roof is impossible to close,my spring broke, my brakes have went numerous times, my steering line split. My real concern is my seatbelts don't work I would like to get them fixed I need info on how my door handle also snapped and the engine…”
“My seatbelts don't lock, my back window won't go down,the roof is impossible to close,my spring broke, my brakes have went numerous times, my steering line split. My real concern is my seatbelts don't work I would like to get them fixed I need info on how my door handle also snapped and the engine…”
“My seatbelts don't lock, my back window won't go down,the roof is impossible to close,my spring broke, my brakes have went numerous times, my steering line split. My real concern is my seatbelts don't work I would like to get them fixed I need info on how my door handle also snapped and the engine…”
“My seatbelts don't lock, my back window won't go down,the roof is impossible to close,my spring broke, my brakes have went numerous times, my steering line split. My real concern is my seatbelts don't work I would like to get them fixed I need info on how my door handle also snapped and the engine…”
“My seatbelts don't lock, my back window won't go down,the roof is impossible to close,my spring broke, my brakes have went numerous times, my steering line split. My real concern is my seatbelts don't work I would like to get them fixed I need info on how my door handle also snapped and the engine…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.