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1992 Oldsmobile Achieva engine problems

The 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva has 21 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

21

Engine complaints

23%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Achieva engine complaints by model year22 complaints1992: 21 complaints1993: 11 complaints1994: 14 complaints1995: 11 complaints1996: 16 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 9 complaints2000: 1 complaints
Achieva engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR, I WAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE ENGINE FOR CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD AND COOLANT LOSS. THOMAS MOTOR CARS DID THE WORK ON THE CAR AND NOW ABOUT 2 YEARS LATER I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT LOSS AND HEAD GASKETS. IS THERE ANY THING THAT I CAN DO TO HELP GET THIS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 4, 1997

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva engine — 23% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.