VehicleVerdict

1997 Oldsmobile Achieva engine problems

The 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva has 22 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 20% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Engine complaints

20%

Share of year

1

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

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING. ALSO, ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF, INDICATING BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 31, 1998 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva engine — 20% 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.