1994 Oldsmobile Achieva S review from North America
"This is an average car with a piece of crap engine"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Door panels and vents are loose.
Windshield wiper arms keep stripping and the hose for the washer fluid keeps falling off the wiper.
I have gone through 5 sets of brake pads in four years and 1 set of rotors.
Other than these minor problems the car did not give me any problems until this year. That problem was the head gasket blowing, filling my engine up with coolant and destroying my engine. Apparantly this is a common problem with the quad 4 engine and the only way to stop it is to use synthetic oil and change it every two months or so.
General comments?
I will not buy from GM again. Next car...2003 Tiburon!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1994 |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.3L Quad 4 OHC Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 74000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 154000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Escort |
| Date of Entry | 29th January, 2002 |