1998 Oldsmobile Achieva from North America - Comments

Fuel pump went out at 60,000 miles. Fortunately I had extended warranty.

A fuel injector failed at 125,000.

Throttle position sensor failed at 135,000.

Idle Control motor failed at 145,000.

Lower Intake gasket needed replacing at 155,000 ($600).

Plug wire shorted out at 157,000.

Transmission committed suicide at 165,000.

Throttle position sensor failed again at 175,000.

EGR valve has gone bad at 179,000.

If I didn't still owe money on this car, I would have gotten rid of it long ago. Every time something goes wrong, it seems to cost at least $300.

Looks like a good number of the problems you've experienced happened at higher miles. High mileage cars need a bit of extra attention becuase parts begin to show age and fail. It basically all depends on maintenance and driving conditions. Harder you push it, quicker it needs fixed and wears out.

My mother's car did about the same. The ignition locked and you cannot get the key out unless you push the button under the steering wheel. The radiator when out, followed by the alternator, then the heating and air unit went out.

The ETS light stays on, and her brakes are shot. They jump when you try to stop and sometimes let go in the middle of stopping. After spending all this money to fix it, a gasket blew and antifreeze went all into the engine and cracked it.

It was purchased at under 30,000 miles. It's paid off so we're just going to try and get the ABS taken out and replaced with disc breaks. Have the engine rebuilt and the fuses replaced (They all blew at once)

Hopefully you have better luck with you car, mate.

I got a 1998 oldsmobile Achieva and I must say its got a lot of power with its 3.1L V6. I never had any trouble at all I got it new with 22000 on it and today its got 120,530 and the only stuff I did to it was change oil, tune ups, and its on the 2nd set of rubber. other than that Iv never put out more than $110.00 at one time for it other than the tiers ($330.00 A set of 4) I love my car. As cars got older thay are just like people, It require more TLC.