1998 Oldsmobile Achieva

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 11/12/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PURCHASED VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, HAD ALREADY HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED IN JULY OF 2006 AT YARK AUTOMOTIVE IN TOLEDO, OHIO. FREQUENTLY FAILS TO START. HAD BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007. DEALERSHIP WORKING ON THE VEHICLE NOW CLAIMS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

• 11/12/2003· SEAT BELTS

  THE VEHICLE RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA ARE NOT COOPERATIVE WITH CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. THE SEAT BELT LATCH IS LOCATED TOO FAR FORWARD ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SEAT NOT ALLOWING A SECURE FIT WITH CHILD RESTRAINTS. IT WOULD BE NICE IF A LATCH RETROFIT KIT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE SO YOU COULD JUST BYPASS THE VEHICLE RESTRAINTS ALL TOGETHER.

• 11/09/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY DID NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER . THEY SENT HIM A NEW KEY, HOWEVER, THE KEY DID NOT WORK. HE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE RECALL STATED MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE THE SWITCH OR THE WIRES. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE DEALERS. *AK

• 11/01/1999· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TRUNK LIGHT FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE TRUNK WAS CLOSED CAUSING THE LAMP TO BURN HOLES THROUGH THE CONSUMER CLOTHS. NLM

• 10/14/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #04V036000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON 10/11/04. THE MECHANIC REPLACED RELAY SWITCH BUT NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED BUT WILL NOT TURN OFF PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT PART THE RECALL. *JB

• 09/26/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  IN THE STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE BOTTOM AREA OF THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE BRAKES SEEM TO MAKE IT DO THAT WHEN I DRIVE. I HAVE TROUBLE STEERING, IT'S VERY TIGHT.

• 09/25/2003· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND WHEN KEY WAS PUT IN STARTER, IT WOULD NOT START. AND I COULD NOT GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION. WHEN I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE CAR DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE TWO PINS THAT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL ON WAS MISSING, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS HALF WAY OUT. IF I HADN'T HAD IT FIXED, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING!! WHEN I HAD DRIVEN IT THE NIGHT BEFORE, IT WAS FINE. I CALLED GMAC YESTERDAY, AND THEY CHECKED INTO IT AND DECIDED THAT SINCE IT WAS A 1998 VEHICLE AND HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGES OF $372.96 THAT IT COST TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A MECHANICAL DEFECT, THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR KILLED SOMEONE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF!

• 09/24/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LIGHTS APPEAR OFTEN AND THE ENGINE IDLES AT AN ABNORMAL SETTING. WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN WARMER THAN IT SHOULD AND CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO BE REPLACED LONG BEFORE THEY SHOULD BE. AS FOR THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT, THERE IS NOT A NEED TO ADD COOLANT BECAUSE ITS JUST A LITTLE LESS THAN FULL. AND AS FOR THE HIGH IDLE, THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED AT TIMES BY ITS SELF TO 45 MPH.

• 09/22/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT.

• 09/09/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. I OWN THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAR. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, NAMELY THE ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON AND MY ABS MAKES A FUNNY NOISE. THE BRAKES ALSO CLUNK SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO BE REPAIRED AT SUBSTANTIAL COST AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR THAT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WELL, IT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. BUT, HAS JUST STARTED AGAIN AND IT IS THE SAME THING. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKES GET SPONGY AND FAIL AT SPEEDS FROM 5 MPH TO 55 MPH. THE NOISE FROM THE ABS STARTED AGAIN AND THE BRAKES ARE CLUNKING AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED. I CAN SEEM TO GET ANYBODY THAT IS ABLE TO DO A PERMANENT FIX. AND I CAN'T GET ANY INFO FROM GM ABOUT THIS. I NOTICED THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD FILED A COMPLIANT ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MY CAR. AND, SINCE IT PRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, I FIGURED I WOULD FILE ONE TOO. *JB

• 09/01/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY THE VIN BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 08/11/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I OWN A 1998 OLDS ACHEIVA. MY THROTTLE IDLE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE CAR PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN, AND IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THESE REPAIRS ARE EXCESSIVE AND EXPENSIVE. *NLM

• 08/07/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 07/12/2001· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/12/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE MOVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RETURN TO D. AFTER FULL STOP TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK.*AK

• 06/29/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKING SYTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHEN TRAVELING IN WET WEATHER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SLIDES. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 06/28/2000· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 06/26/2001· SUSPENSION

  BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD BY TECH THAT ALMOST EVERY ACHIEVA THEY SEE NEEDS THE BUSHINGS REPLACE ON THE LOWER A-FRAME. ALSO OTHER SIMILAR GM CARS. *AK

• 06/14/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A UTILITY POLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

• 06/08/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE TECHNICIAN INSTALLED A RELAY KIT. YEARS LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE REMEDY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY, THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR WAS TECHNICALLY SUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

• 06/08/2005· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATED: THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP WHILE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT BUT NOT LEFT. *JB CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES ABOUT THE RACK AND PINION, NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ON BUMPY ROADS, BOTTOM OF STEERING SHAFT LOOSE, VIBRATION COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEED, TRANSACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AT ABOUT 5MPH, CAR NOT KEEPING STRAIGHT WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. THE INFORMATION BEFORE THIS CAME OFF THE INVOICES FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE CONSUMER. NHTSA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2003 ON THE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. *SB

• 06/08/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. ONLY WARNING WAS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT PRIOR TO ANYTHING HAPPENING. RECEIVED A JUMP START & ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. ONCE JUMPER CABLES REMOVED VEHICLE DIED.*AK COSUMER STATES ONCE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN THERE WAS NO WAY TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, DUE TO NO EMERGENCY SIDE, ALSO WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, THE KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED AND THE SHIFTER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR.*JB

• 05/19/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, FUEL PRESSURE VALVE, MASTER CYLINDER, ABS BOOSTER, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP AND BRAKES, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *AK *JB

• 05/15/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10-15MPH TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED. CONSUMER MASHED DOWN ON BRAKES TWICE AND THERE WAS AN AIR SOUND. VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, PICKING UP SPEED CONSUMER EXITED ONTO HIGHWAY. VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED UNTIL VEHICLE GOT TO DRIVEWAY OF CONSUMER'S HOME. THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUSED DOWN EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. OLDSMOBILE SENT A WRECKER TO PICK UP VEHICLE. OLDSMOBILE AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF COST. BRAKE BOOSTER VACCUM WAS LEAKING. *AK

• 05/02/2005· EQUIPMENT

  I PURCHASED A 1998 ODLSMOBILE ACHIEVA AS A PROGRAM CAR IN 1998 FROM BENDER CHEVY/OLDS/CADILLAC IN CLOVIS NM. SINCE THE DAY I DROVE OFF THE LOT I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AT SPEEDS LESS THEN 5MPH. THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT MADE NO EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THE TRUE SORCE ON THE PROBLEM. I GAVE THE CAR TO MY SON SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL. HE JUST INFORMED ME YESTERDAY 01 MAY 05, THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL INTERMITTENTLY DOING THE SAME THING AS THEY HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY. SPECIFICALLY THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AND THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD REQUIRING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. I HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES LOOKING INTO BY AN AGENCY LIKE THIS.

• 04/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AFTER TIRES WERE INSTALLED. *PH THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL INVOICES FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THE PART REPLACED WAS NOT THE PART COVERED BY THE RECALL OR THAT THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED DID NOT SUBSTANTIATE THE REQUEST. *NM

• 04/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UP TO 70 MPH, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID MAYBE THE MAT WAS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN PEDAL. 2ND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER, AND THIRD TIME THEY SAID SOLENOID WAS BAD. THEN THEY SAID ABS HAD A SHORT IN IT. DEALER STILL HAS NOT FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 04/27/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO KNOCK. THEN , ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED SOME PARTS. *AK

• 04/26/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 04/18/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 04/15/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR THE DEALER AGREE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CONSUMER FREE OF CHARGE. AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED THE DEALER REFUSED TO TOW THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CONSUMER WITHOUT CHARGE. *PH THE RECALL WAS FOR AN IGNITION PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED IGNITION PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *NM

• 04/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

• 04/09/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ANTI FREEZE LIQUID EATS AWAY INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED PART.*AK

• 04/08/1998· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  LOUD AND KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING. ALSO REPLACED MCPHERSON STRUT. *AK

• 04/04/2016· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDLED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THE OIL WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING LIQUID LEAKED ONTO THE OIL PAN, WHICH MIXED THE TWO LIQUIDS. COOLANT ALSO LEAKED INTO THE AIR VENTS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

• 04/03/2002· EQUIPMENT

  MECHANICS ADVISE ME THESE 2 MAJOR PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND PARTS ARE INFERIOR MATERIAL. *AK

• 03/31/1998· TIRES

  GENERAL HP400 205/65R15 TIRE BLEW OUT.

• 03/27/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED WHEN THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL RAIL, HOSE AND REGULATOR FAILED. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE INTAKE ND VALVE COVER GASKETS, RADIATOR HOSE, WHEEL CYLINDERS AND THERMOSTAT. *JB *NLM

• 03/27/2000· VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE.ALSO, WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED .*AK

• 03/12/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY START TO ACCERLERATE WITH GREAT FORCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LUNGING FORWARD AFTER THROTTLE MOTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED. *YH

• 02/17/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY GM PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS BEEN GOING ON THE FRITZ FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW. EVERY FIX WOULD LAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WEEKS THAN GO RIGHT BACK TO NO WORKING. I KEEP GETTING LOCK OUT OF OF THE CAR WITH THE ANTI THIEFT. I HAVE A 1998 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF AT TIMES DURING THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. I HATE GM AND THEIR CRAPPY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT IT THAT U WOULD THINK THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

• 02/09/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I WAS DRIVE ALONG UNION STREET IN GREENVILLE, MISS WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I SUDDENLY PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR BECAME ENGULF IN FLAMES. THE FIREMAN WAS CALLED TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT FROM THE VEHICLE.THE CAR WAS LOST DUE TO THE FLAMES AND I LOST WAGES DUE TO THE CAR. I CONTACT GMC ABOUT THE CAR AND THEY SAID , THE CAR ENGULF IN FLAMES HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. *TR

• 02/01/1999· EQUIPMENT

  STEREO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *YC

• 01/24/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE HEADLIGHT LENS IN PLACE HAS DRIED OUT, CAUSING THE LENS TO FALL OUT. *JG

• 01/22/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR - 2ND TIME THAT GOES OUT IN 3 1/2 YEARS. CAR BOUGHT IN 1999 WITH LESS THAN 35000 MILES, ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING AT 37000 MILES IN 1999, AND NOW AGAIN IN JAN 2004.

• 01/18/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH LOW COOLANT AND REPAIRS VERY EXPENSIVE. BUT THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS OVER LOOK. *MJ

• 01/16/2000· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE. *ET

• 01/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE APPARENTLY OF INFERIOR QUALITY. DEALER TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 32,632 MILES. THE VEHICLE THROBS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. ONLY REMEDIES OFFERED WERE AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THIS. *AK