1996 Oldsmobile Achieva engine problems

Filed Aug 15, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 150,000 miles · AR

I bought my dads 1996 oldsmobile achieva, on about the 7-22-13, he had it at our mechanics car lot for sale and my trucks transmission started failing on me so I purchased my dads car, went to pick it up and now after 2 different mechanics and 5 weeks later they still can't get my car fixed so it will run,this is what it does,security light comes on and off flashing until it comes on fully all the time,dies and refuses to start, so I done some looking on the internet and found out that just about all of the achieva, malibu's,basically all g.m. Cars from early 90's- upper 90's all have this problem and it can happen while the car is being driven in some cases, so I fill like if this is not took care of it could cause a wreck,fire or an accident of some kind being it is the # 1 thing to go wrong with this kind and year model's of olds-achieva, just was wondering if my car got missed on recall or if it should be recalled, I'm about half way afraid to drive it even if it gets fixed, that it will do it again and me be driving it next time, please let me know if there is any help for my car to get recalled..

Filed Jul 15, 2005 · Engine, Transmission · 100,000 miles · TN

Dt: consumer states that the transmission failed 3 times. The vehicle was taken to a service station and put on the computer, but they couldn't find what was wrong. The intake gasket blew twice allowing water in the engine. *ak

Filed Jul 2, 2004 · Engine · NY

Air conditioner leaks coolant and needs to be repeatedly serviced because air conditioner blows warm air. Air conditioner checked when under warranty 4/1/98 and dealer stated recharged A/C. However, coolant needed to be added 5/28/99, 5/12/00, 4/29/01, 6/9/04 for a total cost of $482.48. Dye injected and no leak noticed. Leakage occurs over months where dye not detectable. Something is defective and causing the coolant to leak out over time.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Engine · 87,770 miles · TX

Leaky intake manifold gasket.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Electrical, Engine · 43,000 miles · FL

Alternator,serp belt tensioner, serp belt, r& r alternator,r & r belt tensioner ... The tension acutally broke off and destroyed the other parts. How can this happen???? For only 43000 miles on this car thats ridiculous... Any help here/?

Filed Oct 7, 2003 · Engine · OH

The intake gasket leaks coolant and a known problem that gm apparently doesn't care about. It happens to many of its v6 3.1 and 3.4 engines and could cause sever damage to the car's engine which leads to potentially serious problems if not repaired. In addition, the manufacturer doesn't want to perform recalls, therefore, who wants to pay to fix something that's needed to be recalled?

Filed Feb 26, 2003 · Engine · 87,770 miles · TX

Intake manifold gasket leaked coolant.

Filed Jun 2, 2002 · Engine · IL

Consumer states that the recall done on the vehicle did fix the problem with the vehicle it caught on fire. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anything.

Filed Dec 19, 2001 · Engine · OH

Car stalls while driving, wont start for 5 or 10 min. Rear window still popping out . No dealers can duplicate problem or tell me what is wrong wiyh the car.

Filed Mar 24, 2001 · Engine · IL

Vehicle shuts off or quits while driving without warning. Will not restart at times for 15 minutes or more. Dealer cannot pinpoint problem.