2005 Lotus Elise
Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-29 | 05V571000 |
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1,740 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT IN AND AROUN… |
| 2013-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL #11V-510. ON 11/11/13 I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 11/18/13 TO HAVE THE REFERENCED RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON M… |
| 2012-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL LINE FAILURE BY THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) TIRE. WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, NO COLLISION OF ANY SORT.… |
| 2012-01-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2012 FOR NHTSA… |
| 2011-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OEM OIL COOLING LINE CRIMP LET GO THAT IS IN FRONT WHEEL WELL TO OIL COOLER. ENGINE OIL POURED ALL OVER FRONT TIRE AND … |
| 2011-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DURING A TIRE ROUTINE TIRE CHANGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL OIL STAIN CREEPING UP THE INSIDE OF THE FE… |
| 2011-06-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR IS AN EARLY 2005 LOTUS ELISE WITH TWIN OIL COOLERS. THE BYPASS HOSE CONNECTING TO THE DRIVER SIDE OIL COOLER ST… |
| 2011-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE; HOWEVER, THE TEC… |
| 2011-05-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THROUGH CITY TRAFFIC WHEN THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF … |
| 2011-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I SUDDENLY SMELLED OIL AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON. I IMMEDIA… |
| 2011-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER READING OF SERIOUS OIL LINE FITTING FAILURES ON MY MODEL OF CAR, I INSPECTED MY OIL LINE FITTINGS AND FOUND ONE T… |
| 2011-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE INSPECTION FOUND OIL IS LEAKING AT OIL HOSE CONNECTOR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CRIMPING OF ADAPTER TO OIL HOSE. EVEN… |
| 2011-02-28 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | FAILURE: BROKEN TOE LINK BOLT. EVENT'S LEADING TO THE FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING OF THE CAR ON PUBLIC STREETS. … |
| 2011-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE OIL LINE RELEASED FROM ITS FITTING ON THE FRONT RIGHT OIL COOLER WETTING THE TIRE WITH OIL RESULT… |
| 2011-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL LINE FAILURE IN LOTUS ELISE - GOT RED "ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW" LIGHT, PULLED OVER, CLAMP/HOSE HAD BLOWN OUT AND OI… |
| 2011-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON STARTING MY CAR IN THE MORNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE OIL COOLER HOSE FROM THE ENGINE TO THE FRONT OIL COOLER SEPARATED… |
| 2010-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAID TO BE A 'COMMON' PROBLEM WHEN LOOKING ON FORUMS;MY 2005 LOTUS ELISE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE OIL LIGHT COME… |
| 2010-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2005 LOTUS ELISE OIL-LINE FAILURE. CATASTROPHIC OIL LINE FAILURE WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR (DRIVEN… |
| 2010-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL LINE CONNECTION FAILED WHICH LED TO THE OIL HOSE POPPING OUT OF THE CONNECTION AND CAUSING OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF … |
| 2010-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT … |
| 2010-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY CAR USED FROM A PRIVATE SELLER IN PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER DOING THE FIRST OIL CHANGE MYSELF I NOTICED THE WAS O… |
| 2010-08-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 11, 2010 I TOOK MY 2005 LOTUS ELISE WITH 9105 MILES ON IT TO GET THE INSPECTION DONE. THE MAN DOING THE INSP… |
| 2010-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2005 LOTUS ELISE OIL-LINE (COOLER LINE) FAILURE. THE OIL LINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE… |
| 2010-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INTERMITTENT AND TURNS ALL ON OR ALL OFF WITHOUT WARNING, MASKING SPEED, FUEL, RPMS, MILEAGE, ETC… |
| 2010-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | OIL LINE FROM ENGINE TO OIL COOLER FAILED. ALL OIL IN THE ENGINE SPRAYED ONTO BOTTOM OF CAR AND TIRES. ALMOST LOST C… |
| 2010-06-13 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, A LOUD BANG OCCURRED WITH A STRANGE FEELING AT THE REAR OF THE CAR AND THE CAR SPUN 180 DEG. … |
| 2010-04-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FRONT OIL COOLER HOSE BLEW OFF SPRAYING UNDERSIDE OF CAR WITH OIL. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND TOWED TO DEALER FOR MAINTEN… |
| 2010-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS IS A COMPLAINT FOR A 2005 LOTUS ELISE OIL LINE FAILURE. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TWO OIL LINE FAILURES TOGETHER BUT … |
| 2010-02-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 LOTUS ELISE WITH 18000. MILE ON IT AND MY BLOWER IS NOT WORKING AND WHEN I TURN IT ON IT SMELLS LIKE SOME… |
| 2010-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 LOTUS ELISE HAS A INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE A/C FAN NOT WORKING. THIS SI A DESIGN FLAW IN THE RESISTOR BEING PL… |
| 2009-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2005 LOTUS ELISE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DENIAL OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR OF VEHICLES OIL COOLER LINE. *SMD… |
| 2009-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DAMAGED/SCORED INTAKE CAM ON TOYOTA 2ZZGE ENGINE,RESULTING IN PISTON DAMAGE AS WELL AS HEAD/BLOCK DAMAGE. THIS HAS OCCU… |
| 2009-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEARING ON CAM SHAFT IN ENGINE RESULTING IN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2009-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER GAUGE (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, GAS GAUGE, ETC.) WILL SHUT DOWN AND LATER TURN … |
| 2009-07-24 | VISIBILITY | Yes | 0 | I OWN A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING A RAIN STORM THE FRONT DEFROSTER WOULD NOT OPERATE, WHICH SU… |
| 2009-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE OIL COOLER HOSE BLEW OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH SPRAYING OIL OVER THE RIGHT BACK TIRE. THE ENGINE SEIZED … |
| 2009-02-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING A RAIN STORM THE FRONT DEFR… |
| 2008-11-13 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LOTUS ELISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE, WHICH REDUCED VISIBILIT… |
| 2008-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2005 LOTUS ELISE HAS A DEFECTIVE INTAKE CAM THAT USUALLY FLATTENS OUT OVER CYLINDER 3 CAUSING VALVE ENGINE DAMAGE. MY … |
| 2007-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ROCKER ARM BROKEN ON CYLINDER THREE. MULTIPLE CARS (~20) HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED THE SAME FAILURE ON THE SAME CYLINDER. … |
| 2007-10-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 LOTUS ELISE EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK IN THE P/N A12E0017F ALUMINUM U-TUBE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUBBING ON A OIL F… |
| 2006-05-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPPED UNEXPECTEDLY OUT OF 5TH GEAR DURING HARD DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO SELECT WRONG GEAR IN ATTE… |
| 2006-04-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1) AT FIRST 1ST TO 2ND UP SHIFT AND 3RD TO 2ND DOWN SHIFT WAS GRINDING AT ABOUT 5000 RPM. SHIFTING PROGRESSIVELY GOT W… |
| 2006-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUB: 2005 LOTUS ELISE NHTSA RECALL #05V-571 [XXX]. I LIVE IN NICHOLASVILLE KENTUCKY & DEALER IS IN ATLANTA GA. DRIVI… |
| 2006-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF OIL LINE CONNECTOR. SPREAD OIL OVER FRONT BRAKE, SO AS TO MAKE CAR STOP POORLY. HAS HAPPENED TWICE: ONCE… |
| 2004-10-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WIRING ON AUTO HAS BEEN A MESS SINCE NEW, AUTO TOWED 15 TIMES FOR MECHANICAL REASONS AND ADDITION TIMES TOW TRUCK WAS C… |