2008 LOTUS ELISE Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 13V041000 on 02/10/2013
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/2004 - 10/30/2007
- Affected:
- 451
- Defect:
- Lotus is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from december 1, 2006, through october 31, 2007. the oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting.
- Consequence:
- A detached oil line could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment increasing the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings and the entire lateral oil cooler hose, free of charge. the safety recall began on march 4, 2013. owners may contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887.
- Notes:
- Lotus' number for this recall is 2013/01r.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 13V041000 on 02/10/2013
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:hose
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/2004 - 10/30/2007
- Affected:
- 451
- Defect:
- Lotus is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from december 1, 2006, through october 31, 2007. the oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting.
- Consequence:
- A detached oil line could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment increasing the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings and the entire lateral oil cooler hose, free of charge. the safety recall began on march 4, 2013. owners may contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887.
- Notes:
- Lotus' number for this recall is 2013/01r.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 14V280000 on 05/26/2014
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:engine
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/2007 - 07/29/2011
- Affected:
- 860
- Defect:
- Lotus cars usa, inc. (lotus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from november 2007 to july 2011, and 2011 evora vehicles manufactured september 2010 through september 2011. the oil cooler hose may detach from its fitting.
- Consequence:
- A detached oil hose could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings on the elise and exige vehicles and will replace the oil cooler hose assemblies on the evora vehicles, free of charge. the manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. owners may contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887. lotus' number for this recall is 201401r (elise/exige), and 2014/02r (evora). note: this recall is an expansion of recalls 11v-510 and 13v-041.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2008 LOTUS ELISE TSBs (14)
- Bulletin:
- 2008-13
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Lotus: inspection of oil cooler sandwich plate used on cars with front mounted oil coolers. to inspect oil cooler feed port for correct area. *pe
- Bulletin:
- 2008-15
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Lotus: revised clip to secure door latch release rod. to improve security of control rod to interior release handle. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-2009-02
- Component:
- 354000 equipment:mechanical
- Summary:
- Lotus: a small range of platform models considered to be at risk from insecure rear hub bolts. request a further range of cars which are not considered to be at risk, are also checked at the next opportunity as a precautionary measure.
- Bulletin:
- SB-2008-13
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Lotus: oil cooler sandwich plate inspection. sandwich plates used on vehicles with front mounted oil coolers, possibly have incorrect fettling of oil cooler feed port, reducing oil cooling efficiency. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-2011
- Component:
- 062300 engine and engine cooling:cooling system:hose
- Summary:
- Lotus cars: the procedure to retrofit an oil cooler transfer hose in models elise/exige. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-2013-17
- Component:
- 033210 service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Lotus: information provided regarding the inspection of all brake pipe/hose, on some vehicles, based on scheduled maintenance and the positioning of pipe/hose. models elise, exige, evora, europa. no years listed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-2013-18
- Component:
- 117000 digital instrument panel
- Summary:
- Lotus: information provided for clarification of instrument pack (ip) compatibility, for some vehicles, by part numbers, present date by model year and powertrain, so instrument display and functionality of replacement unit can be adapted
- Bulletin:
- 2013-17
- Component:
- 033210 service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Brake hose/pipe inspection. the routing of all brake hoses and pipes is set during production to ensure that they cannot come into contact with any other ancillary components regardless of the vehicles suspension travel range or steering mo
- Bulletin:
- 2013-18
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- To confirm the compatibility of service level instrument packs available for all federal elise and exige variants from ?08my to present date by model year and powertrain as well as a special care point to be taken whilst fitting an aftersal
- Bulletin:
- 2014-02
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- Retrofitment of the latest level windscreen washer bottle/pump assembly to earlier models if required. due to parts obsolescence the windscreen washer bottle/pump assembly fitted to all toyota power train elise and 4-cylinder exige from st
- Bulletin:
- 2014-05
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- To reinforce the importance of checking and clearing stored fault codes at time of pdi (pre-delivery inspection). the increased frequency of battery disconnection/reconnection that vehicles are subjected to during transportation from the f
- Bulletin:
- 2014-08
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Clarification of air conditioning compressor ?running-in? procedure. insufficient lubrication will result in compressor failure due to seizure, reducing air conditioning performance and also generate diagnostic trouble codes.
- Bulletin:
- 2015-08
- Component:
- 171100 latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
- Summary:
- Retrofitment of the latest level cdl (central door locking) actuator to earlier models if required. due to parts obsolescence the cdl actuator assembly, part number b116m6039f is no longer available. this actuator was fitted into each door
- Bulletin:
- 2016-06
- Component:
- 031000 service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
- Summary:
- Recommendation of revision to manual brake bleeding procedure on any elise models fitted with a brake servo unit. whilst performing a brake fluid bleeding procedure, it is possible that the brake pedal may not fully return to its released/
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