Lotus Elise
Registered from 2005 to 2012.
About this model
The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater roadster with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the Elise has a fibreglass body shell atop its bonded extruded aluminium chassis that provides a rigid platform for the suspension, while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum. The Elise was named after Elisa Artioli, the granddaughter of Romano Artioli, who was chairman of Lotus and Bugatti at the time of the car's launch.
From the Wikipedia article Lotus Elise, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 260 hp · 900 kg · 2300 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2010 | 260 hp · 900 kg · 2300 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2009 | 900 kg · 2300 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2008 | 900 kg · 2300 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2007 | 907 kg · 2280 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2006 | 907 kg · 2280 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2005 | 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Engine Oil Cooler Line Detachment
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2011, closed November 2011.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Lotus filed 22 bulletins about the 2011 Elise.
- Electrical system: 5
- Equipment: 4
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 4
- Exterior lighting: 2
- Engine and engine cooling: 1
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 1
- Latches/locks/linkages: 1
- Power train: 1
- Service brakes, air: 1
- Vehicle speed control: 1
- Other: 1
- Standard information required and procedures to be followed when reporting ECU & TCU faults. There is often insufficient, or inconsistent information received from dealers when reporting ECU & TCU… · April 2022
- There is often inconsistent or insufficient information received from dealers when reporting ECU and TCU related faults. This bulletin aims to standardise the information when filing a claim to After… · July 2021
- Air conditioning compressors failing due to oil starvation. TSB reminds dealers of correct replacement and running-in procedures. · October 2020
- Any unauthorised modifications, including fitment of non-approved after-market air filter resulting in generation of diagnostic trouble codes (DTCâs) P0101 & P1109. We have had several instances… · June 2020
- Compatibility of Yokohama AD07 and V105 tire product ranges for the Elise model range. · June 2019
- 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… · July 2018
- 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.… · July 2018
- Application of silicone grease to brake light switch plunger to improve durability. Several instances of brake light switch renewal under warranty have been reported due to the illumination of the… · July 2018
14 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.