Major Problems with 2005 Lotus Elise Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Lotus Elise

2005 Lotus Elise SUSPENSION Mileage: 1100 miles

2005 Lotus Elise COOLING SYSTEM Mileage: 15800 miles

2005 Lotus Elise ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Mileage: 18000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, COOLING SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Lotus Elise owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING damaged/scored intake cam on toyota 2zzge engine resulting in piston damage as well as head/block damage. this has occurred with...	18 ~ 28933 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING premature wearing on cam shaft in engine resulting in internal engine failure. *tr...	5 ~ 35060 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2005 lotus elise has a defective intake cam that usually flattens out over cylinder 3 causing valve engine damage. my	5 ~ 20854 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM intermittent problem where the entire cluster gauge (speedometer rpm gas gauge etc.) will shut down and later turn back on....	4 ~ 24325 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2005 lotus elise. the contact stated that he received a recall notice in january 2012...	3 ~ 47176 miles
VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2005 lotus elise. the contact stated that the defroster was inoperative which reduced visibility during cold...	3 ~ 16433 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my car is an early 2005 lotus elise with twin oil coolers. the bypass hose connecting to the driver side...	2 ~ 48646 miles
POWER TRAIN driving under normal conditions through city traffic when the oil indicator light came on. pulled over to the side of...	2 ~ 26812 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION while making a left turn a loud bang occurred with a strange feeling at the rear of the car and...	2 ~ 53992 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN manual transmission popped unexpectedly out of 5th gear during hard driving causing driver to select wrong gear in attempt to...	2 ~ 14300 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2005 lotus elise. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph smoke began to emit...	1 ~ 41187 miles
WHEELS oem oil cooling line crimp let go that is in front wheel well to oil cooler. engine oil poured all...	1 ~ 26000 miles
HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2005 lotus elise. the contact stated that oil was leaking from the vehicle. the vehicle...	1 ~ 14000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES on august 11 2010 i took my 2005 lotus elise with 9105 miles on it to get the inspection done....	1 ~ 9105 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2005 lotus elise. the contact stated while driving the vehicle during a rain storm the front...	1 ~ 23000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING rocker arm broken on cylinder three. multiple cars (~20) have been encountered the same failure on the same cylinder. sold...	1 ~ 18293 miles
FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY > MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN sub: 2005 lotus elise nhtsa recall #05v-571 [xxx]. i live in nicholasville kentucky & dealer is in atlanta ga. driving...	1
SUSPENSION wiring on auto has been a mess since new auto towed 15 times for mechanical reasons and addition times tow...	1 ~ 1100 miles

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