Consumer Complaint Detail

LOTUS / ELAN / 1991

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000170882 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Lotus Cars Limited
Model Name: ELAN Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SCCGA36B5MH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While parked on a hill and gas tank is full, fuel leaks out. if tank is half full and on a hill, fuel doesn't leak out. contacted dealer, cannot fix problem.*ak consumer has to fill the gas tank to 1/2 of it's capacity to avoid smells and spillage. *jg