Consumer Complaint Detail

LOTUS / ELAN / 1991

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001154243 Incident Date: Aug, 06 2001
Consumer's City: SYLVA Consumer's State: NC
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#: SCCGA36B3MH Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 16 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 05 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When gas tank was filled fuel leaked on ground and fumes entered vehicle. fumes were so strong that consumer felt sick and pulled over. vehicle leaked so much fuel in gas station that employee was going to bill the consumer. dealer, lotus was not admitting there was a problem. fuel tank would have to be replaced. if vehicle was in an accident it would diffintently blow up. *ak top of fuel tank has a crack in it, consumer states this seems to be a common problem with all 1991 elans. *slc