| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076785 | Incident Date: Apr, 28 2006 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Lotus Cars Limited |
| Model Name: ELISE | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SCCPC11185H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 26 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 24 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1) at first 1st to 2nd up shift and 3rd to 2nd down shift was grinding at about 5000 rpm. shifting progressively got worse shifting from 1st to 2nd and 3rd to 2nd. now 3rd to 2nd down shifting grinds at every rpm and 1st to 2nd shift is very difficult. diagnosed by mechnanic as synhro failure. 2) 2nd gear synchro failure. can't upshift well and down shifting from 3rd to 2nd grinds gear and destroys gear. unsafe when you can't get into gear. 3) lotus usa and the dealership autostrada usa have denied warranty claim. they won't fix the transmission. my car is still under bumper to bumper warranty. *jb |
