Consumer Complaint Detail

LOTUS / ELISE / 2006

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108169 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2007
Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Lotus Cars Limited
Model Name: ELISE Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: SCCPC11146H Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was turning left out of a parking lot, accelerating in a safe but enthusiastic manner when i felt a violent shudder/vibration at around 30-35 mph. i immediately let off the throttle and felt increased drag as if i had a flat tire. i immediately pulled over into a gas station and found the my driver's side rear wheel was pushed up into the fender and the car was not drivable. the dealer told me that the heads had popped of the bolts that hold the upper control arm to the wheel hub. i posted this info on a car forum and found that my car is not the only one this is happening to. one member posted a video that happened to catch the event. this is the link to the forum that will contain extra info. http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40858&highlight=control+arm