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Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 1800.0
Displacement CI: 109.84273937051
Displacement L: 1.8
Doors: 2
Engine Model: 2ZZ
Make: LOTUS
Manufacturer: LOTUS CARS LTD.
Manufacturer Id: 983
Model: Elise
Model Year: 2005
Other Engine Info: VVTL-i
Other Restraint System Info: Active Belts
Plant City: Hethel
Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Possible Values: (12:ACDLP)
Seat Belts All: Manual
Suggested VIN: SCCPC11165H!23663
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I SUDDENLY SMELLED OIL AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND FOUND OIL COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES. UPON HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOULD THEY FOUND THAT THE INCOMING OIL LINE INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OIL COOLER HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CONNECTOR. *TR
2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING A TIRE ROUTINE TIRE CHANGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL OIL STAIN CREEPING UP THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER WELL ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THE OIL COOLER WAS LEAKING AT THE FITTING AND A NEW FITTING WAS INSTALLED TO CORRECT. THE LEAK OCCURRED RATHER SUDDENLY AS THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN IN THE BODY SHOP TO HAVE SOME MINOR BODYWORK FIXED (NON-STUCTURAL AND NOT ABLE TO HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK). AT THE TIME OF THE BODYWORK REPAIRS TIME, LESS THAN 300 MILES PRIOR, THE LEAK WAS NOT PRESENT. IF THE LEAK HAD BEEN PRESENT, THE SUBSEQUENT OIL WOULD HAVE CAUSED POOR PAINT FINISH. WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. DID NOT THINK TO REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL NOW, BECAUSE I JUST BECAME AWARE OF A NY TIMES ARCTICLE REPORTING ON NHSTA INVESTIGATION OF OTHER SIMILAR MODEL YEAR LOTUS ELISE/EXIGE CARS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.