https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Lotus Elan. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:38:55 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-345096 Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT GAS TANK LEAKS FUEL IF YOU FILL IT UP. https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-345126 Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN OVER 1/2 FILLED https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-342053 Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-341620 Fri, 05 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT NEAR THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THERE IS A CRACK. WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL IT LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS SPLIT ON ONE SIDE. WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WAS INOPERATIVE. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-341621 Fri, 05 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT NEAR THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THERE IS A CRACK. WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL IT LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS SPLIT ON ONE SIDE. WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WAS INOPERATIVE. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-341622 Fri, 05 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT NEAR THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK THERE IS A CRACK. WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH FUEL IT LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS SPLIT ON ONE SIDE. WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WAS INOPERATIVE. *SLC https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-337354 Wed, 06 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK CRACKED, AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FIXED IT TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-336253 Tue, 26 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT APPERANTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE LOTUS ELAN FUEL TANK. LOTUS WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIRING SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS FAULTY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER ELAN OWNERS AND SOME HAVE PAID THE FEE FOR THE NEW TANK AS WELL AS THE SERVICE CHARGES TOTALLING OVER $1,000. I ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER OWNERS WOULD LIKE LOTUS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-308889 Fri, 17 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT 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 O https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-260938 Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL BEFORE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-189878 Wed, 22 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT WHEN FILLED WITH GAS, THE FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE TANK; LEAKING FUEL IS A FIRE HAZARD AND GAS ODOR IN CAR IS ANNOYING. I SUSPECT THAT THE TANK NECK HAS CRACKED AT ITS JUCTION TO THE TANK BODY AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. I CONTACTED LOTUS CARS, WHO INSISTED THAT I TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION BEFORE ANY REMEDIES MAY BE CONSIDERED. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER ELAN OWNERS https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-156222 Wed, 23 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT FUEL TANK LEAKS WHEN IT IS FULL. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-154476 Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS HAZARD. LOTUS REFUSES TO PROVIDE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT MIGHT BE PERTINENT TO THIS PROBLEM. https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-154477 Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS HAZARD. LOTUS REFUSES TO PROVIDE SERVICE BULLETINS THAT MIGHT BE PERTINENT TO THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-153693 Tue, 08 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-153718 Tue, 08 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT THE CAR FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED LEAKED FUEL WHEN EVER THE TANK IS FILLED UP. IT IS NOT LEAKING AS A RESULT OF OVERFLOW, BUT FROM SOME WHERE BETWEEN THE NECK AND THE TANK. BESIDES LEAKING FUEL IT HAS A REAL BAD SMELL. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan https://plaincars.com/make/lotus-elan#complaint-4907 Thu, 09 Mar 1995 00:00:00 GMT GEAR SHIFT CLIP FAILED TWICE. *SKD