I called the closest dealer and they looked up the recalls and told me what had been done

 

How many open recalls did you have?

 

Is there an expiration date on all the recalls, or are they obligated to continue to perform them?

 

same question. Also is there a list of recalls somewhere to check against?

 

Does this tool work for you in the states? Listed any rectifications required for mine. It’s at Lotus Silverstone at the moment having the oil cooler replaced under warranty (it’s a 2009 car!)

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Very cool! According to that, a dealer did all my recall work when I didn't even know it. The car had been brought in for suspension repair for an insurance job.

On a different note, the first Lotus I ever drove was an Exige S at Silverstone over ten years ago!

 

Thx!

 

Yep the "O" vs. "0" gets me every time

 

Thank you for the link it worked for mine.

 

Thanks for the link guys

 

Appreciate. Worked great for me

 

To be clear, if you input your vin and a recall shows, that means it hasn't been completed? Or does it show any that have ever been implemented for your vin whether it was completed or not?

 

I recently went through the “do it or didn’t it have it done” process on an 05 Elise. I used the Inquiries@lotuscars.com email and they passed me along to the US group. After a few days they replied that the car I inquired about did NOT have the oil line recall done. They were pretty helpful. On the website the car just listed what recalls the car was eligible for but not whether or not it had been done.

 

G search with lotustalk at the end is best way to find threads and info quickly

list of 2005 lotus elise recalls lotustalk

2005 LOTUS ELISE | NHTSA enter your VIN

Vehicle Detail Search - 2005 LOTUS ELISE | NHTSA

www.nhtsa.gov

this is what i was going to say,,, this website in general can be very handy

 

Looks like the MY06 Elise I'm planning to test drive next week was affected by the oil line connector issue. I'm curious if anyone has had issues with the dealer provided solution to this or if it fully rectified the problem. FWIW, I used the Lotus website to look up the recalls by VIN and it told me on the site that I could contact any Lotus dealer or Service Centre to determine if the repairs had been completed for my vehicle. That seems pretty standard across the auto industry.

 

The recall took care of the issue and if car hasn't been repaired it will still be able to have the warranty fix done.

 

Recall information | Lotus Cars United Kingdom

 

Would the dealer honor the recalls on older cars?

 

yes