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Just wanted to update the thread and say I have not had any issues since the original ones and the car is running good now, I still get the stalling out on rare stops, but it's very rare. Everything else was fixed and is perfect, all I need is a good detail and I'll be good to go.
I wanted to let everyone know how well Lotus has stepped up to fix every concern and will do everything in their power to make thing right and make you happy as long as you do the right thing and call the 1-800 number in the back of the manual. They built this service to serve us and it works. If you are not happy about something or something with the dealer you work with, just call.
Don't waste time posting on here when your mad at the dealer or about something if you haven't called that number, they will take care of it. They want to make us happy and will do everything to make sure we are.
I shouldn't have jumped the gun here and posted without giving Lotus the full chance of rectifying my problems, I went simply off some things my dealer told me which turned out to not be correct 100% and the lack of not hearing back from them pissed me off. I should have just called directly to Lotus and they would have arranged the proper repairs with my dealer. Sometimes it's better to just do things on your own because the dealer doesn't know everything as each situation is different.
Just thought I'd post my problems I'm having or have had in the first 600 miles of my 2008 Persian Blue s240 port Car.
1. I noticed a vibration coming from the wheels. I called the dealer and told them I thought that my tires may be flat spotted since the build date was nov 2007 and the car came straight to my local dealer from port with only 3 miles on it. It sat for a year in storage. I also told them the front wheels were out of balance as the front wheel would shake above 65 mph real bad.
The dealer told me they doubt the tires were flat spotted but said they would check them. Turns out both rear tires are indeed flatspotted and can't be repaired, they tried to pop the beads and re seat them as well as some other things but in the end agree'd with my diagnosis. They told me they put in an email to Lotus and would try to get them to replace the tires, but they doubt they will. This was last week and I have not heard back from them. If they don't replace them then it doesn't say much to me about the company..I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope they do the right thing.
The front right wheel was totally out of balance and they re balanced it. The front end feels much better now.
2. The car has been stalling out almost every time I come to a stop, it would do this 5 out of 8 stops as well as the rpm hunting where it would float from 500rpm to 1500 and back then stall.
I told the dealer to check for vacuum leaks and exhaust leaks as these were probable, I let them know of the other here who had this issue.
The dealer claims there's a Tsb about the stalling and they claimed to have reflashed the ecu. I have since driven the car another 150 miles since and the car has only stalled 4 times now, so it's gotten better but is not fixed.
3. The rear brakes squeal when coming to a stop with light pedal pressure, they would continue to squeal even after letting off the brake pedal. I told the dealer that this is a typical caliper hang up and that it was binding up and not relaxing after braking. It squeal so bad that others always look at the car if they were not already..
The dealer said that the caliper was not hanging up but they did find it to be leaking fluid and the system had air in it. They claim to have fixed the leak and bled the brakes. The car doesnt seem to squeal when I let off the brake pedal anymore but it still does it when I stop with light pedal pressure. I will put some more miles on the car in hopes that this is just a break in issue with that set of pads.
Does anyone else have the brake squeal issue???
4. When driving the car yesterday I looked down and my gauge cluster was totally dead with no tach, speedo, or anything. I had read here about this happening on some new cars I think. The messed up part is I figured it's an electrical problem so I turned on my headlights to see if those still worked, when I did the whole gauge cluster lit up like a x-mas tree with everything on for a second and then off again, then the tachometer started to work and the ABS light was on. At this point I didn't know if I should pull over and get it towed or keep going.. I drove for another mile or so just going off my rpm since I know what speed I'm going at 4k, all the sudden the bottom half of the cluster comes on and I can see my mileage again and the trip OD. At this point I figure it will be ok to finish the drive home, well I drive for another 10 miles or so with no speedometer when all the sudden i lose all power to the car and it felt like someone turned the key off, this lasted about 5 seconds and then pop, the speedometer starts working with all the other cluster operations but the ABS light was still on.I drove the cvar off the highway and shut it off for 20 mins, then restarted it and the cluster was working and the ABS light has now turned off
At this point I was kinda upset as now when I bring it to the dealer, they are going to look at it and say it all looks fine now and nothing will be dont to fix it.
Either the cluster is no good or the car has wiring problems, I will call the dealer today to have it on record.
5. The roof seal that's on the back edge of the roof in the interior of the car was hanging down and was not stuck to the roof properly, this is the foam seal with adhesive backing that's just behind your head. I'm not sure if this is what actually does the sealing of the roof as I have not yet taken it off. If this is the seal then i will have a leaky roof as part of the adhesive was pulled off and stuck to itself, so when the dealer stuck it up there's going to be a 1-2 inch section that's not sealed on.
6. When I pulled the dipstick to check the oil for the first time I used a clean white rag to examine the oil and it's condition. There was 3 small chunks of metal on the tip of the dipstick. Now I understand that there's usually some small pieces that always seem to get in the pan on new motors, but I hope now that I had the 1st oil change these will all be gone.
6. I was under the impression that we get 3 free months of Xm radio with the car. My car came with about 15 channels on it but that only lasted a few days and then the radio updated or something and I only have 2. I guess this is not that big a deal but if others did get 3 months ferr I'd like to know about it.
7. Small rant here but my clear coat has tons of swirls and scratches in it, the first time I saw it in the shade I saw lots ow scuffs and swirls, this is not something I'd expect in a 70k car. This car came straight from port and never sat on a lot. I'm not sure if the dealer's detail team is crappy or where it got like this but somewhere the car was buffed as they got the screens full of white wax in the corners. You would think they would take more car of these expensive cars.
Anyway, some of these issues are small and some are pretty major in my eye's. If anyone has experience with any of them I'd like to know how they were resolved.
I don't think a lot of these should have made it past the PDI inspection
Other than these things, I love my car:clap: It was the best purchase I have made, the car gives me pure happiness and enjoyment when I drive it..
I wanted to let everyone know how well Lotus has stepped up to fix every concern and will do everything in their power to make thing right and make you happy as long as you do the right thing and call the 1-800 number in the back of the manual. They built this service to serve us and it works. If you are not happy about something or something with the dealer you work with, just call.
Don't waste time posting on here when your mad at the dealer or about something if you haven't called that number, they will take care of it. They want to make us happy and will do everything to make sure we are.
I shouldn't have jumped the gun here and posted without giving Lotus the full chance of rectifying my problems, I went simply off some things my dealer told me which turned out to not be correct 100% and the lack of not hearing back from them pissed me off. I should have just called directly to Lotus and they would have arranged the proper repairs with my dealer. Sometimes it's better to just do things on your own because the dealer doesn't know everything as each situation is different.
Just thought I'd post my problems I'm having or have had in the first 600 miles of my 2008 Persian Blue s240 port Car.
1. I noticed a vibration coming from the wheels. I called the dealer and told them I thought that my tires may be flat spotted since the build date was nov 2007 and the car came straight to my local dealer from port with only 3 miles on it. It sat for a year in storage. I also told them the front wheels were out of balance as the front wheel would shake above 65 mph real bad.
The dealer told me they doubt the tires were flat spotted but said they would check them. Turns out both rear tires are indeed flatspotted and can't be repaired, they tried to pop the beads and re seat them as well as some other things but in the end agree'd with my diagnosis. They told me they put in an email to Lotus and would try to get them to replace the tires, but they doubt they will. This was last week and I have not heard back from them. If they don't replace them then it doesn't say much to me about the company..I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope they do the right thing.
The front right wheel was totally out of balance and they re balanced it. The front end feels much better now.
2. The car has been stalling out almost every time I come to a stop, it would do this 5 out of 8 stops as well as the rpm hunting where it would float from 500rpm to 1500 and back then stall.
I told the dealer to check for vacuum leaks and exhaust leaks as these were probable, I let them know of the other here who had this issue.
The dealer claims there's a Tsb about the stalling and they claimed to have reflashed the ecu. I have since driven the car another 150 miles since and the car has only stalled 4 times now, so it's gotten better but is not fixed.
3. The rear brakes squeal when coming to a stop with light pedal pressure, they would continue to squeal even after letting off the brake pedal. I told the dealer that this is a typical caliper hang up and that it was binding up and not relaxing after braking. It squeal so bad that others always look at the car if they were not already..
The dealer said that the caliper was not hanging up but they did find it to be leaking fluid and the system had air in it. They claim to have fixed the leak and bled the brakes. The car doesnt seem to squeal when I let off the brake pedal anymore but it still does it when I stop with light pedal pressure. I will put some more miles on the car in hopes that this is just a break in issue with that set of pads.
Does anyone else have the brake squeal issue???
4. When driving the car yesterday I looked down and my gauge cluster was totally dead with no tach, speedo, or anything. I had read here about this happening on some new cars I think. The messed up part is I figured it's an electrical problem so I turned on my headlights to see if those still worked, when I did the whole gauge cluster lit up like a x-mas tree with everything on for a second and then off again, then the tachometer started to work and the ABS light was on. At this point I didn't know if I should pull over and get it towed or keep going.. I drove for another mile or so just going off my rpm since I know what speed I'm going at 4k, all the sudden the bottom half of the cluster comes on and I can see my mileage again and the trip OD. At this point I figure it will be ok to finish the drive home, well I drive for another 10 miles or so with no speedometer when all the sudden i lose all power to the car and it felt like someone turned the key off, this lasted about 5 seconds and then pop, the speedometer starts working with all the other cluster operations but the ABS light was still on.I drove the cvar off the highway and shut it off for 20 mins, then restarted it and the cluster was working and the ABS light has now turned off
Either the cluster is no good or the car has wiring problems, I will call the dealer today to have it on record.
5. The roof seal that's on the back edge of the roof in the interior of the car was hanging down and was not stuck to the roof properly, this is the foam seal with adhesive backing that's just behind your head. I'm not sure if this is what actually does the sealing of the roof as I have not yet taken it off. If this is the seal then i will have a leaky roof as part of the adhesive was pulled off and stuck to itself, so when the dealer stuck it up there's going to be a 1-2 inch section that's not sealed on.
6. When I pulled the dipstick to check the oil for the first time I used a clean white rag to examine the oil and it's condition. There was 3 small chunks of metal on the tip of the dipstick. Now I understand that there's usually some small pieces that always seem to get in the pan on new motors, but I hope now that I had the 1st oil change these will all be gone.
6. I was under the impression that we get 3 free months of Xm radio with the car. My car came with about 15 channels on it but that only lasted a few days and then the radio updated or something and I only have 2. I guess this is not that big a deal but if others did get 3 months ferr I'd like to know about it.
7. Small rant here but my clear coat has tons of swirls and scratches in it, the first time I saw it in the shade I saw lots ow scuffs and swirls, this is not something I'd expect in a 70k car. This car came straight from port and never sat on a lot. I'm not sure if the dealer's detail team is crappy or where it got like this but somewhere the car was buffed as they got the screens full of white wax in the corners. You would think they would take more car of these expensive cars.
Anyway, some of these issues are small and some are pretty major in my eye's. If anyone has experience with any of them I'd like to know how they were resolved.
I don't think a lot of these should have made it past the PDI inspection
Other than these things, I love my car:clap: It was the best purchase I have made, the car gives me pure happiness and enjoyment when I drive it..