1995 Lotus Esprit

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › fuel injection system › fuel rail. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Air Bags96V244000

Filed Dec 5, 1996240 vehiclesLotus Cars Of America Inc

Defect. AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT SYSTEM WARNING LABELS ARE MISSING FROM THE SUN VISOR. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 108, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

Risk. THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT MAY NOT PROPERLY UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE NEED TO USE SEAT BELTS.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. IF THEY SO DESIRE, THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS INSTALL THESE LABELS FOR THEM.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel RailFire

Filed Sep 23, 1998FL

FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AT THE REAR OF FUEL RAIL.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2003	0	1	0	Routine
2002	0	1	0	Routine
2001	0	2	0	Routine
2000	0	2	0	Routine
1999	0	2	0	Routine
1998	1	3	0	Routine
1997	0	5	0	Routine
1995 — this page	1	1	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 5, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.