2013 Lotus Evora

Recalls

1 recall names the 2013 Lotus Evora. Newest first.

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  May 21, 2013NHTSA 13V21600028 vehicles

  Lotus Cars is recalling certain model year 2013 Evora vehicles manufactured September 2012 through November 2012. These vehicles have been granted a temporary exemption from the requirement to conform to the latest passenger side advanced air bag requirements covered by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," but the…

  Risk and remedy

  Risk

  An incorrect certification label may prevent the owner from determining recall applicability, potentially increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

  Remedy

  Lotus Cars will notify the owners instructing them to take their vehicle to a Lotus dealer. The federal compliance label will be replaced and an exemption label will be applied, free of charge. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Lotus at 1-770-476-6564. Lotus Cars' recall number is 2013/02R.

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Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Engine2
2. Electrical system1
3. Power train1
4. Steering1
5. Suspension1

Latest complaints

• Oct 21, 2022TX
  Suspension

  Component that failed: rear upper suspension control arm developed a crack where it connects with the rear wheel knuckle. Other Lotus Evoras have reported this failure, across several model years. Component has not been inspected by others. No warning lamps. Suspension started making a clunking noise.

• May 15, 2018MS34 mi
  Electrical system · Engine · Power train
  Ips wiring harness issue - vehicle equipped with the automatic transmission would randomly lose complete power in the middle of driving. Vehicle stuck in this limp mode are unable to go back into gear and IS locked out from driving, thus require the vehicle to be towed. This creates a hazardous…

  Ips wiring harness issue - vehicle equipped with the automatic transmission would randomly lose complete power in the middle of driving. Vehicle stuck in this limp mode are unable to go back into gear and IS locked out from driving, thus require the vehicle to be towed. This creates a hazardous condition that in an event if an individual was to merge into a lane and loses complete power as a result, accident will likely to occur due to the fact that the vehicle cannot gain speed or momentum in order to merge. many owners with the automatic (ips) variation are experiencing the limp mode and IS expressing their frustration on the internet. Lotus IS well aware of the issue and IS refusing to offer compensation to alleviate or address this issue knowing well enough this IS a safety issue. For more details in regards to this, you can simply google: lotus evora wiring harness

• Jul 11, 2015NV457 mi
  Engine · Steering

  Decelerating to a stop, shifting down in gears, shift into first and bring vehicle to a complete stop and notice rpm's drop to zero and engine stalls. Has happened twice in two weeks, car IS brand new.

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10209516Standard information required and procedures to be followed when reporting ECU & TCU faults. There is often insufficient, or inconsistent information received from dealers when reporting ECU & TCU related faults, this can lead to unacceptable delays in repairing vehicles.
• 10198785There is often inconsistent or insufficient information received from dealers when reporting ECU and TCU related faults. This bulletin aims to standardise the information when filing a claim to After Sales.
• 10180671Air conditioning compressors failing due to oil starvation. TSB reminds dealers of correct replacement and running-in procedures.
• 10175849Any unauthorised modifications, including fitment of non-approved after-market air filter resulting in generation of diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0101 & P1109. We have had several instances where DTCs P0101 & P1109 had been set and the car recovered into the dealer, only for them to find that the original equipment engine air intake filter had been substituted for a non-approved after-market type (applicable to both dry and oil coated types).
• 10143133Procedure to recover the ECU if an ?ECU Comms Failure? message appears in the instrument panel display screen. Under certain conditions such as a discharged battery or an interrupted programming procedure, the vehicle ECU (Electronic Control Unit) may lose communication with other engine management systems.
• 10143131The latest Lotus TechCentre release (V5.14.0) is now available as an online update and includes programming enhancements for Evora S and Exige S ?12MY models onwards.
• 10143129Application of silicone grease to brake light switch plunger to improve durability. Several instances of brake light switch renewal under warranty have been reported due to the illumination of the ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) tell tail lamp accompanied with the generation of diagnostic trouble code C0340 - brake light switch.
• 10143128Confirmation of updates to the Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) sections of the Technical Service Notes concerning the necessary procedures required to ensure that that the air conditioning compressor is correctly ?run in? after any major HVAC repairs/replacements have been carried out.
• 10143127Clarification of air conditioning compressor ?Running-In? Procedure. Insufficient lubrication will result in compressor failure due to seizure, reducing air conditioning performance and also generate diagnostic trouble codes.
• 10143126To reinforce the importance of checking and clearing stored fault codes at time of PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection). The increased frequency of battery disconnection/reconnection that vehicles are subjected to during transportation from the factory to the dealer or in some instances the prolonged storage, vehicle inactivity and resultant battery discharge may result in DTC?s (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) being generated by the vehicles ECU (Electronic Control Unit).
• 10143122Brake hose/pipe inspection. The routing of all brake hoses and pipes is set during production to ensure that they cannot come into contact with any other ancillary components regardless of the vehicles suspension travel range or steering movement.
• 10143121Potential causes of cruise control deactivation without intentional driver intervention.
• 10143120The latest TechCentre release (V5.1.0) released as on online update on 11 June 2013. Includes important TCU software program updates
• 10143119Instances of ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) tell tale lamp illumination accompanied with fault code C0460 (pressure sensor failure) have been reported back to Lotus Cars. Although the pressure sensor located within the ABS module is non-serviceable; another potential cause of this problem is the brake light switch plunger being incorrectly set. Incorrect setting of the switch plunger will result in the ABS brake line pressure being too high at the time of brake light activation, thus generating a fault code and illuminating the ABS or Service tell tale lamp.
• 10143118Some Evora owner?s have reported difficulty in engaging or changing gear as well as other symptoms such as very little or no resistance required to depress the clutch pedal or the clutch pedal has failed to return to its original position when released.
• 10143117Because of CARB legislation requirements, the most recent version updates of Lotus Techcentre have changed the fault code look up screen to describe the fault type by one of 3 terms.
• 10143116The latest update for Techcentre V4.16.00 has a feature to prevent unauthorised variant code alteration.
• 10143115To increase it?s durability, the single piece steel VVT pipe originally fitted as a production running change to all Evora ?S? and ?S-IPS? models from ?12MY VIN CH_10159 is now further retained to the engine assembly by the use of an additional fixing.
• 10096476To increase its durability, the single piece steel vvt pipe originally fitted as a production running change to all evora s and s-ips models from 12MY vin ch_10159 IS now further retained to the engine assembly by the use of an additional fixing.
• 10096475To increase its durability, the single piece steel vvt pipe originally fitted as a production running change to all evora s and s-ips models from 12MY vin ch_10159 IS now further retained to the engine assembly by the use of an additional fixing.
• 10054031Lotus: information provided regarding the inspection of all brake pipe/hose, on some vehicles, based on scheduled maintenance and the positioning of pipe/hose. Models elise, exige, evora, europa. No years listed.
• 10053988Lotus: potential causes of deactivation of cruise control, without driver's intervention: brake pedal IS depressed, clutch pedal IS depressed, or cruise control on;off/cancel button IS pressed. Model. Evora, elise, exige. No model years.
• 10052099Lotus: due to fault code c0460 (pressure sensor failure) tail lamp of ABS (antilock braking system) will illuminate and a potential cause IS brake light switch plunger incorrectly set. Model elixe, exige, evora. No model years.
• 10051866Replacement of plastic bodied type clutch master cylinder. Lotus. Updated on 4/22/2013.
• 10047599Lotus: the retaining clip IS retrofitted for rh cylinder bank variable valve timing (vvt) pipe to increase durability and to retain engine assembly. Models 2012-2013 evora s and s-ips.

Every Lotus Evora model year

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