cliver 0 Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 I recently bought a Lotus Elise sport 220. I noticed pretty much straight away that the car stutters and hesitates when cold. I still detect something when its warm but its hardly noticeable. Sometimes its pretty bad and pulling out of junction swiftly has left me kangarooing across the junction leaving me in a dangerous situation a couple of time. Its still under Lotus warranty for a few more weeks. The dealer tell me that they run rich at cold and this is normal. I cannot believe Lotus would sell cars with this dangerous feature. Having never driven another Elise I can only accept what he's saying. I'm not sure if I am being fobbed off. The dealer is a 150 mile round trip so don't want to be going back and forth. Is this really normal. If it is then I don't think I will be a Lotus driver for that long. I will get rid before it kills me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Toeside 56 Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 I purchased a new 220 last October and do not have any cold start or warm running hesitation or stutter. Sounds like an issue there which needs diagnosed . Perhaps an issue with the MAF sensor? I am at a loss as to why the dealer said this was normal feature? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cliver 0 Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Thanks for the response Toeside. Much appreciated. I didn't believe this was normal. I think its a case of the computer has no fault so its declared fine. I need to find another dealer to look at while its still under warranty. Welcome more comment from owners to strengthen my case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Techyd 231 Posted September 5, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Whose you're dealer? I see you're in Paignton Is it Hendy Lotus in Poole? If so, there's a really good specialist a little bit closer - Purbeck Sports cars, maybe worth giving Jon a call there and see what he thinks. He's Lotus trained too, hes looked after my Evora and my Elise (in fact, I bought the Elise from him!) As to the problem, it doesn't sound right to me at all; it really bugs me when dealers give you 'its normal', especially if they haven't experienced the issue first hand, I've had that line from Mercedes, VW and Mazda in the past! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike150 0 Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 I'd suspect the Lamda sensor. My 2019 Elise 220 has been faultless from new. It can feel a little jumpy on very light throttle when cold for the first half mile but its no issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kip 0 Posted September 23, 2020 Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 March 2020 ex demo Elise 220 sport, only had it a few weeks but no problems at all from cold and would agree with everyone else that does not sound normal!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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