When my car was only 4 model years old with less than 55,000 miles on it, I took it in for regular maintenance and was told that the lug nuts were all swollen and would have to be replaced. At $7.50 each, the parts alone cost $150. I was told that I would have to replace them sooner or later, even if it wasn't that day, or else I'd never be able to rotate the tires or replace a flat tire ever again. The master mechanic told me that this has been an ongoing problem that Ford has refused to deal with--and that they're putting the aesthetics of having aluminum caps on the lug nuts to match the wheels over the structural integrity of all-steel lug nuts.
Into the dealer for routine service and 4 new tires mounted and balanced. Dealer destroyed a number of lug nuts removing them. Needed new ones to remount tires at $7.00 each/$140 total. Hope they’re not the same type.
- Kevin L.,
Buffalo, NY, US
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When my car was only 4 model years old with less than 55,000 miles on it, I took it in for regular maintenance and was told that the lug nuts were all swollen and would have to be replaced. At $7.50 each, the parts alone cost $150. I was told that I would have to replace them sooner or later, even if it wasn't that day, or else I'd never be able to rotate the tires or replace a flat tire ever again. The master mechanic told me that this has been an ongoing problem that Ford has refused to deal with--and that they're putting the aesthetics of having aluminum caps on the lug nuts to match the wheels over the structural integrity of all-steel lug nuts.
- Lori M., Annandale, US