If your lug nuts have started to swell, changing a tire can be a major hassle. Here's why the problem can develop and what ...

They may look nice, but two-piece lug nuts on the wheels of millions of Ford vehicles can become swollen and near impossible to remove with a standard lug wrench, according to a complaint filed ...

Q: I have a 2017 Ford Fusion hybrid. When I took the car to Ford for a 60K service, I was told that the lug nuts were swollen. How do metal lug nuts swell? Plus, a technician told me that Ford ...

After a routine oil change and tire rotation last week, the dealer service writer said that it was difficult for them to rotate the tires because we have a situation with “swollen lug nuts.” ...

Needless to say, I was curious and just a bit concerned. When I got there, he told me that my lug nuts were swollen. I had never heard of such a thing happening. He said the lug nuts are made out ...

The service tech said they could not easily remove the lug nuts because they were swollen from moisture and bad weather conditions. These are the second set of lug nuts that I purchased in three ...

DETROIT – Jeff Majchrzak’s voice was equal parts frustration and amusement. “I’ve got swollen lug nuts,” the retired Detroit firefighter said in his voicemail. “Seriously. I don’t ...

Now we can add another potential pitfall to the simple wheel-fastening device — swollen lug nuts. Swollen lug nuts are a phenomenon that afflicts two-piece lug nuts, sometime referred to as ...

After a routine oil change and tire rotation last week, the dealer service writer said that it was difficult for them to rotate the tires because we have a situation with “swollen lug nuts.” ...