I keep a lug wrench in my vehicle and plan to toss it in my truck. I would imagine I would have been fine, but I'll definitely note this for future reference when I finally get it.
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The cheap POS lug nuts cost Ford a few pennies less per vehicle. It's an intentional choice, not a flaw that they're going to correct.
Best to replace them all with decent ones like those from McGard, long before you have any issues.
Best to replace them all with decent ones like those from McGard, long before you have any issues.
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Do we have a thread spec on what the Maverick uses? In a perfect world, I try to have the same hex as what's on trailers I have.
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Yes common issue on some Fords. Better to replace them before the tire shop damages them with their big impact wrenches and then say they cant get the tire off which happened to my daughter. I ended up driving the correct size socket on them with a hammer then got them off myself.
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I have never had an issue with Ford lug nuts, but I have always removed and installed them myself using a breaker bar and torque wrench. I suspect it is the excessive use of impact guns set to too high a torque rating that cause lug nuts to swell and deform.
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I recall when Chryslers used to have the lug nuts on one side of the car having left hand threads. At the time I was working tires in Two Guys dep store. Many Mopars had the lugs damaged because people did not know they turned the other way. Was a pain.
The problem when they swell is the inability to get the wrench to fit them. This has been a Ford issue for at least 13 years, probably over 15. Had dealer tech tell me to ditch them on my F150 in 2010, 3 new Fords since then, replaced on each one at first rotation. Co-worker didn't do them on a 2014 model F150, in 2019 he had a flat and couldn't remove one lug nut off due to swelling. At least he had AAA, tow driver had a socket that was able to get the nut off.
Classic case of the engineers doing something that makes sense on paper but making the mechanics' job more difficult.
My 1960 Pontiac has those on the drivers side, they're going to get swapped out eventually.
Guess I will get a set of lug nuts ordered as soon as I get a VIN.
Very common among Ford vehicles. It's happened on our 2009 Fusion, our 2016 Focus, (waiting for it to happen on our 2017 focus), etc. I was happy that when replacing our '16 focus tires, Tire Rack threw in a set of lug nuts for free.
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I have an Escape and we haven't had issues. We just had the tires rotated a few months back and the service center never mentioned anything about it. Maybe there is a climate element to it that makes it more susceptible in more moist climates compared to just hot and humid ones. I don't know.
I'm going to let this one ride until I see a major concern. Other than the 15 years my dad worked for Chrysler's radio division, we have been a Ford family and this is the first I've ever heard of this one.
I'm going to let this one ride until I see a major concern. Other than the 15 years my dad worked for Chrysler's radio division, we have been a Ford family and this is the first I've ever heard of this one.
Procedure is hypodermic removal of fluid and which after three times fluid returns a surgical procedure to remove sac which retains the fluid. (Thanks to possibly Agent Orange). THEN TAKE PAIN PILLS!
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