Wheel Bolts Problems of Chevrolet Suburban

Rear passenger side wheel - lugs: nuts: bolts sheared off.

See all problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 🔎.

Had not previously heard anything unusual. Have owned 2 other Suburbans besides this one. I was leaving a parking lot, turning left onto the street when I heard a pop. I then heard some rattling and squeaking. I pulled over and could not see anything, so I drove it home. . . About 5 miles. Took off the lugs:nuts cover and 2 broken stems fell on the ground with the nut still on them and the rest of the lugs: nuts were extremely loose. Had all the tires rotated at firestone on 10-7-99 and the mileage was 42,720. None of the other wheels were affected. All lugs: nuts were on tight except for this one wheel. Found out that Ford had a recall on all 1998 lugs: nuts on Ford f150 pick ups. . . Could this be related?.

See all problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban 🔎.

We were traveling on i10 west bound on fairly good pavement at 70mph and the rear drivers side wheel broke off, resulting in a crash. We had no work done to the wheels since the car was delivered from the dealer. We had no indiction that a problem existed until the failure. Two lug bolts broke and the remaining four were striped and bent. I am trying to find if the lug bolts on the other wheels can be tested for fractures and determine a cause of the accident.