Wheel Bolts Problems of Ford Edge

The contact's wife owns a 2018 Ford Edge. As the contact's wife pulled into their driveway, the contact heard an abnormal, hissing sound coming from the rear, passenger side tire. The contact used a set of pliers to remove a stone from the tire which caused the tire to deflate. As the contact attempted to replace the tire, the contact discovered that lug nuts on tire had swelled which prevented the lug nuts from being removed with a wrench. The contact called his son to stronger tools which they used to remove the lug nuts off the tire. After the contact placed the spare tire on the vehicle, it was taken to an independent mechanic where they acknowledged the lug nut failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The lug nuts on the other three tires were also tested and the contact experienced the same failure with all three tires. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer being serviced, the contact was informed that the lug nuts were swollen and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,982.

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The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle into the dealer for regular tire maintenance, he was informed that the lug nuts were defective, requiring they be cut off and replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 79,500.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in for service, the mechanic discovered that the lug nuts were deformed and very difficult to remove from the wheels. The failure was present on the lug nuts on all four wheels. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 48,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while performing routine maintenance to the passenger’s side rear tire, the lug tool provided with the vehicle was unable to fit the lug nuts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the lug nuts had expanded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.

Lug nuts are 2 piece: the thread piece and the chrome head piece. The pieces became loose from each other, then the thread piece rusted and caused the chrome piece to swell and deform so the lug wrench could no longer fit on the lugnut, thus making it impossible to loosen. This can be a major problem when changing a flat tire. I needed to take my car to an auto mechanic to have several of the factory installed lugnuts replaced. I will need to buy replacement non-oem lugnuts so this doesn’t happen any more. I read that this is a problem happening on many Ford vehicles.

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Ford dealer told me the lug nuts were a bad two piece design and he has had to replace many of them by drilling out the studs and replacing them. Encouraged proactively replacing the 2 piece lug nuts with a new one piece design for a cost of $128 for 4 tires. Not covered by warranty/extended but this seems ridiculous for a vehicle that's 6 yrs old. I see lots of references on the internet to this issue. Seems like a straightforward bad design and obvious recall issue.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side tire experienced a blowout. While attempting to use the lug tool provided with the vehicle, the lug tool failed to fit the lug nuts. The contact called a tow company to assist with replacing the tire with the spare tire. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that the lug nuts were swollen. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while having routine maintenance performed on the vehicle, she was informed that the lug nuts were loosened. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 49,190.