Wheel Bolts Problems of Ford Windstar - part 2

At 20-25mph front right wheel bolts and nuts separated, causing damage to vehicle. Dealer is inspecting vehicle.

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While driving, the studs on the hub broke off, causing damage to the wheel and vehicle, claim 25-5623-634.

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While in motion, passenger tire came off vehicle due to lug nuts breaking off, causing vehicle to slam to the ground, skidding into a vacant lot, hitting a 2x4 board, claim 48-5214-929.

While driving 35 mph heard a noise from passenger's side front wheel. He pulled over, and took off hubcap to check tire. As soon as hubcap was off, 3 of the 5 lugs: nuts fell off with post attached.

Reported problem in may 2001, now replaced lugs: nut sheared off wheel,help!.

Consumer states the bolts on the right front wheel sheared off. (claim#27-7046-604).

While driving, the lug nuts on the front wheel broke off, causing the wheel to separate from the vehicle. (claim#43-r774-617).

My front passenger wheel came off my car when I came to a stop to allow a car pass by, I went to make a left handed turn when my entire wheel came off my car and shot across the road. My husband came to look at the car and well as a tow truck had to take our car home, both made the comment that all five bolts scheered off. State farm our insurance company plugged this information into their system and said that it is a Ford issue and that I need to fill out this complaint form for ya'll to investigate. State farm is saying that it has to do with the rotar and vibration if the wrong parts are installed this situtation could happen. Well I told state farm and I will tell you, the rotars are from the factory and so the "wrong parts" were not used and it is not a possiblity because it did happen to me. Forturnately I was not injured and my precious girls were not in the car with me, but I don't want this to happen to anyone else or for that matter who is to say the other rotar won't do this on the other side. Please call me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time with this matter.

While the insured was driving the tire fell off due to two lug nuts had cracked. Claim# 33-0348-233.

The threaded screws that the lugnuts screw onto snapped in half and car was inspected by Ford dealership mechanic and they do not want to take responsibility for this problem being a defect in workmanship. Also, they won't honor a second opinion from another expert mechanic. In addition, I purchased the extended service contract for $1400 which is effect until 100,000 miles. I need someones help with this matter.

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While driving, the right wheel separated from the vehicle causing vehicle to slide. (claim#60-c263-071).

Insured called in noticing frequency of losses to other vehicles, while in motion, the front wheel starts to wobble, studs sheer and come off the vehicle, claim 55-s367-002.

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While driving, the wheel bolts sheared off, causing wheel to separate from the vehicle and strike the roadway. (claim#02-0442-821).

Insured states that all five lug bolts broke off in the area where the back of the wheel and the brake rotor meets, claim 17-9180-936.

Studs on rt. Front wheel sheared off while making a left hand turn at low speed, separating wheel from vehicle.

My concern is why all five studs that hold the wheel on broke at once, resulting in lose of steering. The body shop and the insurance agent could offer no good reason for this failure, they said maybe the lug nuts were over tight. Now I'm concern about it happening again to another wheel if something is defective.

Insured claims the lug nuts sheared off on the right front wheel for no apparent reason, claim 17-9168-422.

Front passenger side tire has fallen off three times while the consumer was driving. Bolts that hold tire in place kept breaking off the lugs: nuts. Contacted dealer, and the dealer did not know what the problem was.

While driving, the studs broke off the wheel, causing the vehicle to strike the ground. (claim#33-0269-919).

The front right wheel sheared off the lugs and caused the wheel to just about fall off while we were driving the car. The dealer replced the lugs (only the broken ones and not all of them). Just over one year later, the exact same thing happened; that is, the right front wheel sheered off the lugs and caused the wheel to almost fall off. A few months prior to the second incident, all 4 tires were changed by an independent tire place. That tire place swears up and down that they properly torqued the bolts and that their standard inspection calls for a second inspection to confirm this. I tend to believe that they did this. I think there is a known defect in the wheel design by which the lug nuts are known to back off during use, causing the wobbly wheel to shear off the other lugs. I have seen this condition reported by others on this site.

Left front wheel lug bolts sheared off causing the tire and wheel to come off and hit another vehicle, consumer requests reimbursement.

Front wheel bolts fell off, and tire came off.

While driving the lug nuts on the vehicle broke causing the right front wheel to fall off of the vehicle, loss of control resulted in the vehicle striking the guardrail. (ohio traffic crash report).

All 4 wheels have had lugs: nuts sheared off and have fallen into the hubcap.

Consumer was traveling on highway doing about 65mph. Vehicle started to shimmer. Consumer pulled over to inspect vehicle to see if the tires had any flats. All tires were fine. When consumer got back in to take off, vehicle wouldn't move, it just rocked back & forth. Right front tire came off. Consumer found out that lugs: nuts sheared in half. Half of all five were on the road & the others were on the wheel axle. Dealer said they might have been tightened too much. A tork wrench was used to prevent over or under tightening.

While drivng wheels on right front passenger's side came completely off. All lugs:nuts were broken with no sign of wear and tear. Van was towed to dealership. Please provide any further information.

Consumer was a the stop light and while turning right front passenger's wheel fell off. Vehicle was towed to the dealership. Mechanic told consumer that wheel lugs: nuts were too tight, and all five were severed.

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We were driving at approx. 45 mph when the front passenger wheel came off and rolled into on coming traffic. My the front passenger side was smashed as the vehicle skidded to a stop. Fortunately no one was injured. The repair technician said that it appeared the bolts had somehow sheared off. We had not had any recent repairs to the wheels and had not changed tires since November 1999. My husband and 2 young children were in the car when the accident occurred. The police drove by and when they saw that no one was injured did not stop to take a report. The accident was reported to our insurance company and we were required to pay our $500. 00 deductible. We contacted Ford motor, however, they denied any similar complaints. This accident occured in March.

Was making a lfet turn right front passenger's wheel flew off. This was caused by 5 of the wheel bolts breaking off in half. It made a loud boom & then a bang type of noise. Contacted Ford & informed not their fault & will not pay for repairs.

While driving, consumer heard a rattling noise and pulled over, there were 2 lug nuts that had sheared off, consumer continued driving when the wheel came completely off, the vehicle crashed into a cement wall, claim 55-s208-332.

Passenger's side front tire bolts sheared off and wheel rolled down the highway. Car rested on front disc brake. Then it came to a stop. Mechanic said the bolts broke off, and nuts were still on them.

Lugs: nuts have repeatedly broken off while consumer has driven vehicle. Contacted dealer, and the dealer has already replaced lugs: bolts four times, but they will continue to break.

Front passenger's wheel lugs: nuts kept getting cut off which may have caused wheel to fall off. Lugs: nuts been replaced 3 times.

While driving at 70 mph front right wheel lugs sheared off causing wheel to come off.

1998 Windstar's front right wheels lug bolts sheered off causing wheel to fly off while driving on highway.