6.1

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,600 miles

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problem #5

Dec 142023

Focus

  • miles
14-Dec-2023, Brought my car into the tire repair store to have flat fixed. Was told the 5 lug nuts would have to be replaced because the original ones were corroded due to their design. This cost me $51 on this trip. 20-Aug-2020, Brought my car into the Ford dealership to have tires rotated. Was tolld 12 lug nuts would have be replace becaue the original ones were corroded due to their design. It cost me $82.08 on that trip. These lug nuts can break because of corrision, causing a serious accident.

- Holland, MI, USA

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problem #4

Oct 192023

Focus

  • miles
Was told my lug nuts are swollen and need to be replaced.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

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problem #3

Apr 182022

Focus 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while taking the vehicle to routine service at the dealer, the service tech stated that the vehicle needed a new set of lug nuts. The contact was informed that the lug nuts could not properly be tightened and therefore needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 63,000.

- Troy, NY, USA

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problem #2

Jan 142020

Focus 4-cyl

  • miles
2012 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to defective lug nuts. The consumer stated the lug nuts in the tires had swollen preventing the tires from being rotated

- Portsmouth, VA, USA

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problem #1

Mar 082019

Focus 4-cyl

  • miles
2012 Ford Focus hatchback. Consumer writes in regard to problems with wheel lug nuts.

- Willoughby, OH, USA

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