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 $51.00 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.
2012 Ford Focus wheels problems
32 complaints (1% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 53,000. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 32
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 53,000
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs5
At what mileage
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Ford Focus wheels problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2012 Ford Focus owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Was told my lug nuts are swollen and need to be replaced.
I went to Ramsey Ford Dealer in Rising Sun, Maryland for tire rotation on 7/22/21 with 125,803 mileage. They told me that I needed new lug nuts because the old lug nuts were swollen. I bought 20 lug nuts @ $6.38 each totalling $127.60. I am going for 4 new tires to Walmart Auto tomorrow 9/19/23 and the mileage is 143,619 and I told them that all my lug nuts were swollen because I rotated the tires myself last year and I had to hammer a 19mm socket on each lug nut to remove them. Walmart told me that the lug nuts were going to cost over $5.50 each. The 20 lug nuts are going to cost me over $110. That's if the mechanic does not charge more for hammering them or drilling them off. It is what it is! I figured I would reporr it. I do have a hammer and sockets in my trunck if I get a flat tire. But I have seen on tge internet hundreds of people getting stranded on the highway.
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.
Lug nuts swelled, unable to remove without damaging, all 20 lugs nuts.
I was wondering about any recalls or complaints on the sumitomo tour plus lsv 215/50r17 tires. I purchased a vehicle 2 months ago that has a set of these and both front tires have had to be replaced due to what appears to be the center belt in the tire being broken. Both tires were visibly warped and you can see where it sinks in the middle of the tire. Unfortunately the cars warranty doesn't cover the tires and I'm having to pay to replace them so just looking for answers or proof of a fault so I might can have them replaced
The car uses two part lugs that swell and degrade over time, and some point, cannot be used to hold on a wheel that has been removed. That can be a hazard, for example, if a person needs to replace a flat tire on a highway and then cannot reattach the lug nuts. I recently had to replace the lug nuts for safety reasons, and while I could find ones that fit the post they screw on to, they were nor wide enough to hold the wheel cover.
The lug nuts that ford uses on my car are poorly designed, and will swell. When this happens, it is impossible to remove them (such as when you have a flat tire) and they need to be broken off, and new lug nuts put on. If you have a flat, you have to get your car towed. Ford knows this is an issue and refuses to do anything to make it right, infect they still use this faulty parts.
My car began making really loud humming that got louder as I drove faster. On occasion I would feel it 'slip' at high speeds but I knew it wasn't the transmission. It turned out that all 4 sets of the wheel bearings were locking up . Because the bearings are supposed to be in a sealed environment they shouldn't have been exposed to the elements for one, and I had to replace the entire wheel hub for all 4 since the bearings alone are not serviceable.
2012 ford focus. Consumer writes in regards to defective lug nuts. *ld the consumer stated the lug nuts in the tires had swollen preventing the tires from being rotated
Questions about the 2012 Ford Focus wheels
Does the 2012 Ford Focus have wheels problems?
Owners have filed 32 complaints about the wheels of the 2012 Ford Focus, 1% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2012 Ford Focus wheels problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 53,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2012 Ford Focus wheels?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Focus have bad wheels?
The Ford Focus model years with the most wheels complaints are 2000 (113 complaints), 2002 (36 complaints) and 2012 (32 complaints).
Other 2012 Ford Focus problems
Transmission 1,448Steering 927Engine 501Electrical 352Fuel system 342Body 332Acceleration 166Locks 134Visibility 70Brakes 61Airbags 55Driver assistance 53Seat belts 43Suspension 28Lights 26Tires 12Seats 9
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