To be honest, even with over 50 years in the automotive repair industry, I never heard of the expression “lug nut swelling.” When I asked one of my automotive experts, ASE master technician Tom ...

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ford owners from seven states are suing Ford in a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit alleging the automaker knowingly sold millions of its vehicles with defective ...

Tim Henn has a problem with his car -- more specifically, his car's lug nuts. His 2012 Ford Fusion recently had a flat tire. But Henn soon found he couldn't get the wheel off with the tire wrench Ford ...

Tim Henn has a problem with his car....actually his car's lug nuts. His 2012 Ford Fusion recently had a flat tire, on I-471 in Northern Kentucky. But Henn soon found he couldn't get the wheel off with ...

Q: I have a 2017 Ford Fusion hybrid. When I took the car to Ford for a 60K service, I was told that the lug nuts were swollen. How do metal lug nuts swell? Plus, a technician told me that Ford charges ...

Q: My wife’s car is a very well-maintained 2015 Lincoln MKZ. It has only 34,000 miles on it. After a routine oil change and tire rotation last week, the dealer service writer said it was difficult for ...

My wife’s car is a very well maintained 2015 Lincoln MKZ. It has only 34,000 miles on it. After a routine oil change and tire rotation last week, the dealer service writer said that it was difficult ...

Jeff Majchrzak’s voice was equal parts frustration and amusement. “I’ve got swollen lug nuts,” the retired Detroit firefighter said in his voicemail. “Seriously. I don’t know what to do.” I shushed my ...

Q: Does the auto industry have any plans to provide one odd-sized lug nut for each wheel to deter theft? — T.G., New Lenox, Ill. A: One odd-size lug nut would probably do nothing to stop a determined ...