NHTSA Complaint #11097073 — 2012 FORD FUSION

I WAS CHECKING THE LUG NUT TORQUE ON MY WHEELS AND THE 19 MM AND 3/4" SOCKET WOULD NO LONGER FIT. I CHECKED WITH THE TIRE SHOP THAT RECENTLY ROTATED MY TIRES, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN. THEY AND LATER I HAD TO USE A HAMMER TO BANG ON SOCKETS ON SOME OF THE LUG NUTS. I HAD TO BUY REPLACEMENT LUG NUTS AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF. THIS ISSUE WAS FOUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BUT IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF A CAR GETS A FLAT ON A DESERTED ROAD AND ONE CANNOT REPLACE THE SUBJECT TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE ORIGINAL LUG NUTS SURE WERE PRETTY WITH THE TIN CAPS THOUGH.