NHTSA Complaint #11540010 — 2016 FORD FOCUS

WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11540010
Vehicle	2016 FORD FOCUS
Component	WHEELS
Date of Incident	August 21, 2023
Date Filed	August 22, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

While attempting to change front brake pads, I couldn't get any of my sockets, of which I have multiple sets of both SAE and Metric, none would fit the lug nuts. After talking with a Ford dealership parts department, I was informed that the lug nuts swell and beating a socket onto the lug nuts was the only way to get them off the vehicle. This is unacceptable, and it was lucky that I wasn't trying to change a tire in the middle of the night. I immediately bought after-market lug nuts to replace them on the vehicle at a cost well over $100. This is unacceptable.

Related Complaints for the 2016 FORD FOCUS

Other WHEELS Complaints

#11552477 — October 29, 2023 — The lug nuts are swollen and cannot be unscrewed. Also my electrical system inside my car goes off sometimes for unkn...

#11467633 — June 5, 2022 — Three of the five lug nut studs on my front passenger side wheel broke off.

#11396611 — February 17, 2021 — FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAD 2 PIECE LUG NUTS WHICH ARE DAMAGED WHEN REMOVED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH ONE PIECE LUG N...

#11372299 — October 29, 2020 — CAR WAS HESITANT TO GO AND SKIPPING AND MAKES AWFUL NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEN ON HIGHWAY ROAD NOISE. DEA...

#11221625 — June 21, 2019 — MY VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND LIKE TGE FLOOR IS GOING TO FALL OUT , MY GAS TELL ME IM 50 MILES UNTILL EMPTY AND I...

Recent Complaints for the 2016 FORD FOCUS

#11718286 — ENGINE — February 16, 2026 — NHTSA Recall Number23V905 Recall Status recall Incomplete Ford performed an interim engine repair in 2024. Due to th...

#11717299 — ENGINE — February 11, 2026 — The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While operating the vehicle, the vehicle was shaking abnormally while idling, whi...

#11717299 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — February 11, 2026 — The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While operating the vehicle, the vehicle was shaking abnormally while idling, whi...

#11717299 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL — February 11, 2026 — The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While operating the vehicle, the vehicle was shaking abnormally while idling, whi...

#11715985 — POWER TRAIN — February 5, 2026 — The vehicle experienced failure of the DPS6 dual-clutch automatic transmission. The transmission began slipping durin...