2005 DODGE MAGNUM Wheels Problems

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2005 DODGE MAGNUM R/T 5.7L. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LUG NUTS ON ALL 4 TIRES. THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT FILED. I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IN 2014. LUG NUTS SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNED WITH FANCY CHROME THAT SPINS ROUND AND ROUND AND REQUIRES SPECIAL SOCKET TO REMOVE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NOT SURE HOW MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED MY SITUATION WITH LUG NUTS BUT THE DESIGN AND COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS CRIMINAL AND REQUIRES AN INVESTIGATION.

ON MARCH 19, 2014, WHILE CLEANING MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, I NOTICED A SMALL AIR LEAK ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED A NAIL IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I DROVE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD TO THE TIRE CENTER TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TIRE WAS COVERED BY THE ROADSIDE HAZARD COVERAGE. I FIGURED I WOULD KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE AND ALSO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. WHEN I GOT TO THE TIRE CENTER, THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE TIRE BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE NEXT MORNING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK. THE NEXT MORNING THE TIRE CENTER CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ANY OF THE TIRES OFF BECAUSE 13 OF THE 20 LUG NUTS CHROME DECORATING WAS JUST SPINNING AROUND THE LUG NUT AND...

I PURCHASED FOUR FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES ON JUNE 18, 2010 FROM A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER FOR MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. MILEAGE AT TIME OF PURCHASE 32803 TIRES WERE ALL MADE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER WITH DATE CODES OF DOT 96A67100410, 4TH WEEK OF 2010. 1ST TIRE SIDEWALL CRACKED/RUPTURED 03/01/2012 MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 60513, 2ND TIRE SAME SIDEWALL CRACKED/RUPTURED 09/21/2012 MILEAGE 69309. TIRES ROTATED 2X, TREAD WELL WORN ON EACH TIRE. COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY 65,000 MILE WARRANTY.. IN FEAR OTHERS MAY BLOW AN ANY TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ALUMINUM WHEEL BECAME CRACKED ACROSS THE VALVE STEM. THE CONTACT APPLIED EPOXY TO THE CRACK HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO SLOWLY BECOME BIGGER. THE OWNER OF THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEELS WERE SWOLLEN. AFTER USING EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EXPOSURE TO WATER AND HEAT CAUSED THE LUG NUTS TO SWELL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE LUG NUTS ON ALL THE OTHER WHEELS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

I HAVE A 2005 MAGNUM AND A 2006 CHARGER THAT HAVE BOTH HAD ISSUES WITH THE LUG NUT CASINGS COMING APART WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TIRES FOR ROTATION OR BRAKE WORK. I USED THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER TO PURCHASE NEW LUGS THAT WERE ABOUT $4 A PIECE. *TR