2016 FORD FUSION HYBRID Wheels Problems

I always have my tires rotated at every oil change. This particular time (6/18/2022) the Service Manager (Steve) stated that I needed to replace my wheel nuts because of them swollen and he was afraid that if he takes off the wheels, they might not go back on or if I needed to remove the wheels on a roadside emergency that the wrench that comes with the car would not fit. He stipulated that this is happening more and more and it should be on a recall. We had to pay $9/nut (x20) to replace something that is "obviously" a Ford suppler issue and not the end user. Get this the program, get these recalled and get a better substitution.

Took car in for service. The technician said my lug nuts are swollen. Wanted $180.00 to replace. Ford service technician said it was due to Ford using a 2 peice lug nut.

Ford made defective wheel lug nuts. I noticed a nail in my tire & decided to get a new set of tires. The tire shop could not remove the tires because the lug nuts were swollen. Depending on where I am this could be safety issue. I called Ford customer care 3 times (2 hang ups by their reps) and a local dealer. All of them could could care less about the defect.