2014 Ford Fiesta Wheels Problems

“After having a flat tire, I find that the included lug wrench will not fit the lug nuts. After a good samaritan stopped to help me, and had a 4 way wrench, we found that the lugs would just spin. They would not loosen or tighten. After 3 hours on the side of the road, and 3 phone calls to the local Ford dealer, he told us the lugs had an outer layer that would swell over time causing this problem. We had to put a socket on the lug nut and beat the socket on, to squeeze down the outer layer onto the actual lug. …”

“None of the recalls were ever done to my vehicle. Mailing problems didn’t receive notification in mail. Door handle fell off and window handles coming off. Tag light glitching and in car press light doing the same. Crack plastic parts of car cracked years ago. Strange engine leak. Door panels coming off and panel around gear broke a year after I got the car. I sent complaint two years ago. I have not heard from anyone.”

“Ford lug nuts swelled up so much that nobody could get tires off. Had to go to dealer and pay $250 to get those off and replaced. I was lucky that I was just trying to rotate the tires vice having to replace a flat.”

“I wrote a letter to Ford motor company regarding the optimo h426 tire manufactured by hankook on my new 2014 Ford Fiesta that was purchased in january 2014. I felt that it should have been under warranty since the bubble was located on the side wall of the tire and not on the tread. I received a response that was unsatisfactory and they wouldn't reimburse me for the cost of a new replacement tire ($156.67). My dad was driving in another town and noticed another car also had a bubble on the side wall of the tire so I decided to let you know; possibly see if this is under investigation or not. …”