# 2017 Ford Escape - swollen lug nuts **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** escape, ford\ **Created:** [July 2, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-escape-swollen-lug-nuts/143511 "2019-07-02T18:22:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BruceEmeson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@BruceEmeson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BruceEmeson)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-escape-swollen-lug-nuts/143511/1 "2019-07-02T18:22:49Z")
swollen lug nuts. You had a story about swollen lug nuts. Can you send it to me? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-escape-swollen-lug-nuts/143511/2 "2019-07-02T19:25:03Z")
You don’t need a story , just a Google search . Some lug nuts have a decorative sleeve around them and they rust . All you have to do is go to a parts store and buy new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-escape-swollen-lug-nuts/143511/3 "2019-07-02T19:45:17Z")
You can search right here on CarTalk, too. Notice the little spy glass at the upper right. ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-ford-escape-swollen-lug-nuts/143511/4 "2019-07-03T11:23:01Z")
> **[Swollen Lug Nuts Are Driving Tim Nuts](https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/dear-car-talk/swollen-lug-nuts-are-driving-tim-nuts)** > > How do lug nuts swell, and what's the cure for this problem? It’s a few years old, but is this what you meant?