Shocking. I know. Utterly reprehensible. But to be honest, the Nissan dealer didn’t say anything after a 5 point inspection 2 weeks ago. And neither did the shady tire shop mechanic either that I went to last week.
I only noticed because I just had a tire patch installed by a local mechanic, and checked the tire afterwards to make sure the lug nuts were torqued properly, and would you look at that, two missing lug nuts on TWO wheels. I was missing 5 lug nuts total on my Nissan rogue. The studs were heavily corroded, so it must have been like that for a while.
I know lug nut torque is important for the wheel bearings, so went bought some and torqued them down immediately.
Just thought I’d let people know, driving with 3/5 lug nuts does not put you in immediate danger of wheels falling off. Stupid yes, but dangerous, probably not.
I only noticed because I just had a tire patch installed by a local mechanic, and checked the tire afterwards to make sure the lug nuts were torqued properly, and would you look at that, two missing lug nuts on TWO wheels. I was missing 5 lug nuts total on my Nissan rogue. The studs were heavily corroded, so it must have been like that for a while.
I know lug nut torque is important for the wheel bearings, so went bought some and torqued them down immediately.
Just thought I’d let people know, driving with 3/5 lug nuts does not put you in immediate danger of wheels falling off. Stupid yes, but dangerous, probably not.