Tighten your lug nuts

[Glamisduner]

If you use red locktight, they should never come off....EVER....without a torch.

 

[LBusDoor90]

You have to wonder what these first time FUD posters are paid and by whom. So many losing market share to Tesla.

 

[Wennfred]

Last year I added spacers so that meant having to pull the tires off, I randomly checked the torque spec on each wheel and they were all within spec, retighten back to 129.

Fred

 

[hellocar]

Wasn’t there another member who found loose lug nuts before also? I made a point to check them a couple weeks after getting my car, and they were all torqued correctly in my case.

 

[M109Rider]

Wasn’t there another member who found loose lug nuts before also? I made a point to check them a couple weeks after getting my car, and they were all torqued correctly in my case.

I don’t recall reading any other posts with lose lugs, but I’m not certain.
There were some that got freaked out, because they were at 65 pounds though.

 

[Tezzie]

I don’t recall reading any other posts with lose lugs, but I’m not certain.
There were some that got freaked out, because they were at 65 pounds though.

Sorry in advance for the ignorant questions, but are lug nuts the hexagonal bolts around the circular Tesla emblem in the middle of the wheel? I just had my tires rotated, and today I was cleaning the wheels and noticed one of the those bolts was up higher than the others. I touched it with my finger and pushed it in, but it still feels loose. Should I go back to the place that rotated the tires to have everything tightened? I'm getting ready to go on a road trip and don't want the wheel to fall off! Scary!

 

[Feathermerchan]

Do you mean bolts or nuts? Look up the difference. If there are nuts loose, by all means take the car back immediately. They will not get tighter by themselves.

 

[M109Rider]

Sorry in advance for the ignorant questions, but are lug nuts the hexagonal bolts around the circular Tesla emblem in the middle of the wheel? I just had my tires rotated, and today I was cleaning the wheels and noticed one of the those bolts was up higher than the others. I touched it with my finger and pushed it in, but it still feels loose. Should I go back to the place that rotated the tires to have everything tightened? I'm getting ready to go on a road trip and don't want the wheel to fall off! Scary!

Sounds like you’re describing the plastic lug nut covers.
Just push it in. Those pose no risk. Other than losing one if it falls off. They rarely fall off once pushed in.

 

[Sweed269]

This not a Tesla problem, this is a car problem. I know of several people that have lost wheels after service(not teslas). I always double check mine after they have been removed with a calibrated wrench, even I watch someone else do it. I also nut and bolt my car before track days. To me it's part of basic maintenance.

 

[M109Rider]

This not a Tesla problem, this is a car problem. I know of several people that have lost wheels after service(not teslas). I always double check mine after they have been removed with a calibrated wrench, even I watch someone else do it. I also nut and bolt my car before track days. To me it's part of basic maintenance.

This is a lug nut cover problem. Not a lug nut problem. He describes pushing the nut in. Can’t do that with a nut. They turn.

 

[PianoAl]

The assembly line crew was transferred from Boeing.