Kwik Fit - What Can I do

Motmac

Just to reiterate my point.

The OP said that the wheel flew off on the motorway with no suggestion of prior warning....abviously,prior warning would not be posted because it wouldnt sound anywhere near as dramatic as intended....it would also make them look stupid.
My thought was loose wheel nuts,but loose wheel nuts would almost certainly give prior warning to the driver by way of strange handling and noises.
The suggestion then was that perhaps the wheel nuts had been over tightend and all 4 studs broke away at the same time whilst the vehicle was travelling more or less in a straight line.......i just find this hard to believe in my experience.as has been posted earlier its more likely a failed hub fixing,but as far as we know from the information provided,only a wheel was removed and nothing else.

mernieth

a wheel came off my aunts car when she was driving down a notoriously steep hill. and it hadnt been near kwick fit or a garage for months. it just came off!
luckily no one was hurt and not much damage to car.
s h i t happens.
as for compensation - kwik twits wants to put right the car . no one was hurt unless someone develops whiplash. whats the prob?

gordikin

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Ever dropped a wheel on your foot?

No, never...why would you?

Kurtis_Blue

Motmac wrote: »

Please dont insult me......i talk from experience.

A quote from your top link:

"Wheel stud failures on vehicles is a relatively common problem. The problem of wheel fixing failure occurs across a range of vehicle types and manufacturers but is predominantly a problem relating to heavy goods vehicles"

Now this i can understand as i used to work on HGV's........we are talking about a car here.

Riight so do you understand what predominately means? and the part where it clearly states this is an issue across a whole range of vehicle types?

I am absolutely amazed you can still argue this most fundamental issue. bravo.

gordikin

Do you understand metal can never become plastic?

Motmac

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Riight so do you understand what predominately means? and the part where it clearly states this is an issue across a whole range of vehicle types?

I am absolutely amazed you can still argue this most fundamental issue. bravo.

Your ignoring the point i'm trying to make with the information provided from the OP.

In your opinion are 4 studs likely to suddenly fail on a normal car driving in a straight line?

mikey72

Motmac wrote: »

Your ignoring the point i'm trying to make with the information provided from the OP.

In your opinion are 4 studs likely to suddenly fail on a normal car driving in a straight line?

Why can't three come out, then the remaining tight one simply shear? I've had a car where the alloy was corroded onto the hub, I drove it with all four bolts loose and it still wouldn't budge. Took a lump hammer to remove it.

mikey72

gordikin wrote: »

Do you understand metal can never become plastic?

google metal plastic point, then feel free to edit your post.

Motmac

mikey72 wrote: »

Why can't three come out, then the remaining tight one simply shear? I've had a car where the alloy was corroded onto the hub, I drove it with all four bolts loose and it still wouldn't budge. Took a lump hammer to remove it.

I agree that could happen.however,the suggestion is that all 4 could suddenly shear on a motorway.

custardy

yellowstonediesel wrote: »

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