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- Kevin
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- 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor
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I recently performed the 5000-mile rotation of the tires on my 2023 Raptor, purchased new in April 2024 with 17 miles on the odometer.
I couldn’t remove one of the driver side, rear lug nuts.
I had to use my impact tool and had trouble even using the impact wrench.
I found that the difficult nut was crossed threaded, most likely at the factory.
I ordered a replacement lug nut stud online and replaced the damaged stud and lug nut Yesterday, 12/05/2024.
I feel fortunate in a sense, that I found this problem in my garage and not out on the trail with a flat, it would have been impossible to remove the wheel without advanced tools.
When I first got the Raptor, I really was looking at it through rose colored glasses.
But …
I’ve been finding other quality control issues with the Raptor; such as: loose nuts and bolts, missing nuts and bolts, wiring harnesses that should have been plugged into something, but were just hanging there, paint defects, lug nuts torqued around 100 pound/feet per wheel, instead of 150, even the spare tire was improperly torqued, body panels not secured properly resulting in rattles; windshield wipers that danced across the windshield until I replaced them, now they are as quiet as a mouse, the infotainment system not turning on at start up, or freezing, or shutting down, (numerous times) while driving, until I pull over, turn off, then restart the vehicle; little annoying things like that, etc.
I’m wondering how many other owners are experiencing similar problems.
Let's face it, with a sticker price of 98,875, I was expecting, (maybe hoping for), a little more attention to detail.
I couldn’t remove one of the driver side, rear lug nuts.
I had to use my impact tool and had trouble even using the impact wrench.
I found that the difficult nut was crossed threaded, most likely at the factory.
I ordered a replacement lug nut stud online and replaced the damaged stud and lug nut Yesterday, 12/05/2024.
I feel fortunate in a sense, that I found this problem in my garage and not out on the trail with a flat, it would have been impossible to remove the wheel without advanced tools.
When I first got the Raptor, I really was looking at it through rose colored glasses.
But …
I’ve been finding other quality control issues with the Raptor; such as: loose nuts and bolts, missing nuts and bolts, wiring harnesses that should have been plugged into something, but were just hanging there, paint defects, lug nuts torqued around 100 pound/feet per wheel, instead of 150, even the spare tire was improperly torqued, body panels not secured properly resulting in rattles; windshield wipers that danced across the windshield until I replaced them, now they are as quiet as a mouse, the infotainment system not turning on at start up, or freezing, or shutting down, (numerous times) while driving, until I pull over, turn off, then restart the vehicle; little annoying things like that, etc.
I’m wondering how many other owners are experiencing similar problems.
Let's face it, with a sticker price of 98,875, I was expecting, (maybe hoping for), a little more attention to detail.
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