Lug nuts came off while doing 75 mph :( - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Thamer · 11-25-2012, 06:10 PM

This is how it looked, all lug nuts were GONE!
Sorry for the bad pics, they are BB pics.

.fLip. · 11-25-2012, 06:10 PM

WTF!??! how did this happen? bmw lug nuts?

glad u made it out to talk bout it tho

E90Company · 11-25-2012, 06:11 PM

Oh my god man! Are you OK? How did this happen?

Josh1a1h · 11-25-2012, 06:14 PM

At least your ok?
WTF Happend?

starbai · 11-25-2012, 06:15 PM

spacers gone bad?

Do you folks use locktite on your lugs?

Man this is scary stuff!

idrift4wd · 11-25-2012, 06:16 PM

WOW, glad your alive. maybe someone played a really bad prank on you. no way all of them came loose

e92ben · 11-25-2012, 06:17 PM

GLAD YOUR OKAY! You got some haters man! Someone doesn't like you at all. Haha

pacman.defense · 11-25-2012, 06:20 PM

wheel locks wouldve prevented this?

mrj25 · 11-25-2012, 06:23 PM

that is some serious damage! obviously the lug nuts were not tightened, or the wheel studs snapped off and were not properly threaded.

Eric335 · 11-25-2012, 06:33 PM

WTF????

That cannot be cheap to fix....

Thamer · 11-25-2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by .fLip.

WTF!??! how did this happen? bmw lug nuts?
Thanks, ya they were bmw lug nuts.

glad u made it out to talk bout it tho

Thanks man

Quote:

Originally Posted by E90Company

Oh my god man! Are you OK? How did this happen?

We are fine, I was with my wife and my mother in law.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh1a1h

At least your ok?
WTF Happend?

We are good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by starbai

spacers gone bad?

No spacers.

Do you folks use locktite on your lugs?

Man this is scary stuff!

Quote:

Originally Posted by idrift4wd

WOW, glad your alive. maybe someone played a really bad prank on you. no way all of them came loose

I realy don't think so.

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Originally Posted by e92ben

GLAD YOUR OKAY! You got some haters man! Someone doesn't like you at all. Haha

Thanks, I wasn't in town. I was in Arkansas, which is 4 hours away from where I live, for thanksgiving.
This happened Friday on my way back to Oklahoma.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacman.defense

wheel locks wouldve prevented this?

Not sure.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrj25

that is some serious damage! obviously the lug nuts were not tightened, or the wheel studs snapped off and were not properly threaded.

They might have been not tightened or over tightened.

So what happened is that I heard something exploding and the car was sliding but traction was trying to hold it, it was hard to control the wheel and the car since the left tire wasn't moving but all three tires were okay. Didn't break hard at all because that would make us just spin and spin, finally stopped at the shoulder of the highway and opened my door looked at it and my first reaction was "OH MY GOD" finally came out of the car and looked at it, car was sitting on the tire like the pictures, thanks to the fender for holding the tire, all lug nuts were not there and not near the car (couldn't find them). It could have been so much worse if the tire just flew away. Thanks God the tire stuck in there and even held the car by a paper width of the ground. What you see on the body is because of the rubber hitting the body. The tire is a total loss and the bumper will need to be replaced. Body will need to be buffed out, also the hub might need to be replaced, hopefully this is it.

kbryce · 11-25-2012, 06:36 PM

damn dude.. i just had my winter wheels put on and it's been pulling left and right on the highway

now i'm scared

good luck with everything

Thamer · 11-25-2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbryce

damn dude.. i just had my winter wheels put on and it's been pulling left and right on the highway

now i'm scared

good luck with everything

GO CHECK THEM, PLEASE.

Alen E90 · 11-25-2012, 06:40 PM

hope everything is fine

smack · 11-25-2012, 06:41 PM

Glad you are ok OP.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kbryce

damn dude.. i just had my winter wheels put on and it's been pulling left and right on the highway

now i'm scared

good luck with everything

Go re-torque the wheels and if you have spacers take them off.

JS-NA.E92 · 11-25-2012, 06:53 PM

Whoa, that is a crazy story and i'm glad everyone is okay.

Seems like the lug nuts weren't tight enough and if there were spacers I doubt it would be the cause of it.

kiwi29 · 11-25-2012, 06:57 PM

O.O I'm speechless. Glad you're okay OP. I think this will be a good time to convert to the stud conversion? Hopefully it'll be a cheap and easy fix

kbryce · 11-25-2012, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thamer

GO CHECK THEM, PLEASE.

indeed i will. i'm going to have them checked tomorrow.

the worst part was, I had them done at firestone and they pissed me off so much i pretty much told the manager to fire this one guy. then I get home and realize they put my two front wheels on the right side of my car and my two back wheels on the left (i have a staggered setup) so i had to go back again and have them re-do it. needless to say, i yelled even more and got my money back

i'm going to have to just go somewhere else now

what a hassle

just4kickz · 11-25-2012, 07:03 PM

ouch at least ur ok

.fLip. · 11-25-2012, 07:04 PM

this actually happened to me on my old car (honda accord) luckily the car was dropped so once the wheel came off it did the exact thing urs did. thats crazy man.

MARIO K · 11-25-2012, 07:15 PM

Oh wow. This could have ended way worse. Im glad you were able to pull over safely and you, your wife and mother in law are ok!

The Archer · 11-25-2012, 07:17 PM

Well that certainly could have had a much worse ending than it it. Now the question is: why? Did you recently have the tires done? Were you using spacers that may have caused this?

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11-25-2012, 06:10 PM	#2
.fLip. no more coupe :( Drives: e90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 352 iTrader: (0)	WTF!??! how did this happen? bmw lug nuts? glad u made it out to talk bout it tho

11-25-2012, 06:15 PM	#5
starbai Lieutenant Drives: 09 335i Sedan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 419 iTrader: (2)	spacers gone bad? Do you folks use locktite on your lugs? Man this is scary stuff!

11-25-2012, 06:16 PM	#6
idrift4wd Colonel Drives: Three Hundred and Thirty Five Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yonkers NY Posts: 2,504 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW [3.25]	WOW, glad your alive. maybe someone played a really bad prank on you. no way all of them came loose

11-25-2012, 06:20 PM	#8
pacman.defense New Member Drives: 2002 330i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	wheel locks wouldve prevented this?

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mrj25 Colonel Drives: 2011 335i E90 LCI Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: OC-LA, CALI Posts: 2,167 iTrader: (21)	that is some serious damage! obviously the lug nuts were not tightened, or the wheel studs snapped off and were not properly threaded.

11-25-2012, 06:36 PM	#12
kbryce I have to return some video tapes Drives: e92 335i 6mt Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Albany/NYC Posts: 2,602 iTrader: (0)	damn dude.. i just had my winter wheels put on and it's been pulling left and right on the highway now i'm scared good luck with everything __________________ 13 Black Sapphire e92 335i - 6mt - Coral Red - M-Sport - No mods for 1,200 miles! 10 Le Mans Blue e92 335i - Retired 09 Monaco Blue e92 328i xdrive - Retired 07 Sparkling Graphite e92 328xi - Retired

11-25-2012, 06:40 PM	#14
Alen E90 Major General Drives: E90 328i TiAg Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SO. CAL-818 (SFV) Posts: 5,142 iTrader: (4)	hope everything is fine __________________

11-25-2012, 06:53 PM	#16
JS-NA.E92 Captain Drives: 07' NA E92 Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 944 iTrader: (2)	Whoa, that is a crazy story and i'm glad everyone is okay. Seems like the lug nuts weren't tight enough and if there were spacers I doubt it would be the cause of it. __________________

11-25-2012, 07:03 PM	#19
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11-25-2012, 07:04 PM	#20
.fLip. no more coupe :( Drives: e90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 352 iTrader: (0)	this actually happened to me on my old car (honda accord) luckily the car was dropped so once the wheel came off it did the exact thing urs did. thats crazy man.

11-25-2012, 07:15 PM	#21
MARIO K Colonel Drives: 2008 Montego E90 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,938 iTrader: (6)	Oh wow. This could have ended way worse. Im glad you were able to pull over safely and you, your wife and mother in law are ok! __________________ My Car: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=578103

11-25-2012, 07:17 PM	#22
The Archer Audaces fortuna juvat Drives: Black E90 328xi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 268 iTrader: (0)	Well that certainly could have had a much worse ending than it it. Now the question is: why? Did you recently have the tires done? Were you using spacers that may have caused this?

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