Pontiac solved a common problem with cars of the era when it introduced eight-lug wheels on certain models in the 1960s; here ...

Lug nuts hold your wheel to the car, so as you can probably imagine, they're pretty important. So why do mechanics make this mistake so frequently?

A car expert shared his thoughts on locking lug nuts, and whether the products are worth the money and hassle.

An impact gun uses compressed air and a hammering effect to quickly and noisily zip the lug nuts tight. The problem with impact guns is they’re so powerful, one can easily over-tighten the nuts.

Someone forgot to tighten your lug nuts or didn't tighten them enough. And that's exactly what will happen. Over time, they'll slowly work their way loose.

Tom: If they had forgotten to put the lug nuts back on entirely, then, yes, the wheel would have fallen off much sooner. But if they just didn't tighten the lug nuts enough, the vehicle could go ...