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I have owned a Fiesta for 18 months from new and all 4 alloy wheels are buckled.
The car is regularly serviced by my ford dealer who says its caused by potholes- I say no - what can I do is this a common ford fiesta problem. Ford request £900 to replace the wheels. Also this has affected tyre wear so I have had to replace 5 tyres in this time.

Asked on 7 July 2011 by frenchpolisher

Answered by Honest John
Common problem. The 17-inch wheels and 40 profile tyres are not suited to potholed UK roads. So swap them for 14" or 15" steels with deeper profile tyres.

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