Sad to say it, but...before people start to bash Wix, or any other brand just remember this mantra.
Sometimes, stuff just gets beyond your control and crud happens.
This wix filter is just one that failed, failures happen with any filter, Fram, Purolator,Wix, Etc. you never hear about the good ones because, they are good. When they go bad the rants against them come out, and that is what gives them a negative opinion, like the Fram cardboard endcaps, which is not a good design, but it does the trick for millions of cars. personaly i will go with a purolator or motorcraft, price is similar or less depending on what one, and it is a better made product for the price imho.
Do not let one wix failure be an indicator of quality or lack of quality, one failure does not make a filter company bad.
Non car example:
I bought a Dynex TV back in 2009, got it home, and a week later the backlight stoped working...now had i had the opinion of some people i would have been scared off the brand for life since it failed so easily, but i accepted a new identical TV from the same store and that one worked til i upgraded to a 32" sharp.