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Old May 22, 2011 | 04:58 PM
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The jack that comes with the car is a complete POS. I tried to use it to take off a front tire and it collapsed twice. Luckily, I did not remove the tire yet so no harm. I wound up using the jack of my Jaguar and then put a jackstand under the car as soon as it was high enough.
 
Old May 22, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by carelm
The jack that comes with the car is a complete POS. I tried to use it to take off a front tire and it collapsed twice. Luckily, I did not remove the tire yet so no harm. I wound up using the jack of my Jaguar and then put a jackstand under the car as soon as it was high enough.
Yup, happened to me the first time I attempted to raise the car off the ground, whole dang thing shifted towards me and fell while crushing the jack under it

I took the scissor jack from the Pontiac, and got it off the ground with no problems.

They don't call it "The Widow Maker" for nothing.
 

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Old May 23, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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No argument here. I either call AAA or use the 2.5 ton floorjack in my garage.
 
Old May 24, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Most definitely a POS, in fact, they're downright dangerous to use. I also carry my 3 ton floor jack because it's only a matter of time before the whole car rolls right off that piece of of OEM crap.
 
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