Mechanical Jack Problems of Chevrolet Malibu

I could have been killed or maimed by a defective tire jack that was included in the tire changing equipment that came with a new impala I rented from enterprise car rental. The jack bent in two when I tried to crank the jack high enough to change a flat tire. I have a photo of the chinese-made part #13592351/2017. I have notified both enterprise and general motors. In discussing the issue, it seems that neither company includes a safety check of the tire jack. My concern is that 40-50 thousand impalas were sold in 2018. Car rental companies purchased them as did dealerships. Thousands of unused, I. E. New tire jacks may be sitting in the trunks of impalas throughout the us, canada, etc. And some could be defective. The gm executive office rep said they were going to contact enterprise regarding the safety issue. To me this is short sighted on gm's part. They don't seem to be interested in finding the root cause of the defective jack. Are they more likely to change their tune, if consumers die as a result of using the general motors provided defective jacks? stay tuned.

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On my way to work today I had a flat tire, which resulted in me having to call onstar because there was no spare or jack in the truck. Once I called on star it took them three times calling me back to get road side assistance on the phone. I was stuck for two and a half hours before the tow truck even arrived. Once the tow truck driver arrived I asked him what happened to road side assistance he told me that on star just called his office and told them that I needed a tow truck to tow my car that I only had a flat tire. That could have been fixed if I would have had a spare tire instead of a can of goo and a tire pump. Once the tow truck driver got my car loaded that is when I leaned that I could not ride in the tow truck. So after being stranded on side of the road for two hours had to wait on a ride home and the dealership closed at 5 pm so, I still can't get my car until the next day because of a flat tire that could have been avoided if I had a spare tire. So, I couldn't make it to work and I had to thumb a ride home because of gm wanting to save . 4 mpg of gas by taking away the spare tire and jack.

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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated when attempting to change a tire, the jack failed, and then caused the vehicle to move. As a consequence his risk for serious injury was increased. The dealer was contacted. Upon contact a technician concluded that the vehicle rolled because the wheels were not blocked; although the emergency break was engaged. The current and failure mileage was unknown.

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When the consumer went to change a flat tire the jack that came with the vehicle collapsed while he had the vehicle raised up. This was the original jack that came with the vehicle. It collapsed when he had the tire off and was trying to put the spare on. It collapsed under the weight of the vehicle. There were no injuries.

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While changing a flat tire, the scissor/type jack collapsed and the vehicle dropped. The consumer was injured. The dealer ordered a new jack. The vehicle fell on the consumer's arm.

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