Campbellonh
Veteran Member
All I can say is don't ever use it. Throw it away and buy something safer. I can't believe there hasn't been a safety recall on these things. There is a reason people refer to this as a widow maker.
I knew about that but hadn't actually gotten around to buying something else, and wouldn't you know it, we got a flat tire.
As we were about to pop the spare on....good thing no body parts were under there. I am more than a little upset.
We were on a flat level paved area, a little snow around, but it was warm and melty, and it was just wet under the foot of the jack, and it didn't just shift, it actually broke.
SO I just wanted to post a warning, if you had not heard it before and haven't had a need yet. These jacks that VW provided with at least the 2010 Jetta are unsafe. Maybe other years and other models are similar too.
I knew about that but hadn't actually gotten around to buying something else, and wouldn't you know it, we got a flat tire.
As we were about to pop the spare on....good thing no body parts were under there. I am more than a little upset.
We were on a flat level paved area, a little snow around, but it was warm and melty, and it was just wet under the foot of the jack, and it didn't just shift, it actually broke.
SO I just wanted to post a warning, if you had not heard it before and haven't had a need yet. These jacks that VW provided with at least the 2010 Jetta are unsafe. Maybe other years and other models are similar too.