Car fell off jack, landed on rotor!
01-15-2018, 01:51 PM
#1
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Car fell off jack, landed on rotor!
Was using the factory jack over the weekend and the jack point under the car broke, causing the jack to slip out, breaking the side skirt, denting the door. It fell on the rotor, chipping the concrete in the garage. Luckily, I had just moved my arms out of the way of the rotor when it fell. I was on a flat surface, used the wheel chock and proper procedure for jacking up the car. I couldn’t find a thread in the w221 forum about this, but several threads in other forums. Apparently, the jack mount is made of plastic and is prone to breaking! I now have a floor jack that I’m keeping in the trunk. I’ll never use the factory jack again. Has anyone else experienced this? Do you think MBUSA will do anything to fix my car? They’re closed today for the holiday so I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out. I can’t believe they provide such a crappy jack and plastic mounts on such a heavy car. The rotor is fine and driving vibration free so far. Just need to find a used side skirt and get the door fixed. Lesson learned.
01-15-2018, 03:10 PM
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That sux, the jack is def a pos. since it goes up an an angle you need to be extra careful. And sometimes position it more than once.
01-15-2018, 04:14 PM
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WTF!?!?!? It sure makes me glad I never tried using that scissor jack on my car. I've always used my 3 ton floor jack to raise the car to swap out my wheels between winter and spring.
01-15-2018, 04:29 PM
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I know! it hurt my soul when it fell on the rotor. I was at my other home out of state and don't have a floor jack there. I figured the jack in the trunk would be perfectly fine to use. never again.
01-16-2018, 05:26 PM
#7
Senior Member
I had the same thing happen to me, I was swapping my summer rims to winters and as I'm about to swap rear driver side jack collapses and falls on rotor.
Luckily only damage was a little crack in rocker panel, which happened when I forced neighbours trolley jack under it to lift back up.
I will never use the crappy factory jack again, anyone that does make sure you use stands as well
Luckily only damage was a little crack in rocker panel, which happened when I forced neighbours trolley jack under it to lift back up.
I will never use the crappy factory jack again, anyone that does make sure you use stands as well
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01-18-2018, 10:03 AM
#8
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01-19-2018, 01:47 AM
#10
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Glad you didn’t get injured or killed. It’s a POS jack. I posted something on this a while ago...
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...rust-jack.html
Luckily the guy working on his M-Class didn’t get hurt either.
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...rust-jack.html
Luckily the guy working on his M-Class didn’t get hurt either.
01-19-2018, 11:21 AM
#11
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I did this same thing before. It really sucks having to replace the damaged side skirt and any other components that are damaged because of a damaged/deformed lifting pad. When the lifting pads get damaged/deformed or ripped off of the vehicle, it is UNSAFE to use the factory jack for lifting the vehicle on that corner. Unless you can visually inspect the lifting pad to confirm that it is not deformed or damaged, do not use the factory lifting pad under the vehicle. A cheap 3 ton floor jack may be bulky to have laying around, but atleast you won't destroy the car that way (unless of course you are using the jack improperly).
01-19-2018, 11:46 AM
#12
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Brochure quote:
" For the 2012 model year S-Class, Benz has added two new engines, a 3.0-liter Bluetec diesel V-6 (240 hp, 455 lb-ft) -- the first diesel S-Class for the U.S. market since 1996 -- and Benz's new direct-injected, twin-turbo 4.7-liter V-8 with 429 horsepower, which now provides the means of motivation for the S550. The new 4.7 is also more fuel efficient than the outgoing engine at 15/23 mpg city/highway."
" For the 2012 model year S-Class, Benz has added two new engines, a 3.0-liter Bluetec diesel V-6 (240 hp, 455 lb-ft) -- the first diesel S-Class for the U.S. market since 1996 -- and Benz's new direct-injected, twin-turbo 4.7-liter V-8 with 429 horsepower, which now provides the means of motivation for the S550. The new 4.7 is also more fuel efficient than the outgoing engine at 15/23 mpg city/highway."
01-19-2018, 11:57 AM
#13
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update: MBUSA finally got back to me and won't be covering any repairs. I figured as much, but thought I'd try. They said they would if it had been under factory warranty.
