WARNING: Sears floor jacks blow
03-12-2006, 08:29 PM
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WARNING: Sears floor jacks blow I bought one of the aluminum types for about $200 in Dec. 2004. Made in China, great. It came low on jack oil and I had to buy some to get it to work. Dec. 2005 it quits. Sears only warrantys it 90 days. Sears won't service floor jacks even though all their floor jack advertisements say "We service what we sell." you can go online and check. Sears currently doesn't offer repair parts for it and advise not to wait for them. So in other words you got a nice piece of scrap aluminum there buddy. Cost of ownership = $16.66 a month and major fustraition.
So I said "screw it". I needed another jack that day so this time I bought the Sears $70 SUV steel jack since I knew I couldn't get it repaired or buy parts and it was Sunday and NAPA was closed. Napa's jacks cost $250 or so. This was Dec. 3rd. Made in China, great. It came low on jack oil and I used some more from the bottle I bought last year to get it to work. Today, about the third or forth time I've tried to "home use" it the damn thing won't lift to the top. It's rated for 21" and gets 14". I can't put my car on stands. Guess what, it's 9 days out of warranty. Cost of ownership = $23.00 a month and fustration to the point of going out and paying what ever it costs to get a real jack that never came from a Chinese steel ship.
Sears has lost a customer, until they rectify this situation. I'm taking both of them back, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING thank you very much, and demanding satisfaction. Something tells me I'll be waisting my time.
Vernon
So I said "screw it". I needed another jack that day so this time I bought the Sears $70 SUV steel jack since I knew I couldn't get it repaired or buy parts and it was Sunday and NAPA was closed. Napa's jacks cost $250 or so. This was Dec. 3rd. Made in China, great. It came low on jack oil and I used some more from the bottle I bought last year to get it to work. Today, about the third or forth time I've tried to "home use" it the damn thing won't lift to the top. It's rated for 21" and gets 14". I can't put my car on stands. Guess what, it's 9 days out of warranty. Cost of ownership = $23.00 a month and fustration to the point of going out and paying what ever it costs to get a real jack that never came from a Chinese steel ship.
Sears has lost a customer, until they rectify this situation. I'm taking both of them back, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING thank you very much, and demanding satisfaction. Something tells me I'll be waisting my time.
Vernon
03-12-2006, 11:33 PM
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I have one that gave out on me after couple years. I have the suv one you speak of now. Unfortuantely more and more things are made in china. My new Motorola cell phone is from there! Companies have to make sure that quality control is there - as time progresses more stuff from china will be better. But I do feel your pain.
If you make a really big stink, ask for the manager, then threaten to talk to the regional manager about it, you may get a replacement for free.
If you make a really big stink, ask for the manager, then threaten to talk to the regional manager about it, you may get a replacement for free.
03-12-2006, 11:47 PM
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I had one of the $200 pieces of crap also. I took it back and ended up with the AC hydraulics DK 20. http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks2.html
03-13-2006, 02:01 PM
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Advance Auto $60 3 1/2 ton floor jack. I've had it for 3 yrs + and its still works good as new and I use it a lot. It doesn't fit under the brush guard on my Camaro but you can slide it in from in front of the front tires and it'll fit perfect.
03-13-2006, 03:05 PM
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I had the aluminum one from sears too, it quit working after a few uses. It had a 1 year warranty on it, so I got a new one... that one did the same thing. It wasn't low on fluid either, they are extremely light.. they just aren't dependable lol. Nothing is more frustrating than needing to work on your car and your jack won't work.
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I have had 3 sears jacks that have failed
each after 8 months of useand that was only on the
weekends! I will never buy a craftsman labled jack again
I bought one from harbor freight paid 99.99 bough the larger
one and i have been happy for 3 years now.
I bought one last xmas from pep boys
it had really cool lookin red anodized frame to it
came with 2 jack stands and its a total piece too
it looks cool though
BUY A LINCOLN JACK! i used one of those for 10 years when
i was a tech in the dealer and so did everyone else in the shop
and we beat the hell out of it!
each after 8 months of useand that was only on the
weekends! I will never buy a craftsman labled jack again
I bought one from harbor freight paid 99.99 bough the larger
one and i have been happy for 3 years now.
I bought one last xmas from pep boys
it had really cool lookin red anodized frame to it
came with 2 jack stands and its a total piece too
it looks cool though
BUY A LINCOLN JACK! i used one of those for 10 years when
i was a tech in the dealer and so did everyone else in the shop
and we beat the hell out of it!
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03-14-2006, 08:27 PM
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I have a Craftsman jack that I've had since December and I have no complaints... It's gotten more than it's fair share of use so far too. I think after all the work I've done with it I've gotten my use out of it already.
also the aluminum ones have a history of not lasting long
also the aluminum ones have a history of not lasting long
03-14-2006, 08:53 PM
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i have one of the aluminum ones that my wife bought me for christmas, used it 3 times and it now does not work. real pos if you ask me, the 3 ton steel floor jack from northern tool is still kickin after 3 years.
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I have two of the 2.5ton 40 dollar craftsman floor jacks which is all I need to put my Z06 up on jackstands. Suprisingly, these really cheap jacks have lasted about two years so far. I do remember when you could count on floor jacks to last a lifetime however....
03-18-2006, 09:08 PM
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Well ****, I thought I was going to post something unique
My aluminum Craftsman jack puked its guys after about 1 year of use. I have a 7 yr old NAPA 3 ton floor jack that is still going strong...and I leave that thing outside all year long. But I kept my nice lil aluminum jack in the garage and it pissed out all its fluid while jacking up the car today
Glad I saw that sears won't warranty them in this post
My aluminum Craftsman jack puked its guys after about 1 year of use. I have a 7 yr old NAPA 3 ton floor jack that is still going strong...and I leave that thing outside all year long. But I kept my nice lil aluminum jack in the garage and it pissed out all its fluid while jacking up the car today Glad I saw that sears won't warranty them in this post
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Originally Posted by Manic Mechanic
I bought one of the aluminum types for about $200 in Dec. 2004. Made in China, great. It came low on jack oil and I had to buy some to get it to work. Dec. 2005 it quits. Sears only warrantys it 90 days. Sears won't service floor jacks even though all their floor jack advertisements say "We service what we sell." you can go online and check. Sears currently doesn't offer repair parts for it and advise not to wait for them. So in other words you got a nice piece of scrap aluminum there buddy. Cost of ownership = $16.66 a month and major fustraition.
So I said "screw it". I needed another jack that day so this time I bought the Sears $70 SUV steel jack since I knew I couldn't get it repaired or buy parts and it was Sunday and NAPA was closed. Napa's jacks cost $250 or so. This was Dec. 3rd. Made in China, great. It came low on jack oil and I used some more from the bottle I bought last year to get it to work. Today, about the third or forth time I've tried to "home use" it the damn thing won't lift to the top. It's rated for 21" and gets 14". I can't put my car on stands. Guess what, it's 9 days out of warranty. Cost of ownership = $23.00 a month and fustration to the point of going out and paying what ever it costs to get a real jack that never came from a Chinese steel ship.
Sears has lost a customer, until they rectify this situation. I'm taking both of them back, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING thank you very much, and demanding satisfaction. Something tells me I'll be waisting my time.
Vernon
So I said "screw it". I needed another jack that day so this time I bought the Sears $70 SUV steel jack since I knew I couldn't get it repaired or buy parts and it was Sunday and NAPA was closed. Napa's jacks cost $250 or so. This was Dec. 3rd. Made in China, great. It came low on jack oil and I used some more from the bottle I bought last year to get it to work. Today, about the third or forth time I've tried to "home use" it the damn thing won't lift to the top. It's rated for 21" and gets 14". I can't put my car on stands. Guess what, it's 9 days out of warranty. Cost of ownership = $23.00 a month and fustration to the point of going out and paying what ever it costs to get a real jack that never came from a Chinese steel ship.
Sears has lost a customer, until they rectify this situation. I'm taking both of them back, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING thank you very much, and demanding satisfaction. Something tells me I'll be waisting my time.
Vernon
03-18-2006, 10:38 PM
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I bought one earlier this year and it went out after about 5 uses. It would pump up one big time and then stop raising. I took it back outside of the 90 day warranty and complained enough. I told them I am not buying another $166 peice of crap, just give me another one so I don't make a scene. It worked, but I think this second one is going to quite on my also.
03-19-2006, 04:48 PM
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Yeah i got the aluminum Craftsman jack too... its given me some trouble here and there and i've only had it 6months. Some days it decides it doesnt want to work, other days.. works fine..
One thing i have found is that it works better if some pressure is kept in it and some weight on it when not in use. I usually dont have a problem then.
I wish i woulda known the crappy nature of this jack prior to my purchase... oh well
One thing i have found is that it works better if some pressure is kept in it and some weight on it when not in use. I usually dont have a problem then.
I wish i woulda known the crappy nature of this jack prior to my purchase... oh well
03-19-2006, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by phantomzer0
i used to work for sears. those aluminum jacks are pieces of ****. get one of the bigger iron ones. yeah, they are a **** load heavier but they do no break....ever.
03-19-2006, 11:56 PM
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I have the heavy duty steel one, and not one squeek out of it yet. I have used it ALOT in the last year. 1 Trans swap, 2 clutches, engine rebuild, oil pan and rear main seal....... damn I use it alot