NickGeiger

Yeah, I'll post a pic after work. I positioned the jack just inside the shock mount on the rear axle.

BPRIKOLA, Yeah, the Trail Boss comes with the lift as is. I drove the truck off the lot with 10 miles on it and did not provide an after market lift. I was assuming that they gave me a jack capable of lifting the vehicle they sold me.

My truck was parked with the front tires against a curb and I used chocks on the rear to prevent rolling. However, I was in a flat parking lot. I don't think it was the weight of the truck that buckled the jack. I think that the jack was not designed to lift this vehicle high enough to change a tire.

I am curious to know if anyone else just experienced what I have experienced? If so, how did you remediate the problem? I drive a 2019 Chevy Silverado Custom Trail Boss. The Trail Boss edition comes standard with a 3" lift from the dealership. I ended up getting a flat tire on my way to work on the rear passenger side. I thought, no big deal, I'll just use my spare. (When I am at home I have a 2 ton jack that I use, however, I only had the jack provided with the vehicle at the time my tire was going flat.) I was in a level parking lot (work) when I noticed the tire going flat. It was a slow leak. I took out the owner's manual because identifying how to exactly change the tire with the equipment provided with the vehicle can be tricky sometimes. I did exactly as specified in the manual, placing the bottle jack exactly where I was supposed to. I noticed that the bottle jack seemed to be getting near it's maximum height, yet my "flat" tire was barely off of the ground... I did manage to get my flat tire off of the vehicle, however, common sense tells me that there is no way my inflated, full-sized spare was going to clear enough to mount. Assuming the manufacturer would not give me a jack that did not work with my vehicle I continued to lift the vehicle with the jack. Only two turns later and I saw the jack begin to buckle in the middle. I attempted to lower the truck, but it was too late. The jack buckled and my truck fell on to the rear passenger side rotor. My question(s) is: 1. Shouldn't GM provide a jack that is suitable for instructions provided in the owner's manual? 2. Has this happened to anyone else? 3. Who is at fault here? Thoughts? Thanks, Nick,