NHTSA Complaint #10895766 — 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA

I WAS ALMOST CRUSHED BY MY CAR WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. I HAD THE CAR JACKED UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE USING THE STOCK JACK. THIS WAS IN MY GARAGE ON LEVEL CONCRETE. I DRAINED THE OIL AND REPLACED THE OIL PAN PLUG WITH NO ISSUE. I WENT TO TO LOOSEN THE OIL FILTER CAP WITH THE SPECIALITY SOCKET COVER I ORDERED ONLINE. I MADE SURE TO SPRING OUT THE METAL CLIP THAT PREVENTS A LOSE CAP FROM COMING OFF. I WENT TO TORQUE THE CAP LOSE AND IT DID NOT BUDGE. KEEPING IN MIND WHEN TORQUING ONES FORCE IS GOING TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I GAVE THE WRENCH ANOTHER GOOD PUSH AND THE NOTICED THE CAR WOBBLED. I PULLED OUT IMMEDIATELY AND IN THE NEXT 5 SECONDS THE JACK GAVE WAY. THE STOCK JACK LOOKS TO BE DESIGNED TO HANDLE SIDE TO MOTION BUT NOT THAT MUCH BACK TO FRONT. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A WAY TO PRELOOSEN THE CAP BEFORE RAISING THE CAR EITHER. EITHER WAY PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I COULD HAVE DIED TODAY AND WANT TO RAISE THIS AS AN ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR