Last week my driver's side front tire exploded while I was driving. When I went to lift the van to change it for the spare, I put the jack where the owner's manual tells you to put it (behind the wheel, a spot seemingly made just for putting a jack under). Well I got the jack fully extended without the van lifting up. I noticed that shortly after the jack connected with the car, there was an odd sound. I wonder if something down there was perhaps very rusty and broke when pressure was applied.
Anyhow I had to wait for roadside assistance, and when it came, they put a hydraulic jack under the front axle. I hope this did no damage. Can it do damage? They put it right about in the middle of the front axle.