Crack just appeared in roof

[p_haze]

What the heck.. @Ford Motor Company

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[garyd9]

Stress crack? Are you still in your warranty period?

 

[Snakebitten]

That's a big horizontal piece of glass.
As much as I love it on my new GTPE, it seems so vulnerable considering it's size and the likelihood of impact from mother nature, even while parked.

 

[AKgrampy]

Can’t tell from the picture but an impact from a rock, hail, etc could have been the root cause. Of course there have been some reported that also appeared to be flaws. No way to tell from the picture.

 

[p_haze]

Stress crack? Are you still in your warranty period?

Stress crack? Are you still in your warranty period?

Stress due to what? It is not load bearing. Stress from the chassis?

Not sure about warranty. Been over 3 years and 30000 miles...

 

[bshaw]

I wish they would have optioned the glass roof as optional for any trim. I hardly notice it’s there, yet it’s this huge risk and repair cost.

 

[Maquis]

Stress due to what? It is not load bearing. Stress from the chassis?

Not sure about warranty. Been over 3 years and 30000 miles...

Mine cracked due to stress. Sitting out in the sun in Texas 113 degree heat. There can be residual stresses due to assembly irregularities. My car was only 4 months old. Ford asked the dealer to send pictures. In the end, it was covered by warranty. I think glass warranty is only a year.
If I were you, I’d turn it into my insurance.

 

[agoldman]

it's generally a rock hit. had one replaced early on. not too big of a deal when all is done if done by a good glass company.

 

[hepidy]

Yes that isn’t a windshield kinda claim due to special cut and infared blocking (tint lol). I like in this day it’s always someone else’s fault never the people I write monthly checks to. Could be worse we could have bought Fiskers. Now that’s a loss. Companies would make more money being honest and take care of their customers. Sorry a whole diatribe but that piece of glass represents whats wrong in the US economy now a days. Good luck I hope it works out for you you didnt pay ford to be a guinea pig, but I understand warranty is a warranty. God bless.

 

[AKgrampy]

I wish they would have optioned the glass roof as optional for any trim. I hardly notice it’s there, yet it’s this huge risk and repair cost.

Amen! Glad I could get a hard top on my 22GT.

 

[Phil-Springs]

I’d look hard for a rock chip and then insurance will cover it just like a windshield crack.

 

[JDP That's Me in My MachE]

Mine cracked due to stress. Sitting out in the sun in Texas 113 degree heat. There can be residual stresses due to assembly irregularities. My car was only 4 months old. Ford asked the dealer to send pictures. In the end, it was covered by warranty. I think glass warranty is only a year.
If I were you, I’d turn it into my insurance.

Odd, my car sits out in the Southern Texas sun and it has for 2 1/2 years and it has not cracked.

 

[Maquis]

Odd, my car sits out in the Southern Texas sun and it has for 2 1/2 years and it has not cracked.

The theory is that mine was installed in an overly stressed condition. The heat exacerbated the problem.
There are certainly cars in places like Arizona that are surviving heat greater than what yours or mine have probably seen.

 

[JDP That's Me in My MachE]

Maquis, please accept my apology. Re-reading my comments it seems like I am neither understanding nor sympathetic. First, how terrible that such an expensive part of your car cracked. That is frustrating and terrible. Second, yes, I should have seen that of course there are probably situations in which the heat can exacerbate errors or flaws that are bound to occur in manufacturing.

 

[Willymy]

Full glass coverage should cover the replacement. I had a rock chip on mine that spread to a crack and insurance covered the cost. Glass company worked with the dealer to get it ordered and installed.

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