2020 Ford Edge: sunroof shattered

Filed May 5, 2026 · IN · 2 injuries

I was driving on the highway with my husband and our dog when out of nowhere the panoramic sunroof exploded. We were traveling home and could have been in an accident when it occurred because it sounded like a gunshot hit the car. If we had not been calm during the incident, not only our lives but the lives of everyone around us could have been affected. There were no warnings about this and when we purchased the vehicle in 2023 the dealership didn’t even say anything about a possiblity of this happening. I did research after it happened to make sure there wasn’t a recall we missed and I came across lawsuits because of this.

Filed Apr 23, 2026 · TX

While driving on Sam Houston tollway going 65 mph, I heard a loud explosion scared me and caused me to swerve into the lane next to me narrowly missing the car next to me. I thought I had a blowout I pulled over to the side of the freeway and found it was the sunroof that exploded. This created a serious situation that could have been catastrophic.

Filed Jun 23, 2025 · Visibility · 55,000 miles · AR

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the sunroof exploded and completely fractured into several pieces. The contact stated that the glass fragments fell inside the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN related to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed May 10, 2023 · Visibility · 27,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Edge. The contact stated while her husband was driving 65-70 MPH with her and her 21-month-old son in the rear seats, she heard abnormal exploding sounds and noticed that the sunroof glass panel had exploded into several pieces. There were no injuries sustained. The contact stated that the shade guard was closed at the time of the failure occurred. The contact's husband veered to the side of the road, where he removed and discarded the sunroof glass panel broken pieces. The contact stated that duct tape was applied to the sunroof several times while driving to the destination. Two unknown dealers were notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. Additionally, the vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle needed to remain with the dealer for diagnostic tests and repairs. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.

Filed Oct 22, 2022 · Visibility · NY · 1 injury

On 10/22/2022 while driving on a highway at the posted speed limit, without warning the Panorama Sun Roof exploded showering shards of glass on Myself and My Wife. The glass sunroof was properly closed but the inside headliner panel was open to enjoy the sun. The moderate average temperature outside at this time was approximately 68 degrees. This vehicle currently has approximately 12,250 miles on it. When the sunroof suddenly exploded, my wife sustained cuts to her hand and both of us were covered in shredded glass, including tiny glass shards embedded in our scalps. The explosion was so sudden and loud I nearly lost control of the vehicle. Fortunately, there was minimal traffic on the road at the time of the explosion with no vehicles immediately in front of us. Research has revealed many incidents of exploding sunroofs on various Ford models, with an exceptionally high incident rate for the Ford Edge model. It was further discovered that this exploding sunroof issue in various Ford models has been ongoing since 2008 with the Ford Motor Company being made aware of this defect. Research has further indicated to date, Ford has failed to issue a recall for this serious and dangerous defect. If our grandchildren had been rear seat passengers (which is often the case), this incident could have been tragically much worse. Not only did the exploding sunroof cause a serious, dangerous and injurious safety threat to us as passengers, getting the vehicle off the road (with the interior headliner panel closed) caused a safety threat to any nearby drivers as we could hear and see the remaining shattered glass flying off the vehicle into the roadway.

Filed Jun 7, 2021 · Visibility · 2,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the sun roof exploded causing glass shards to fall onto the contact. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer but has yet to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to consumer affairs. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

Filed Mar 22, 2021 · 8,808 miles · UT

I had just entered my car and was going about 45 MPH and had gone about 2 miles when I heard a strange noise on the top of my vehicle I immediately pulled over and got out to look and noticed the whole moon roof of my edge had broken and was falling into my head liner. It wasn't like that when I left home and it is a new car with only 8000 miles on it. Ford refuses to pay for the new moon roof saying they don't cover glass, but I shouldn't have to pay for an obvious defect. I got online and noticed that this is happening to a lot of vehicles and the manufacturers don't want to pay for replacement. Is there anything I can do to make them pay for the replacement?

Filed Mar 14, 2021 · 9,700 miles · IN

Driving on highway with grandkids and sunroof exploded. Glass went all over my grandkids. One was bleeding.

Filed Jul 7, 2020 · Visibility · 907 miles · PA

On july 4,2020 at approx 10:15am I was driving on pa 663 highway. Out of no where, I hear this loud boom. Car in front of me kept going, car in back of me getting closer as I slow down and pull off to the side of highway. Car behind me kept going. I get out of car and find my panoramic sunroof shattered. I had the cover closed so glass was caught inside cover. I look inside cover and find nothing but shattered glass. I call ford roadside assistance. While I wait for driver, I take pictures. Driver arrives and tows car to nearest ford dealer which is 100 miles from my home. On monday, 7/6/20, I call dealer since I've only had this car 26 days. Brand new, leased with 907 miles. Dealer tells me it's not under their warranty. I'm told something must have hit the roof but no sign or evidence of anything. I call ford corporate and they tell me the same thing. Since I need a car, I file claim with my insurance to have it fixed having to pay a deductible and the cost of a rental.