2013 Ford F-150: sunroof shattered

Filed Jun 25, 2019 · 111,500 miles · WY

I was on my way home from mt on the interstate and heard a loud pop and then saw a small black piece in the rear view mirror. I then heard noise from the moon roof, I pulled over and discovered that the moon roof exploded , nothing hit it!

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · 74,000 miles · FL

Sunroof explosion. While driving with my family on I-75 the sunroof suddenly exploded. Fortunately the cover was shut or glass would've flown into the truck. There was no overpass or cars nearby. The photos show the glass exploded out, not in as would happen if something dropped on it from the sky. It sounded like a bomb went off. The sunroof is completely shattered.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · TN

The apim or advanced protocol interface module went bad this is the computer screen. The heat would kick on high and blow on high speed and it would get so hot inside the vehicle on a hot day that we literally felt like passing out. There was no way to control the heat or air conditioning system and we had to open all the windows and sunroof just to cool down and it was still so hot. We had to keep opening the sunroof so many times it broke and was not covered under warranty. The truck only had 99,000 miles on it. Buyer beware the apim unit is only covered for 5 years from warranty start date and I was never notified by ford that this was a recall service bulletin m202. The sunroof would have never went bad had the apim unit not malfunctioned because we never opened it before the unit went bad. Total cost of my repair 2400 for sunroof and 1000 for apim unit replacement. This is a safety hazard because you have to drive with all windows down and it gets so hot you will feel sick.

Filed Jan 6, 2016 · OK

In april 2014 our sunroof exploded as we were driving on the highway. We took it to the ford dealership where we purchased the truck and they said that they had never heard of a sunroof exploding for no reason. After further research it looks like this has happened to other people. Ford took no responsibility and charged us $1035.05 to replace the sunroof. Scared us to death when the sunroof exploded. Thankfully no one was hurt.

Filed Feb 11, 2015 · Visibility · 10,800 miles · TX

I was driving on us 82 east bound, approximately 20 miles east of bonham, texas, when suddenly my sunroof exploded send a shower of glass on top of me. It sounded like a shotgun blast went off, I am lucky that I didn't wreck from the explosion. Ford motor company refuses to repair the sunroof, saying that something must have hit it. Nothing hit the sunroof, the explosion sent the sunroof up not down. I have pictures, and from what I can find out this is not an uncommon occurrence.

Filed Jan 29, 2015 · Visibility · 32,000 miles · CA

2014 f-150. Purchased new, sunroof is oem not aftermarket. Sunroof exploded on highway. No rocks or evidence of any outside force. Outdoor temp ~68f. Speed at time of problem approximately 55mph. On hwy I-880 at hwy 237 exit. Defective glass is believed to be the problem.

Filed Nov 17, 2014 · Visibility · 25,438 miles · WA

I went out to my truck and started it up. I noticed their were tiny shiny specks on the center console. I looked up and my sunroof was totally shattered. When I parked the day before everything was fine. There were no trees that something could have fallen from that might have caused this. No other vehicles parked nearby were damaged and vandals usually go for side windows. It was not unusually cold. A short search on the internet shows that this problem is not as isolated as the ford dealer that the body shop I'm using called. There are others with ford products that this has happened to.some were driving when their sunroofs exploded others came out find their sunroofs in the same condition as mine.

Filed Oct 17, 2014 · Visibility · 8,801 miles · AR

While driving to work on this morning at about 60mph I heard a loud "boom" sound and moments later pulled back the sunroof cover to discover my sunroof had shattered. The glass panel had a hole in the center and all remaining glass was cracked. Fortunately, the visor was closed or I would have been showered with glass shards. The remaining glass was protruding upward as if it exploded outwardly. There were no vehicles near me to throw a rock nor was I driving under an overpass or bridge. I took the truck to ford of west memphis and described what happened. The service man said he would submit the repair to ford for approval to repair under warranty since there was no impact that caused the breakage. Ford customer service denied my warranty claim so I had to get it repaired under my insurance and pay the difference. $1009.68 and four days later I have my truck back. I inspected the removed glass with the dealer personnel and it is clear that there is a crack at the front center edge of the glass from which all other cracks propagated out from in a fan pattern. There is no sign of impact in this area and its even protected with the rubber seal such that it would be very unlikely that anything could impact the glass there. I am going to write a letter to ford to demand they pay for this repair.

Filed Mar 19, 2014 · Visibility · 17,256 miles · TX · 1 injury

Sunroof shattered, after exiting my work place parking garage, at 12:45pm, I soon entered the on ramp to the local loop freeway and accelerated to enter the freeway at approx. 25 MPH my sunroof shattered and glass particles came inside the vehicle compartment. Loud explosion sound and small glass shards got in my eyes, on my skin and everywhere in the automobile. The sunroof is still basically intact and budged slightly outward or upward.

Filed Mar 3, 2014 · Visibility · 15,246 miles · CO

We were driving down the e-470 and hear what sounded like an explosion and realized our sunroof spontaneously exploded from the inside out. Ford is saying they are not responsible for this. This is dangerous and has happened to alot of people. Someone needs to check on this please.