2014 Lincoln Mkt Body & structure Problems

Shortly after leaving my home, I pulled onto the local road that takes me to the freeway. At this time I had noticed a pattern on the front panel of my panoramic sunroof which I had initially believed to be ice, as that is not uncommon for the environment I am in. Momentarily after this, I had merged onto the freeway where a cracking sound became prevalent. It was then when I realized there was no ice on my sunroof, it was the glass beginning to shatter. I immediately pulled over, as safety became a very imminent concern. After analyzing the front panel of the panoramic sunroof, I had attempted to take the vehicle off the freeway for further action as there was no major pieces of glass missing at the moment. After pulling off, the glass had suddenly completely broken, causing a very loud sound and a rush of air. It is important to note that there was zero impact made to the glass previous to the incident. This is a known issue from the Ford/Lincoln manufacturer in regards to their panoramic sunroofs that I happened to become a victim of.

NHTSA ID

11633511

Incident

Dec 31, 2024

November 21, 2021, while driving on the HWY at about 65 MPH, the forward panoramic moon roof exploded. Simply exploded. Not hit by anything - no cars or trucks in front of us. Thank goodness, we had the interior part closed, or it would have exploded all over us. This was a very loud explosion! Thank goodness I did not lose control of the car.

NHTSA ID

11443305

Incident

Nov 21, 2021

MY 2014 LINCOLN MKT PANORAMIC ROOF EXPLODED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. FORD IS CLAIMING THIS IS A REPAIR FOR WHICH I NEED TO PAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THERE ARE SEVERAL DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE 2014 LINCON MKT. I WAS DRIVING 20MPH AND TURNING WHEN THE ROOF EXPLODED

NHTSA ID

11415115

Incident

May 2, 2021

Mileage

92,000 mi

19 JAN 2021 - FRONT MOONROOF GLASS EXPLODED OUT AT 69 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND, NO DEBRIS AROUND, ON I65 SOUTHBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00PM AND 61 DEGREES. AFTER GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD, RESIDUAL GLASS THEN FELL ON MY HEAD (BALD), DOWN MY BACK AND SEAT (CROUCH) AREA AND BARELY BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11388968

Incident

Jan 19, 2021

Mileage

180,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 70MPH WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FORD/LINCOLN DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IS A DEFECT AND REALLY DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11310072

Incident

Feb 13, 2020

Mileage

15 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE MOON ROOF MAKES A LOUD POPPING NOISE THEN SHATTERS

NHTSA ID

11299093

Incident

Jan 13, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WITHOUT ANY WARNING WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION LIKE A GUN HAD BEEN SHOT INSIDE THE CAR WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE GLASS CRACKED IN THE MOONROOF AND NOTICED LITTLE BITS OF GLASS ALL IN THE CAR AND ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, I HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME AND THEY WERE TERRIFIED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WHEN I FOUND A SAFE PLACE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO COME GET US. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND LINCOLN I WOULD NEED TO FILE THE CLAIM ON MY AUTO INSURANCE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND LINCOLN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

NHTSA ID

11072874

Incident

Feb 3, 2018

Mileage

34,000 mi

PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF SUDDENLY BROKE OFF WHEN DRIVING. NO CARS AHEAD OF ME, GLASS JUST EXPLODED LIKE MY CAR WAS GETTING SHOT. A LOUD BOOMM, WHEN STOPPED THE CAR TO LOOK AT IT, THE SIDES OF FRONT PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF WAS BROKEN ON THE BOTH SIDE AND ALL CRACKED IN BETWEEN. NOW, ONE DAY AFTER, ROOF HAS A BIG WHOLE IN THE MIDDLE. AFTER A RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY CASES LIKE MINE THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON SAME KIND CAR, SO THIS SEEMS A MANUFACTORY ISSUE TO ME. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT INSIDE. THANK GOD MY INSIDE COVER WAS CLOSED. HOPE THIS ISSUE CAN GET RESOLVED

NHTSA ID

11043595

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD 4/16/17 ON A CLEAR 78 DEGREE DAY AND THE FRONT VISTA GLASS ROOF EXPLODES INTO PIECES. NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AND NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE GLASS SHATTERED. SHARDS OF BROKEN GLASS CAME INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ONTO THE DRIVER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10978707

Incident

Apr 16, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF A HOTEL FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE WINDOWS UP, THE FORWARD HALF OF THE GLASS ROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD WITH A LOUD BANG. LUCKILY, THE SUNSHADE WAS CLOSED SO NO GLASS FELL DIRECTLY THE PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, NO EXTREME TEMPERATURE, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR... DATE OF OCCURRENCE: 3/31/2016 TIME OF OCCURRENCE: 7:18AM TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED: 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT PHYSICAL LOCATION: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY HOTEL, 215 S. DEPYSTER ST, KENT, OH AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR BREAKAGE... INDICATES THAT THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR POSSIBLY THE TEMPERING OF THE GLASS ITSELF. WHILE THERE WAS NO DANGER IN MY SITUATION, IT IS EASY TO SEE HOW THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURRED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I FEEL THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA ID

10852720

Incident

Mar 31, 2016

Mileage

228,211 mi

CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR LOT, ALL OF A SUDDEN AN EMPLOYEE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM CAR, NO ONE WAS AROUND THE CAR, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER THE ROOF WAS SHATTERED. THIS IS CAR NUMBER 307, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 3 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR

NHTSA ID

10628795

Incident

Aug 11, 2014

Mileage

9,000 mi

SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, THIS IS CAR NUMBER 343, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 2 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR

NHTSA ID

10628792

Incident

Aug 11, 2014

Mileage

4,985 mi

SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, THIS IS CAR NUMBER 315, WE ARE A LIVERY COMPANY AND THIS IS CAR 1 OF 5 (SO FAR) TO HAVE THE SUN ROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTER OUT OF 18 CARS PURCHASED (ALL 2014 LINCOLN MKT'S.) *TR

NHTSA ID

10628779

Incident

Apr 14, 2014

Mileage

7,000 mi