Ford motor company ford is recalling certain 2017 edge vehicles equipped with the optional panoramic vista roof.
Ford edge vista roof leak.
Ford motor company ford is recalling certain model year 2012 2013 edge vehicles manufactured from september 2 2010 through april 25 2013 and equipped with 2 0l engines.
The beaty s who purchased a new 2013 ford escape with the power panoramic vista roof in september 2012 according to court documents based their decision to buy the suv on its safety features and panoramic sunroof.
The ford models with the highest number of reports and vulnerability to broken or exploding sunroofs are the ford focus fusion explorer flex f 150 mustang c max and most prominently the ford edge.
The contact stated that the rubber seal for the vista sun roof was defective and as a result failed to close completely.
The contact mentioned that due to the failure water leak in causing water damage on the passenger side.
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Instead of completely close the roof stays open some inches.
These vehicles may have an improperly welded windshield header reducing the.
In recent years in the edge model alone the ford motor company has independently reported at least 88 instances of sunroof explosions.
In february 2017 jessica beaty was driving home with their daughter in the backseat when the sunroof spontaneously.