My husband and I were driving down the highway and we hear what sounds to be an explosion. We bought the truck brand new one month prior. We weren’t around any cars and didn’t go under a bridge, and an explosion sound happened. We pulled over and the glass was pointing towards the sky so there’s no way anything hit it. After looking online, several people have said the same. Also, researching how the glass is made makes it susceptible. Anyone else have this issue?

 

I'd love to see pics. And I suspect this will be covered under warranty. About the "how it's made" comment. Are you referring to the glass being safety glass? Meaning tempered glass? Tempering makes it both stronger (a lot) and also makes it break into many non-sharp pieces.

 

The wife's Ford Edge panaramic moonroof exploded driving down the road. After inspecting the glass, a tiny rock chip was located on the back edge near the frame. I suspect a rock bounced off the road and shattered the glass. However, a few people have reported similar occurrences while driving without other cars around.

 

Frameless glass isn't the best as the edges are the weakest points in the glass, but there hasn't been a significant increase in failures Vs glass from decades ago.
What has happened is a significant increase in access to knowledge about occurrences, thanks to the 'net.

I had the rear window in a '70 Coupe de Ville and the moonroof in an '84 GT350 explode unexpectedly.

 

I would agree, but I suspect Ford is aware of a design problem in earlier models. The new trucks have tempered glass.

 

Yep we need pictures--or it didn't happen lol

 

As do the old trucks. In fact, tempered glass has been around a very long time in vehicles, since the 1930's. The glass that I mentioned shattering in my '70 Coupe deVille and '84 GT350, they shattered because they were tempered. Had they not been tempered, they would have fallen out in large, sharp pieces. Glass that shatters into thousands of @1/4" pieces is tempered, and all vehicles use it in all windows and windshields. The exception to this is windshields are also laminated, as are the side and rear windows in a few premium vehicles (for their sound absorption properties).

 

It is tempered for safety reasons. The shards of untempered glass would cut the heck out of you. Can you imagine shards of glass from the pano roof falling down on you and slicing you up?

Lamination of it is also done for safety reasons. It helps prevent objects from penetrating the windshield area as you are likely moving forward.