On a trip last week to San Antonio from Atlanta and back in my brand new ST I had the driver's side trim from the A pillar windshield partially fly off and flap around on the way out there somewhere outside of Houston I think. I tried to tap it back down but it came loose again after a couple of miles or so, so I just pulled it off and threw it in the trunk. I have scheduled a warranty repair with my local Ford dealer this Monday. The repair will require removing the windshield to replace the lower mounting bracket under the windshield and my dealer has ordered both driver and passenger side lower brackets, upper trim pieces, and a new windshield because he said, according to his glass guy, the windshield breaks 50% of the time when making this repair. Apparently, in my research, this is an ongoing problem with these cars. Needless to say I'm more than disappointed that Ford has not addressed this problem in the intervening years since it first cropped up. I read a blog where one owner reports that it looked like the factory attempted to glue the trim down with silicone sealant when they installed the windshield at the factory and it looks like the same situation occurred with my car. I'm guessing when they install the windshields at the factory they somehow occasionally break the lower bracket and this is how they jerry rig the trim instead of replacing the broken bracket and resetting the windshield properly. Also, I noticed yesterday the upper plastic piece at the rear of the driver's side front fender and the plastic piece under the windshield didn't mesh/connect properly without a gap. Perhaps the wind blowing through that gap caught the lower end of the trim while I was running at speed and with the defective factory installation blew the trim off. I will let you know how the repair goes, but I would suggest all owners of this car inspect the plastic pieces under the windshield from fender to fender and check the fit of the trim pieces on both sides of the windshield. If under warranty make the dealer inspect the fit all around the windshield and repair as needed. To me it's inexcusable if Ford knew about this ongoing problem and didn't correct it. I still love my car but Ford is going to get an earfull from me Monday morning!
