Carrier/rack Problems of Lincoln Aviator

The lift gate on my 2005 Lincoln Aviator cracked just above the emblem from the read glass down to the emblem. The gate was not open or been hit. Just woke up one morning and the crack was there. I have notice while driving around there are several other Lincoln Aviators that have the same crack.

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As I was exiting a store and walking toward my vehicle, I noticed what looked like a black streak on the back of my liftgate. When I was closer, I saw that it was a crack in the back of the lift gate on the right side of the emblem of the vehicle from the bottom of the back window to the bottom of the lift gate. This crack was not there when I parked the vehicle to enter the grocery store because I had to walk around the back of the vehicle to make my way into the store and always look at the back end to make sure that I had pulled in far enough for others to pass. At first, I thought that someone had backed into my vehicle but there were no other marks, dents, scuffs, etc. I was curious to find out what would have caused this and found that this same crack has occured to many other owners of Lincoln aviatiors and well as Ford explorers and Mercury mountaineers. Further research has indicated that this fracture was, in fact, a design flaw that was not addressed at the time of manufacture. So disappointed.

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One morning I noticed that a crack had appeared on the back of my vehicle on the lift gate right by the Lincoln emblem. I called and spoke to the dealership and they advised me it was a common occurrence that happens for no reason on Lincoln Aviators of certain years. Now all of a sudden the lift gate hinge on the right side has slightly shifted and I have not even opened it in months. This I was notified is also another common defect on these vehicles! I literally am scared to even open the back lift gate now and nothing has happened to cause either of these issues.