Somewhere in an earlier post this problem was attributed to bad paint job (paint too thick) which was then covered with clearcoat causing the clearcoat to crack after a few years, usually after the warranty had expired.
Areas of the problem were mostly horizontal surfaces like roof, trunk and hood and maybe top of front bumper. Mine has cracking on all those areas except the hood. I had the dealer do an estimate for Ford and it came out to about $3500 but Ford wouldn't pay so I'll live with it until I get the money to have it repainted sometime in the future.
Karl
