Windshield developed a crack overnight in the lower drivers side area. vehicle has about 8k miles.
On 1/18/2019, i was driving with my wife approximately 40mph with several car lengths between me and the next car when we heard a loud pop sound. we didn't see anything hit the car and saw no damage to the windshield at that time. several hours later a crack developed on the passenger side of the windshield starting below the windshield wiper. there was a small pit there, but the location seems unlikely for a rock strike as it appears protected by the hood. the pit is right at the edge of a heating element and this appears to me to be a heat expansion issue given the location and the fact that it happened in the first 10 minutes of driving. i have had the windshield repaired to stop the crack from spreading, but the damage can still be seen. the attached photos are before the repair.
The windshield cracked at the bottom center while sitting in the driveway. it is not from a rock hitting it. clean "line" 1 foot long. it is a brand new car. the dealership told me i have to pay for it. there are hundreds of reports on many websites describing the same exact problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru crosstreck. while driving at 65 mph, the windshield on the vehicle cracked underneath windshield wiper. the contact stated their windshield continued to crack. the contact took the vehicle to bob baker subaru, 5500 paseo del norte, carlsbad, ca 92008, where it was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure with the vehicle. the failure mileage 6,200.
I woke up one morning and found my windshield cracked. it's literally above the defroster for the glass when its winter. it spread for no reason nothing was thrown and i was not in any accident for that to crack on it's own because it was cold. i live in queens, ny and we havent had any cold cold winters yet for that to have happened on it own. the vehicle was parked when i discovered the crack. i cant use the defogger because it will make the windshield crack even more!
While driving a small rock hit the windshield causing a crack which has now traveled across the windshield. vehicle was driving at approx. 55 mph on the highway.
The inside of the windshield is icing over with frost when its cold outside
Small rock chipped front windshield and caused a 4 inch crack.
Cracked windshield
Small rock hit windshield and the windshield had a large rock chip due to this. seemed odd to have such a large rock chip with the small size of rock that hit.
My crosstrek has had the windshield replaced twice so far in 2019, both due to cracks that occurred during normal driving operation. each time, the windshield had been crack free before the crack occurred. both times, the windshield cracked while on the highway, although at different speeds (65 mph and 30 mph).
I was driving my 2019 crosstrek on the highway on the way to work when i heard a loud cracking noise, which i realized came from a deep chip that appeared on the lower windshield. i assumed a vehicle ahead must have kicked up a rock, as there were no obvious vehicles or other objects that could have fallen on it anywhere nearby. i have since had the chip filled and am keeping an eye out to make sure it doesn't appear to spread any further.
Windshield cracked from very top to center, no previous rock chips or other damage.
Front windshield near drivers side bottom portion defroster area (all the way down starting from behind black plastic cover) has developed a 7 inch crack ending for time being in a fish hook at top of crack. dealer claims extremely small pin size strike point was cause. also acknowledged that subaru windshields with eyesight camera system behind glass are extremely thin for eyesight to work properly. i will have to replace glass at my expense. i've been driving for 50 years and have never seen a pin size impact cause this much damage to a windshield. faulty manufacturing process? also contacted subaru n. america and they stated that if a strike point was cause that they would not cover replacement.
Windshield cracks extremely easy! was on the freeway this morning and something small (i didn't even see anything) hit the windshield, wasn't even a loud thud, and the windshield instantly split 6" i have had prior big rocks hit other vehicles, with loud thuds, and just get tiny chip marks that weren't even fillable when i had them examined by a body shop! this sounded as light as a a bug hitting it. it should not have split that easily. this windshield is either thin, or made from some cheap material? for a suv rated as a off road vehicle, that is very dangerous, and they need to do something about it.
While driving on a wooded tree lined street at approx. 40mph, the right rear passenger window imploded. the glass shattered and fell onto my daughter who was in her car seat. glass pieces did cause minor scratch on her forearm. there was no impact to the widow. my daughter was just rolling it up at the time of the incident. we took vehicle to dealership and will be under investigation for the next 4-6 weeks. the vehicle at the time of incident, had approximately 200 miles on the odometer.
The windshield on the subject vehicle had an 8 inch crack suddenly form without having been struck or otherwise damaged in any way. the crack was at the bottom of the windshield towards the centerline of the vehicle. the vehicle was stationary at the time of the incident.
Approximately 4 months after i purchased my vehicle i drove to work and didn't hear or see anything abnormal when i parked my car in the parking lot. once i was leaving work my windshield had a small crack in the lower middle. i was told it would cost 1200 dollars and my extra coverage plan does not include windshields. when i washed my car, the crack expanded up the entire middle of the windshield. no force or extreme temperatures were experienced that could explain to me the unusual cracking.
A few days ago my new subaru crosstrek developed a spontaneous crack in the windshield. the crack started at the dashboard near the defroster and extended up almost to the roof. i had it repaired by safelight windshield specialists who agreed with me that there was no evidence of a rock or other damage to the windshield to explain the crack. after doing some research it appears this has been a problem with other subaru models and i think they should be recall these car to fix this dangerous problem. see below. subaru of america was hit with a lawsuit last year claiming 2015-2016 subaru outback and legacy model's windshield were spontaneously breaking. law360 reports this week a federal judge in california said the drivers have standing and adequately pled that subaru knew of the defects. u.s. district judge yvonne gonzalez rogers said lucia luong, a california woman, who claims her 2015 subaru outback developed a crack that had 'spontaneously appeared' at the base of the windshield, had sufficiently alleged claims on behalf of a proposed class of california drivers under a mix of state and federal consumer protection, unfair competition and warranty laws. luong isn't the only outback owner that has had windshield issues with the subaru outback. her attorneys cited there have been 'hundreds of thousands' of complaints to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by other outback owners reporting they also have had their windshields spontaneously crack.
I bought new 2019 subaru outback 3 weeks ago and i see a crack developed from passenger side of the windshield in the center for no reason while the car was parked in the garage for more than 36 hours.i didn't experience anything hitting the windshield, and its spreading over 2 ft across the windshield. the car has 1,300 miles on it. this is clearly a defective windshield.
Bought a brand new 2019 subaru crosstrek, a crack at the bottom of the windshield just appeared one morning after warming it up in 20 degree weather, in michigan. crack started in the wiper heating element area and the crack spread all the way to the top. no rock chips are present. the car is just over 3 months old, 1700 miles. i read elsewhere that the newer outbacks had the same issues. does crosstrek have the same issues? subaru won't cover it. total bs.
While driving at approximately 65mph on the 55 freeway south, my windshield 'popped' and developed a chip, which looks as though it was hit by a rock, but it was not. the windshield has also developed myriad imperfections, which appear as water spots, but are not removable. at certain points in the day, depending on light, it gets difficult to see through the windshield, even immediately after cleaning it.