The windshield cracked for no reason. there was no collision and there are no marks of any rocks hitting the windshield. seems to be a manufacturing defect.
I've owned my car for just over a year and my 3rd windshield has just cracked. my first windshield cracked when a small rock hit the top corner of the driver side window and within 5 minutes it spread to the center of the windshield. it had to be replaced and recalibrated, which i had to pay a $250 deductible. my second windshield experienced a cracked a few months after being replaced and nothing hit it that i'm aware of. the crack started at the bottom center of the windshield, just under the windshield wipers and by the middle of the day it spread to the center of the windshield. it too had to be replaced and recalibrated for another $250. safelight assured me that this 2nd windshield would be stronger than the first. today, when i got in my car after work, i found another crack in the bottom center of the windshield and it wasn't there this morning and nothing hit it. it's about 6' in length and will probably spread tonight. then to top that off, on my drive home, driving 35 mph, a small rock was kicked up from the car in front of me and has now put a crack in the center of the passenger side of the windshield. i've never in my life experienced such a poorly constructed windshield that cracks so easily. i'm fed up with this
Bought a brand new 2019 forester in sept 2019. its windshield cracked twice from a minor rock impact during highway driving at about 65 mph. in my previous 25 year of owning and driving other cars i have never had a windshield crack and having windshield crack twice in such short period (5 months of ownership) cannot be a coincidence, there has to be a flaw with subaru's windshield design or quality. judging from the results of a google search, other owners have reported the same thing
Parked my vehicle in my driveway with no overhead cover after i returned home from work at approximately 1430 hours on 2/7/20. the ambient temperature at this time was approximately 25 degrees fahrenheit. the vehicles windshield did not have a crack at this time. nothing hit my windshield on my way home from work. i started my vehicle with my remote start leaving my residence at approximately 1800 hours on the same date. as i sat in the operators seat of my vehicle approximately 1 minute after i initiated the remote start, i observed a large crack in my windshield. the crack starts below my windshield wiper under the plastic piece where the edge of the windshield glass is covered. upon closer inspection from outside of the vehicle i discovered zero evidence to support an object had struck my vehicles windshield. the crack appears to have spontaneously occurred. i performed some research online and discovered spontaneous windshield cracks on my particular vehicle is a known issue due to subpar defective glass and that cracks are caused by the heat from the windshield wiper heater used in combination with the windshield defroster. which is the exact circumstance my windshield cracked in. research also advised that this a known issue that has not been addressed by subaru nor do they cover repair/replacement costs. windshield repair/replacement is very expensive because of the special oem subaru glass that is required in order for the subaru eyesight sensors to function properly which my vehicle is equipped with. subaru also refuses to cover the costly recalibration of the subaru eyesight sensors which is required when the windshield is replaced. recalibration alone costs approximately $1000-$2000 usd in addition to the cost of the windshield and windshield installation. i should not have to pay thousands of dollars for a manufacturing defect that subaru appears to ignore
I bought a 2019 forrester subaru and experienced a crack on the front windshield for no apparent reason. i noticed the crack as i was driving it home the day i bought it. i have read that many other 2019 subaru forester owners experienced cracks on their windshields for no apparent reason. subaru forester uses special glass to ensure the cameras inside the vehicle work so perhaps the glass is defective. subaru has had issues with their windshield in the past with older models.
The windshield on my vehicle cracked overnight while sitting parked in my garage. the crack begins exactly at the top dead center of the windshield and extends straight downward and is approximately 16" long at this point. there are no rock chips or damage that clearly lead tho this fracture. the vehicle is only 1 year old with just over 10k miles on it. i notified my local dealer and they stated that this would not be covered under warranty. i have also contacted subaru of america regarding the issue and am awaiting a response.
Windshield suddenly cracked. no visible area that would indicate it was the result of a rock and the crack forming from the initial impact. uncertain of cause. crack is roughly 14-16 inches from the top of the passenger side down to just under the rear-view mirror in a hook like fashion. crack was initially discovered on a stationary vehicle, parked in a restaurant parking lot. the crack was not observed prior to getting into the vehicle.
I took my forester 2019 up to big bear mountain. my vehicle was parked outside of the cabin. in the morning due to cold weather the windshield had ice and snow, when i turned on the heater in defrost mode a big cracked appeared on the windshield.
First windshield replacement occurred 3 months after purchase due to a small rock chip, now 8"-long crack has spontaneously appeared with no known cause 9 months later.
I was parked on a public street for 15' and found 6 inch crack in my windshield. i was not parked under any trees and the weather was clear. the crack started under the driver side windshield wiper.
Got in my car, and noticed a giant crack going up from bottom of driver's side windshield to middle. once looking there is a small chip at base of windshield
Windshield cracked during day while sitting in parking lot at my office. no h/o injury or rock hitting windshield.
A small chip in the windshield towards the center. this has probably not happened during driving and the chip was confirmed during the firsts ervice.
Bought the car on feb-2019. parked the vehicle on the street 12/27/2019 night, next day morning the vehicle windowshield get 8 inches crack. check around the vehicle, did not find anything on the vehicle & no scratch on the car body. fixed it same day, 4 weeks later, the crack get another 7 inches longer. complained it to the dealer & get told: i am not the only one had the issue, it is not covered by warranty, insurence should cover it.
The windshield developed a foot-long, snaking crack on the passenger side bottom spontaneously one night while parked in a covered carport. no inclement weather that night, and nothing else that could have caused the damage.
One morning i went out to start my car and noticed to large parallel cracks vertical cracks about a foot apart in the windshield on the driver's side. one crack run starts at the top of the windshield and runs about 12 inches. the other crack starts at the bottom and runs about 18 inches. the cracks can be felt to the touch from the outside of the windshield. to the best of my knowledge, there have been no incidents while driving the car that would lead to the cracks spontaneously appearing. shortly after finding the cracks in the windshield, small horizontal cracks began developing in the passenger side front window. my subaru dealership acknowledged that odd behavior and appearance of the cracks and was not sure what could cause such behavior, but would not claim that there was a manufacturer's defect. a quick google search revealed that many other subaru forester owners have experienced similar cracking in the windshield.
While driving for the past 8 months i have had 2 chips in my windshield from small unknown objects striking the front windshield. both incidents happened while driving straight and under 45 mph. first incident happened while on the off ramp of an interstate causing a small chip. second incident happened while on a state route and in the passing lane. small unknown object struck windshield causing quarter inch chip.
My wife and i were returning to our parked vehicle and and there was an approximate 18 inch crack appearing on the lower drivers side portion of the windshield. no crack or any sign of damage was visible before that. the vehicle had been stationary in a parking lot.
In under 8 weeks my windshield has had 3 chips and finally it has cracked to the point where i have to have it replaced. after the 2nd chip i realized this was not bad luck but faulty product. i contacted my dealer & the subaru factory with no help. the first 3 chips happened when i was driving the 4th just warming up the car. i understand pebbles hit your windshield when driving but the 4th time it happened the car was stationary
2019 forester purchased 4/19, windshield cracked spontaneously on 12/13/19
A small pebble hit my windshield on the freeway on the bottom driver side of the windshield, this not only cause a chip, but also a crack over 12 inches long. i have never had a windshield with such a large crack from such a small chip. i suspect the glass is defective.
Just as others said, i was driving on a local street without any big rig / truck in sight and all of a sudden windshield got a spot crack, about penny size. car is 2019 subaru forester limited.
Well, it looks like i got the same issues as many others with my forester: driving on a local road, got small rock hit right corner of my windshield. nothing happened then, no crack, jus tiny spot from the rock. parked car overnight into the garage and discovered huge crack in the morning, all way from the passenger side to the middle of the glass. i had many other rocks, big and not hit me but i did not have anything like that. for 20 years of driving my windshield was replaced once, just because of chip location (unrepaired zone). this is ridiculous! subaru, take an action on this.
Stopped to get gas and while washing window noticed a 12 inch crack on windshield starting from rearview mirror down. unsure what has caused this crack as we have only owned our 2019 forester for about 6 months.
Was driving and heard a crack. no stone or object hit the windshield. didn't see anything. put the car in the garage. came out an hour later and there was a 15" crack on the passenger side windshield
Windshield was hit by a small rock while driving. from a chip on the windshield the crack is now about 1/3 -1/2 of the entire length of the windshield, as it continues to expand. crack grew about 2in while sitting inside my garge overnight. crack continues to expand while car is stationary.
Was driving on a us hwy when all if a sudden i heard a loud snap. i was passing a semi at the time so thought the sound might have come from the semi throwing rocks. at that time there was no evidence of a chip or crack on the windshield. the next morning the windshield was cracked from the far right side across the driver's line if view.
A rock hit windshield while driving 60mph leaving an unnoticed chip. a few days later, an 18 inch crack in windshield appeared while parked. currently awaiting replacement of windshield through insurance claim department.
After 3500 miles windshield cracked between eye sight system cameras. crack has around 20 inches. no visible stone impact. looks like glass quality issue.
Driving around 60 miles down a smooth paved highway a large foot long curved crack formed on the windshield from the base. i did not see or hear gravel hit the window, of it did it must have been very small. there is no conspicuous impact point.
Got my new forester 8/1/19. on 9/20/19, the windshield cracked while on the highway. we did not hear anything hit it. the crack grew to about 2 feet, and the windshield had to be replaced on 9/25/19. about 10/25/19, i got 2 dings from rocks that had to be repaired. i drove a toyota for 12 years and had one ding. i don't think the subaru windshields are strong enough, and i think they present a hazard.
Vehicle was in motion when windshield cracked. a small pebble from the highway hit the glass and caused a long crack. the following day after being parked overnight, the crack was even longer. i had to replace the windshield less than one month ago for another crack.
On 10/23/19, i noticed a crack in the windshield of my 2019 subaru forester. i had not seen or heard anything hit the windshield prior to seeing the crack. i took the subaru forester to the dealership from where i bought it and was informed that windshield replacement was not covered by my warranty. i then paid safelite $772.10 on 10/25/19 to replace the windshield.
We were driving on a paved road with no other cars around and the windshield spontaneously developed a 12 inch crack coming up from very low on the drivers side of the windshield. it was approximately 65 degrees outside and we did not have either the heater or a/c running. over the next 24 hours the crack increased to about 24 inches. on close examination i did see an extremely small 'star' where the crack started. i do remember having a pebble hit the windshield over a month ago but i could not see any damage at the time. i suppose it's possible that's what caused the tiny chip. i have received stone chips with other cars but never had one progress into a major crack like this before.
On october 15, 2019 my husband, i and our grandson were driving on a town street and the rear passenger window glass on the right side broke and shattered and glass flew all over the car. there was a landscaper on a lawn facing away from the road but no rock or anything came at the window. on december 11, 2019 a truck drove by our car parked in front of our house on a side street and this time the rear passenger window on the left side broke and the glass shattered all over the car. both of these incidents seemed to happen from the force of the air/wind pressure. we believe that there is a defect in these windows as they should not shatter out of nowhere like this. we contacted donaldsons subaru in sayville, ny and were told the repairs are not covered under the warranty. we explained that nothing caused these windows to shatter, so we should not be held responsible. we also called the subaru corporate office and were told it is 'environmental' so they are not responsible. we have noticed online that many other people with subaru vehicles also complained of this same thing happening. this is dangerous especially as we drive with our grandson in the back seat. we believe that this is a safety issue that subaru should address and be held responsible for. we had the first window repaired on january 20, 2019 at the cost to us of $550 dollars. on february 4, 2019 we are having the second window repaired at the same cost. even if nothing can be done at this point in regard to this we want it on record in case it happens again or if it happens to others and a pattern is noted.
Was driving on highway to work, the windshield suddenly cracked, out of nowhere, no rock chip, no impact from outside. it's a 3 months old forester 2019 with ~5000 miles on it. really disappointed with the quality of the glass.
I purchased a 2019 subaru forester in mid-july and have had to replace two windshields due to cracking. the first replacement was in september due to a rock hitting the windshield on the far right passenger side. the chip quickly developed into an 18' crack. i noticed a second crack yesterday which originated behind the wiper blade in the bottom center of the windshield that extends on a 16' arch in the same direction of the wiper blade motion. there is very small chip, located behind the metal portion of the wiper blade from a rock that must have fallen out of the sky. i was traveling in the vehicle on m55 between lake city and cadillac on paved roads but had started out the morning in marquette, mi where the temperatures where in the 30s with a rain/snow mix. i did not hear any rock hit the windshield.
Very weak windshield a very small rock caused a crack all the way across the windshield it didn't even hit it directly or hard.
While driving at highway speeds a small rock (sounded like a small 'click') hit the windshield. there was no immediate crack with only a small chip in the windshield. after leaving work that day the chip had turned into a crack approximately 6 inches in length. the crack continued to increase in length over the next two days and even split off into a secondary crack.
I was driving straight on a city street on hot day with the a/c on when there was a loud "pop". a diagonal crack instantly appeared on the passenger side in the windshield. no other cars were near me and i was going about 40mph. the car had previously been sitting in the sun with a windshield shade for about 30 minutes. i'd been driving about 5 minutes when the windshield cracked. when i inspected the crack, it appeared near the defroster and appeared to flake a bit when i probed it with my finger. it appears to be a crack starting from the inside to out. this could be thermal stress and i'm concerned because the car has under 250 miles on it and no windshield should crack that easily.
The windshield spontaneously cracked on the passenger side. i was driving straight about 40mph on a hot day mid-september with the a/c going. there was a sudden "pop" and i noticed a curved crack had instantly appeared on the passenger side. there were no cars near me. looking at the windshield, i didn't see an obvious impact but i could see near the defroster traces the crack appeared to form there. i'm concerned this could have been from thermal stress and the windshield should not have cracked that easily. the crack appears to be coming from inside to outside and some of the glass sort of flaked when i probed it with my finger.
Windshield cracked while driving on a bay bridge 1 month after we got our new subaru forester. there were no cars in front and no signs of any objects hitting the glass. it was really suspicious and we decided to search for any similar complaints and found a lot here, so it actually looks like some manufacturer issue.
I purchased a 2019 subaru forester, sport in november 2018. in march/april my windshield was cracked by a small rock that hit it on a small country road. i had to have it completely replaced. now five months later, a small rock hit my windshield while driving on a 2 lane township road, and it cracked again. i have to have it completely replaced again and pay another deductible fee. i've had other, non-subaru, vehicles and my windshields have never cracked with a rock hitting them. this is my 2nd subaru vehicle. my first model, a 2010 forester also had to have it's windshield replaced due to the windshield cracking due to temperature changes. there is no way that the size of rock that hit my glass should have caused the damage that it has, now multiple times.
When i parked my car at my workplace there was no visible damage to the windshield and when i returned afterwards, there was a large crack, over a foot long coming from the top of the driver's side. upon inspection, there is an extremely tiny point of impact from a tiny pebble. the windshield is so fragile. i suspect they use thinner glass to allow eyesight to function properly. i've heard of people needing to replace windshields within weeks of each other. it's concerning when subaru markets these vehicles to be capable of handling all weather conditions when the windshield is not even strong enough to withstand a tiny pebble. i drive the speed limits, never tailgate, and i never had this problem on any other vehicles i've owned. i'm truly disappointed that i will have to replace my windshield and have eyesight recalibrated, which will be very costly, with less than 4,000 miles on the odometer.
Windshield defect. it just cracked by itself without any outside force. the crack started at the bottom of the windshield. the vehicle was not at motion. it was after being parked.
A spontaneous 20-25in windshield crack has appeared overnight while my 2019 subaru forester was parked in a covered parking spot at my home on 8/25/2019. i was surprised to see this in the morning on sunday as there was no crack on saturday and the car was just sitting there overnight. seems like the crack started below the driver's window wiper (where the wiper heating element is located) and developed a c-shape crack up and to the left towards the driver's view side. no signs of chips or dents on the windshield, it has cracked for no obvious reason. please see pictures attached. i have googled this issue and it seems that there were a lot of similar complaints about outback and forester in the past. it would be nice if subaru acknowledged and fixed this issue. thank you for your help! best regards, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
1. while the car is in motion (and under normal driving conditions) on highways, my front windshield has cracked 4x since taking delivery of new vehicle at the end of july 2019. once the front windshield cracks, it continues to spread. during the process of paying for the vehicle, i was encouraged at every step to purchasing additional windshield coverage to cover the cost of replacing the front windshield in case it needed to be replaced due to the eyesight camera system. the windshield has cracked on the interstate, a state tollway, and a highway. 2. the blue temperature light turns on for five minutes or more when starting the vehicle. i have brought this to the attention of the dealership and they dismiss me saying that this is a normal condition of the car (which was not mentioned during the sales process) and to just wait until the blue temperature light goes out before driving the car. when taking the car back to the dealership for the replacement of the front windshield for 4th time, they finally listened to me and added checking the coolant to the list but it has been a fight to have this looked at. 3. while the car was in motion and with no other cars in front of me, to the side or behind me, the car pre-collision system activated and braked the car on its own. there was no pre-warning that the car was going to brake. 4. the car auto light on and off function does not fully turn on the car lights at night. 5. while the car is in motion and backing out of a parking space, i hear a big ka-thunk sound from the front left of the car. it doesn't matter which way the steering is being turned. ordered the car in june 2019, was told that the car wouldn't be ready until mid-aug. due to the factory shutting down for a two week holiday in japan, received notice from the dealership that the car had been delivered much earlier than expected in july.
08/16/19 i was driving down the interstate at 70mph, i heard a very faint "tink" and saw a 1 inch crack on the lower passenger side near the outer edge. i did not see a rock and it definitely was not a loud sound like a normal rock chip would create. my insurance set up an appointment at 8:00 am the following morning 08/17/19 with safelite to repair it. after being at safelight for only 5 minutes the tech comes out to tell me the windshield split and now i have a 19 inch crack across my windshield and it must be replaced and the cameras recalibrated through subaru. i now have to drive my 1 month old subaru forester sport with a cracked windshield until my subaru dealer can get me a new windshield and repair date. i've owned honda, toyota , scion, chevy, gmc, acura, lexus and ford and have never had a windshield crack or split. this seems to be way too common with these subaru windshields.
I went to my stationary vehicle in a.m.and noticed the windshield had a long crack with no apparent reason. no nicks or other damage noted that could cause this to happen. i didn't even make the first payment on the vehicle before this occurred. after calling numerous aftermarket windshield companies the only windshield you can get is the oem if you want the eyesight cameras to work and you must have the eyesight camera recalibrate by the dealership. after reading all these windshield complaints i wonder how many similar windshield issues have occurred that have not been reported on nhtsa? just google 2019 subaru forester defective windshield. this issue is to wide spread.
A large crack in the windsheild though the top center , where the eyesight technology center is located, occurred without any incident to catalyze the cracking of the glass.