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.
Purchased car new, last week of january 2020. within the first week i found numerous small chips in the windshield and there were no rocks that had struck the windshield. yesterday while driving 45 moh on a two lane road a small rock was kicked from an oncomig car and put a large chip and crack in the windshield. i got the chip and crack repaired from safelite however after searching online i found this is a common problem for the new foresters. my previous 08 subarus windshield never had to be fixed and it had been driven over 180000 miles. it took large rocks and just received small nicks. i have only 1148 miles on this new car and already have had to have the windshield repaired. subaru needs to step up and revise the thickness of the windshield. it is unacceptable and is unsafe.
On 2/13/2020 my windshield cracked over 12 inches long in a matter of seconds while in motion on a street. there was no hit sound. i took it to the dealer and the claim a very small rick hit the windshield causing the crack and manufacturer waranty wont cover. i cant believe a tiny rock that barely has an impact point will hit my windshield and course such a big crack in a matter of seconds.
Driving lower than 40 m/h on the city street with nobody in front when wipers were on due to snowing, a small crack suddenly appeared right on the bottom going vertically, almost in the center of windshield. it was about 6-7 inches before car was parked in the garage. in the morning noticed that crack changed the direction horizontally to the right, growing more for 2-3 inches. it's brand new 4 months car. at the dealership, the way how they handled my problem, they knew everything but played dumb, told me there was some debris which hit the windshield. and it's not visible because it is so small. there is no any evidence of impact. besides, the crack started right at the bottom/edge of the windshield. i hoped that on forester 2020 models, subaru fixed the previous model issue. but look like they just don't care. surprisedly, with so many complaints for 2019, they still have 5 stars!!!
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 ...
Going 60 mph on the highway. my driver side front window spontaneously shattered. there was just one very loud noise and the glass fragments stayed in place, with only a few pieces falling into the car. nothing suggested that the window was struck by anything.
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
Two days ago, after having the car for about three weeks, we had a crack appear and grow from the top portion of the windshield. on our drive yesterday, there was one incident where ice came down from a power line and hit the car, but i'm positive we weren't hit by any rocks. and we're talking about a skin of ice off of a power line, not a large chunk or anything of the sort. i live in new england, and every vehicle on the roads here has to deal with similar situations after every winter storm. we didn't see any crack right away, but about 15 minutes later noticed a 4" crack that has now grown to roughly 16", and is right in the driver's field of view. i've done some googling and reading, and i'm a little worried after reading about so many other people having similar problems (tons and tons of stories of people going through multiple windshields, spontaneous cracks, class action lawsuits, etc) i called the dealership i leased the vehicle from, and the person i spoke with was rude and unhelpful, basically telling me that these things ...
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. ...
February 5, 2020, just got in the car to start driving it and noticed the windshield cracked for no reason starting at the very bottom center and is about 8 inches long already. it was not there earlier in the day. it just appeared suddenly and could not see any rock chip in the area.