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
The vehicle was stationary. i pressed the power rear gate open button on the driver side dash, but the rear gate didn't open, and the car just beeped three times. the beeps would happen every time i tried to press the gate button on the car or on the faub. i opened the access panel and manually opened the door, extending the door to full height. when i pressed the buttons on the car, the power gate would go down but would slam shut and the car would issue a long beep. when i pressed the button either on the car or the faub to reopen the rear gate, it wouldn't budge and the three beeps happened again. i then pressed the buttons on the car and held them passed the three beeps until the gate unlocked and i was able to lift it open. the gate closed again when i pressed the lock/gate close buttons, slamming shut as before with the long beep. no matter what i tried, i couldn't get the gate to open on its own ( with power). when i turned the car on, there was no indication that the rear gate was open, but when i put the car in drive and started to drive, the car continuously beeped until i stopped driving and put it in park. i turned it off and let it sit overnight. the next day, i tried to open the hatch as mentioned above and it still did not open, though i could manually open it if i held the buttons down beyond the three beeps. when i tried to turn the car on, though, it would not start. after i tried to start the car with the push button start, all the icons began flashing and clicking on the dash and control panels and the eyesight function was off and the car said to check vehicle function, all while flashing and clicking. when i pressed he button start again it all stopped. the parking pedal seemed very stiff and was difficult to press at all. the car would not start through starlink either, so now it sits in my parking lot until i tow it to a dealer tomorrow.
As i was driving in the right hand lane on the florida turnpike at 75 mph, my driver side rear door window spontaneously shattered. the entire window disintegrated with most of the glass flying into the car. temperature was only about 75 degrees. nothing impacted the window - it just exploded.
I parked my 2019 subaru touring trim car in my cousin's driveway on friday, nov 29, 2019. there was no damage to the windshield. i visited with him over lunch. i came back out to the car at about 3:00pm and on sitting in my driver's seat and looking out i immediately noticed a large crack in the windshield, starting from the glass edge under the trim, going up about 7 inches and then turning and going over about 7 more inches. i took it to the dealer on monday, december 2nd. they inspected the damage and said they had determined it wasn't something covered by warranty. windshields, properly manufactured and properly installed, don't just crack! integrity of the windshield is part of the crash protection for the vehicle so this is a safety hazard. disgusted, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).? *pm
There are actually three issues with the vehicle. the biggest issue, and potentially the most dangerous, is the vehicle randomly shutting itself off - not stalling. the problem occurs most often while stopped at lights, but has occurred in other situations as well. all functions in the vehicle stop, a loud, continuous beep begins and the dash indicates an 'eye site' error. apparently, when the eye site feature has an issue, it responds by rendering the entire vehicle inoperable. so far, returning the vehicle to park and restarting the vehicle resets the feature and restores functionality. the problem is, however, happening more frequently. the second issue is a loud, rapid clicking sound coming from behind the driver's side dash. it also occurs randomly and with increasing frequency. it does not appear to hinder functionality, but it can be incredibly distracting. finally, as others have reported, the rear hatch also randomly shuts itself off and does not respond to prompt to open. subaru's response to these issues has thus far been the equivalent of a shoulder shrug.
Rear hatch will not open using remote or button on dashboard or button on door. this happened when i was parked at grocery store. tried again at home and still not working.
My windshield randomly cracked. one morning i woke up and went out to my car and it had a large crack after being parked outside of my apartment all night.
Rear hatch will not open. this issue has been random and periodic since we took delivery from dealer at end of may, 2019. today after shopping i tried to place items in the hatch. it would not open. i tried the inside button and the handle on the hatch, neither worked. i loaded the items in the back seat, started the car then started to back out of the space. as vehicle traveled in reverse there was a noise like a motor and the hatch opened. dealer has not been helpful so far but this is the first time it opened while in motion
Owned this car for 3 months and 4x the rear gate does not open using the appropriate button on the dashboard. requires use of key fob rear gate open/close button or flattening back seat to drag groceries out side door. happens in park when trying to unload items from rear.
I have owned the car for 6 months and the car only has 3500 miles. i have had the windshield repaired twice in the past month due to chips. the glass seems very weak and cracks with the slightest impact. i've never experienced this with any other cars. it usually takes a big rock to crack it.
Moon roof will randomly fail to close when pressing the "close" button. need to turn the ignition off and then re-start the vehicle again before the button/moon roof will operate again. it already happened three times since septemeber 7, 2019.
While driving to work on september 3, 2019, i heard a noise and saw that a crack appeared to the left of the passenger side of the window. it was approximately 4 inches straight across. i called my insurance agency to report it. it took a week for the windshield to come in. during that week the crack spread to the center of the car. the windshield company fixed it and 2 weeks to the day, my husband and i were driving down the highway and heard something hit the windshield. i know have a spider web crack in my windshield. so far it hasn't gone any further so i have not contacted my insurance company yet.
One day i wake up to drive my car to work to find a small crack in my windshield with no single reason for this to happen
As i was driving in the right hand lane on the interstate, my back side door window spontaneously shattered. i had been driving for one hour, temperature was around 80 degrees.
I was backing out of parking space, approximately 5 mph. rear view mirror fell off windshield. windshield at place of mirror attachment had broken so a large chunk of the windshield was still attached to the mirror. was not a full thickness break but created a divot in the windshield approximately 2 inches in diameter. there was no previous damage to this area of windshield. car had been in no accidents. there was a very small (1/2 inch) star in windshield toward outside of passenger side which occurred from rock 4 months before and was not enlarging.
Key cannot be removed from ignition switch even if vehicle is in park. occurs on a regular basis now. there is a subaru tsb for this (16-112-18r).
Windshield of car cracked without any contact. there was a loud cracking noise and a large crack appeared which kept getting longer as i drove. the car was on the highway when this happened on a sunny normal chicago summer day, about 80 degrees f.
My complaint may not be valid but i though it appropriate since many others are having windshield problems with their 2018/19 subaru foresters. i had a small rock bounce of the windshield while driving at 35mph on aug 1,2019 and now the shield is spider webbed with two long cracks and two smaller cracks. from my readings online, it appears that people with these models are having to replace their windshields at unusual rates. of course you cannot predict what a rock to the shield will do, but i do know from experience that driving these same roads and conditions for 20years with two other vehicles, that i have only had to replace two windshields. just my two cents and after this replacement we shall see how long the next shield lasts.
In an accident involving front end to other car rear end on an interstate highway, the airbag system didn't deploy. the engine then caught fire in the right front of the engine. the entire car burned. fortunately no injury to driver or passenger.
Bottom passenger side windshield cracked across glass. grew fast and still growing across to drivers side. did not see anything hit it. was driving and just heard pop of glass and crack. no star just crack from corner under wiper.
#1 ) while applying the brake at low speed the cvt transmission causes the vehicle to jump forward countering my braking control. #2) while driving the visuals and driver assist alerts distract the drivers visual attention away from the road
Crack occurred on passenger side windshield with in overnight. i haven't heard any rock hitting sound.
I was driving on the highway nowhere near another car, when my windshield spontaneously cracked. it's a horizontal crack across almost half of my windshield on the passenger side, about 19 inches long and 14 inches from the bottom. i was out in the open, no trees, no overpass, no other cars nearby.
Windshield cracked very easily with small road debris making contact while driving on the highway. the eyesight collision avoidance occasionally does not function due to the crack in the windshield.
Windshield is weak and cracks very easily. have had it replaced and five days later it needs replacing again due to crack. both times from a small rock hitting the windshield on the highway.
Went over a set of train tracks and the next day my windshield was cracked. replaced winshield
Wife was driving down the highway and hit a very small pebble about the size of a skittle and the windshield cracked and needs a full replacement.
I purchased my 2019 forester new. after 3,500 miles the windshield cracked. i was driving on the interstate and noticed the crack in the middle of the windshield and quickly spreading across the windshield. although the vehicle was in motion, i didn't hear anything actually hit the windshield. i had it replaced with another subaru manufactured windshield just after having the car for 3 months. last week, a small pebble hit the windshield while i was driving on the entrance ramp to i95. the crack spread quickly across the windshield and i now need to replace a second windshield, which is only 4 months old. while insurance has paid for most of the replacement, my deductible was $500 for each windshield. any savings realized for purchasing a fuel efficient vehicle has been erased with these unnecessary repairs.
Drove the vehicle in the morning (heat on high). parked it in a private lot for about 5 hrs. there was light snow/ice that day. i got out to drive and see a huge crack on the windshield spanning from the passenger side through to the center of the windshield. there were previously no discernable nicks on the windshield. contacted subaru, all forester windshields are backordered. some on the forester forums have waited over a month for their windshield. mine will supposedly take at least 3 weeks. not acceptable to be driving with a defective and already cracked windshield. subaru is aware of their windshield issue but there is no recall as of yet.
I was driving the vehicle and a crack appeared spontaneously in the windshield starting from the bottom of the windshield close to the wiper. i have been unable to obtain a replacement windshield due to backorder and unavailability of subaru windshields for this vehicle. i am unable to drive the car due to the condition of the windshield. i am responsible for payments for a car that i cannot drive because subaru does not have the necessary replacement part. i have requested a substitution of collateral for this reason and am waiting to hear from subaru. according to various forums this seems to be an ongoing problem with this model subaru. is the part unavailable because so many windshield replacements are needed?
Windshield cracked ,bottom center up about 15" circle .vehicle parked .no stone mark or star mark. looks like factory defect. i've heard of others doing same.
Rear gate door would not open whether using keyless fob, rear gate door button or dash button. had to have car battery disconnected for a short period of time and then reconnected it to get the rear gate door to work.
Homelink, the in car operation for garage door openers changed creating what i believe to be a hazard. the current version only operates with the ignition on while previous models did not have this requirement. i contacted subaru and their reply was "working as intended". my point is this, how many people might now start their car in an enclosed space (closed garage) because the homelink won't open the door until ignition is on? i recognize that you can turn ignition on without starting the vehicle, but how many people might not understand or take the extra step to do that?
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru forester. the vehicle was taken to peltier subaru 3200 s sw loop 323, tyler, tx 75701, (903)705-4300 for routine maintenance where the contact was informed about nhtsa campaign number 19v856000 (engine and engine cooling). the remedy parts were not available. while driving 5 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. there was an abnormal burning odor detected. the vehicle was towed to peltier subaru 3200 s sw loop 323, tyler, tx 75701 (903) 705-4300 where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and further assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 24,259. parts distribution disconnect. *dt*jb
Since owning car since december 2018, i have noticed intermittently that the rear hatch will not open manually when i press the buttons in the back. also sometimes it does not open when i press the button on left side of dashboard. there is a release mechanism on the inside rear door panel but it is difficult to reach because i have to crawl into the rear of car from a side door. i also need a metal tool to open panel. i think subaru needs to add a keyhole on the outside of hatch so i can use my key to open it in emergencies.
Purchased 2019 subaru forester on 12/12/18. within 1 month of purchase the windshield cracked while driving and nothing had got it to damage it. because of a 500+ windshield backorder in the us and out of the country there was no idea as to when they would become available due to the cracks and not being able to safely see the rd to drive i had to make several attempts to subaru for them to cover the cost of a rental vehicle. at this time and within that 1st month i said to subaru management at donaldson subaru i want to trade back my vehicle for a different subaru. just replaced windshield again in 9/2019