I was driving on highway and did not hear a rock or any object hit windshield. when i arrived home i noticed a crack in windshield beginning at deicer of windshield up to 25% upwards from the bottom of the windshield. the window appears to be brittle and subaru previously had same issue with 2016 outbacks. subaru denied this was within warranty. i purchased the car new 3-4 weeks ago.
Husband was driving home after graveyard work shift, with no other cars on the highway, when he heard a crack. he noticed a crack coming from under the windshield wipers in the middle of the front windshield, closer to the driver side. he did have the defroster on. the next day the crack had spread and 2 more cracks appeared on the windshield. we called the dealer and notified them and they said warranty does not cover that since we didn't purchase additional warranty, and it is not a factory defect that they are aware of. it is a new 2019 subaru forester.
There had been a squeaking / crackling noise coming from the area where the dash meets the windshield. this noise only occurred when it was very hot outside 85 degrees or more. while i was driving down the road with no cars in front of me the windshield cracked from the bottom up. the crack starting where the noise was coming from. i have full glass coverage so i didn't think much about it. since then i've heard about a possible faulty windshield in the 19 foresters. if it happens again i'll be going to subaru for a replacement. this matter needs to be looked into as the car only had 5,000 miles on it at the time of the incident.
I was driving up a hill on a bypass and a work truck kicked up a rock that hit me windshield, nothing happened then, i checked hours later and it turned into a small crack, a few days later that small crack turned into a big crack that grew the entire windshield and is in field of vision
A month after first windshield crack replacement, which subaru covered as a gesture of 'good will' without acknowledging the obvious issue, my second windshield cracked. this time i was not even driving. car was parked in temperate san francisco parking lot. the crack was exactly the same a first one (some odds i have to be at fault for two invisible impact points in the same exact area, i should probably buy a lottery ticket!). no impact point (except to drag a ball point pen up the line and stick it into the same space that the first spot stuck). crack straight up from defroster in middle of windshield and curved toward the passenger side. brought it in to the same service manager who said there is obviously an issue with the seam or the glass. miraculously, his statement was not sent to corporate and he no longer worked there when i called to follow-up on why i hadn't heard back. i have pictures of both and they are the same. ironically, after bringing it back in for a diagnostic look by another manager, my windshield was actually hit by a rock two days later. this impact looks nothing like the other two. it actually has a point or origin with the spider effect one expects from a rock hitting the windshield.
In the last two months i have had two windshields spontaneously fracture one while driving the car the other when garaged.
Something hit the edge of the windshield and it cracked over half way to the drivers side. my husband was driving it on nb i65 north of mobile, alabama. the windshield had sever pits in it not sure what those were caused by. subaru makes money as the eyesight system needs to be calibrated after a new windshield is installed. one crack had been repaired on 2/4819 mileage was 6330
On the 10th of july while stopped at a red light, i watched a crack come down from about 4 inches from the top of the passenger side windshield, to down just below the rear view mirror height and then continue all the way over to my side (drivers side). a sound of something hitting the windshield was never heard! only when i examined the windshield from outside could you see a very minute chip which should have never caused this damage! this windshield glass is so thin that i'm afraid if something bigger hits it, it will come through the windshield! this is very dangerous! a very expensive oem windshield (and calibration) is required as a replacement due to the eyesight cameras. why an after market windshield an calibration can't be used i don't know? something up?
Windshield cracks and damages easily. a small rock hit my windshield at a very low speed but somehow has damaged and cracked the windshield. i will have to replace the entire windshield out of my own pocket.
While driving on empty highway at appx 55mph, windshield spontaneously cracked. crack extends from the edge of the passenger side about 15 inches. no rock or other foreign object hit the windshield. car is 5 weeks old with 1,070 miles.
Windshield quality - 2019 subaru forester sport windshield chip very easy. car parked on driveway and it was hailing for 2 minutes; couple tiny chipped/pitted were found on windshield; no crack. this only happen to the subaru, but not the other vehicles i owned (volvo and honda). subaru windshield chip/pitted easily on vehicle with eye sight equipped. the windshield seems thinner compare to older model and other vehicle brands. this issue also applied on highway driving as any tiny object will cause chipped on windshield easily where this does not applied on other vehicles. replacement is expensive as windshield has to be subaru certified otherwise eye sight will not work. furthermore, eye sight calibration is an additional cost on top of the windshield replacement and it is not cover by dealership windshield warranty package.
As others have reported, the windshield quality is suspect. car was only a month old with less than 700 miles when a large horizontal crack appeared on the passenger side of the windshield after the car had been parked in a parking lot. no visible signs or evidence of impact from a foreign source. have never had anything like this happen in previous cars in over 20 years of driving. what makes matters worse is that an expensive oem windshield (and calibration) is required as a replacement due to the eyesight cameras.
I was driving on the local highway in greensboro sunday june 16th, when a small pebble flew up from the road hitting the windshield and causing a large crack running across the passenger side of the vehicle. this occurred in my brand new vehicle that we had only had for three weeks at the time. our other forester we have had for many years, encountering similar situations with no damage to the windshield. i contacted subaru of america to make them aware of this occurrence as it should not have happened with minimal impact from a very small object.
Windshield spontaneously cracked while parked in the garage. crack began at the center of the windshield underneath the plastic cover and formed a larch "s" shaped crack. cracks interfere with the eyesight safety system and visibility while driving. car was only 3 weeks old with 1600 miles.
While driving down a road going 45 a small rock popped up and hit my windshield causing a chip in it. i've had my fair share of rocks pop up before and hit my windshield while driving, and have never had one this small cause a chip. it is pretty much directly in front on my eye sight cameras.
A crack has developed in windshield. it appears to have begun below the wiper blade on the passenger side of the car. and is traveling horizontally across to the driver's side of the windshield, in the sight line of the driver.. the crack is approximately 36" long and growing. yes, i know windshields can readily crack if hit by an object. but this appears to be a different issue because: 1) the vehicle is new, about 2 months old with approximately 4500 miles. 2) i know of no solid objects hitting the windshield 3) the crack appears to have begun in an area protected by the hood line. it would be highly unlikely a stone or other object on the road could be thrown up and strike the windshield below the wiper blades. 4) we first noticed the crack after the car had been stationary, parked in our driveway, for 3 days. 5) we having the first hot days of the year (90+ degrees f). 6) and yes, the internet has a number of very similar stories involving 2019 subaru foresters enduring cracking windshields when stationary.
Over the course of about three weeks, two different windshields have been destroyed by very small rock chips that very rapidly turned into large cracks. the first occurred on the freeway, in traffic, at a relatively slow speed (approx 35mph). i heard a slight tick and noticed a very small chip on the windshield (about the size of a bug). i made a note that i would need to arrange a repair and continued to my destination. after being parked for approximately an hour, i returned to the vehicle and noticed i had an 18 inch crack in my windshield, directly in my line of sight. i made arrangements for a replacement which was delayed, i was told, because there was a backlog of foresters awaiting windshield replacement. about a week after the replacement, again while on the freeway, i received another chip, which turned into a 2 foot crack within about 2 minutes. these windshields are extremely expensive to replace due to subaru's "eyesight" safety systems. these incidents have exponentially increased the cost of ownership on a vehicle that i purchased specifically for its perceived low running costs. in my 25 years of driving i have had to repair a few rock chips but i have never had to replace a windshield. now i will have replaced two on a vehicle less than 4 months old. i can only assume that subaru has used extremely low grade or defective glass that easily cracks, creating a visibility safety hazard and undue expense for forester owners.
Rear side window on the left (driver's) side burst while vehicle was parked. shattered into large and small pieces.
Vehicle stationary, turned windshield heater on and the windshield crack coming below wiper area and traveled to middle area.
Windshield cracked while driving. small rock hit the windshield and left a small crack that spread quickly. replaced windshield at safelite. now eyesight system turns off for no apparent reason.
New car - 3 weeks old and a 1,000 miles. driving to work on a route i've taken for 5 years. i was traveling at 60 mph on i-195 on a rainy morning, and i heard what sounded like a small rock hit the windshiled but i couldn't see any damage. after work walking back to my car i see a one foot crack on the passenger side, which has now grown to two feet running horizontal. there is a small chip just below the passenger side wiper. the crack has grown from that chip. very frustrating to have glass break and crack so easily. after researching this i saw that several people have had similar issues with forester glass.
On 5/12/2019, a 6-inch crack appeared in the windshield after the car sat in a driveway for approximately three hours. it was in a rural area with no trees overhead. there was no sign of a chip or dent precipitating the crack, nor do i (the driver) recall hearing anything hit the windshield recently.
I had the new 2019 subaru forester for not even a month yet, and i have been in the dealership for 5 times regard of power rear gate not opening and cracked right rear quarter glass, which of the two i considered manufacturer defects, but they denied on both issues but could not provide me the reason and proper way of how they're going to handle the problem.
Windshield shattered within 6 months of purchase during a drive on a county maintained dirt road going 30mph. received first chip after 3 days of use on an interstate going 65mph. after looking into cost for repairs discovered this is a known problem with recent subaru vehicles including a law suit in canada against the outback model vehicles for shattering glass. i have never had to replace a windshield on a vehicle before and now must do so within 6 months of purchasing a brand new vehicle. this is a serious safety concern, if the windshields are this thin it will not take much force to have objects come flying through the windshield.
Front windshield has numerous rock chips, quality of the glass is not up to par and i'm afraid that cracks will start to form soon. please investigate as subaru needs to be aware that the current glass needs to be replaced with a durable glass and be able to resist everyday hits from small debris on the freeway.
Windshield cracked from a small pebble after having the car for 5 days. i was driving on a city street, traveling less than 40 mph when a pebble hit the driver's side edge of the windshield. the windshield should be able to withstand pebbles being thrown up from the road. this should be addressed by the manufacturer. i cannot believe that this windshield cannot handle debris hitting it. no divots or pitting in the windshield, just an immediate crack that grows. very disapppointed with this vehicle's windshield.
One month after purchasing a brand new forester off of the car lot, out of no where while driving the vehicle on an empty highway, a 4 inch hairline crack appeared on the driver's side of the windshield. the crack originated from the outer edge of the glass. when contacting my dealership i was informed that the $1,000 repair will not be covered under any warranty or insurance, even though there were only 800 miles on the car at the time of the incident.
I purchased my 2019 subaru forester sport on friday, 4/19/19. on saturday, 4/20/19 i was driving on the interstate in the right lane with a pickup truck pulling a trailer ahead and in the lane to my left. i did not see anything, but heard a crack and my windshield cracked from the top just a few inches from center toward the passenger side down towards the center of the windshield. upon inspection of the windshield it appeared that a small rock may have hit the windshield near the top in the section of the windshield which is black. the dealer stated it was hit by something and therefore not covered under warranty. i filed a claim with my insurance and paid the deductible to have the dealer replace the windshield. i picked up the vehicle monday, 5/6/19 after having the windshield replaced. on wednesday, 5/8/19 while driving in town at approximately 35mph with nobody in front of me, the windshield cracked from the bottom right hand corner up towards the center of the windshield. i took the vehicle to the dealer who could not find any impact damage causing the crack. they agreed to replace the windshield at no charge to me. i picked up the vehicle on tuesday 5/14/19 after the second windshield replacement. as of today, thursday 5/16/19 the windshield does not have any damage, although with having two windshields replaced within less than one month of ownership, it appears there is some sort of problem with the manufacturing and/or design of the subaru vehicles and/or windshields.
Had car only three months. now in addition to a chip there is a gigantic crack in the windshield that will require an expensive oem replacement.
Cracked windshield that i had a fix done but crack seems to be getting worse.
Driving on a 3 hour drive home going 65mph i got small rocks hit the windshield at two different times and immediately cracked the windshield. i was going 45mph on one and 65mph on the other. seems to be a bad design or just bad windshields.
Windshield cracked while parked 3 weeks after o bought it. subaru refused responsibility, so i had to pay for the replacement and recalibration.
Defective windshield. small rock cracked the windshield to half
When driving on the local road, i heard a loud snap from my windshield but forgot about that when i got home. the next morning i noticed a crack at the bottom of the windshield glass. today that crack extended by several inches. according to subaru dealership, there is a very long back order for 2019 subaru forester windshields.
Windshield cracked while driving on highway
The forester arrived to us from the dealership with a cracked windshield. it was replaced by the dealership. the replacement was cracked within a day of driving the vehicle. there seems to be an ongoing issue with the 2019 subaru forester windshields. both times of incident the vehicle was in motion on the highway and was impacted by a very small rock - yet the entire windshield became damaged.
While driving on the freeway, there were some bumps on the road and suddenly a crackling noise and a vertical crack developed on the driver side windshield. the cracked run from the upper right corner towards the bottom of the windshiled.
While driving a slight noise was heard followed by the appearance of a horizontal crack which spread to approximately 15". vehicle was in motion on a us highway. both safelite and the local subaru dealer have advised that replacement glass is on hold / national backorder. it has been broken and there is no estimate of when or if it can be repaired.
600 miles on new car. i was driving on local street less than 45mph and a small pebble kicked up and chipped my windshield. this shouldn't have happened so easily because i've had cars for years and never experienced a windshield chip so easily. the internet is full of new forester windshield complaints.
Windshield cracked on new 2019 subaru forester. car was moving and hit by a stone while driving on the freeway. chip grew horizontally across the line of sight. now i have been informed that there is a national back order on windshields for this model. this has created a safety issue, a legal issue, and a convenience issue. after checking on line i see where there are many people with a similar problem. the cars should not be available for sale if there are no replacement parts for something as basic as a windshield. this "single point of failure" is making the vehicle undrivable.
The windshield cracked while parked in a parking lot. it has spread to the majority of the drives side.
Cracked windshield after driving only 1500 miles. we were driving with no other cars on the road when we heard it crack.
Driving up to tahoe in traffic going about 20 mph. about 17 degrees out. cranking the heat inside the car and wiper blades heated. heard a loud crack and windshield split right up the middle above the defroster. no impact point visible. the next morning when we had the heat on headed to the mountain the crack started traveling sideways toward the passenger side. purchased vehicle 12/29/18. first crack 2/22/19. will follow-up with second crack story on 4/16/19, two weeks after replacement.
Windshield cracked for no reason nothing hit it went to dealer no help from them took car to glass expert . said windshield was not hit (spontaneous crack) happens on 02/13/2019 found out no replacement in the usa. window out of car 02/26/2019)subaru no help left without car
Within this vehicle's first 500 miles some wind whipped up sand particles on the highway, i heard a "pop pop pop" and when i got out noticed three small chips on the windshield. i have had cars for thousands and thousands of miles and never a chip. i am now fearful of taking this car on gravel roads which is why i purchased it.
On 2/9/19 about 5pm after car was parked in garage for about an hour i noticed a large crack on the windshield about 20 inches long on front passenger side. i had just come back driving on the highway and didn't hear anything hit my windshield nor did i notice a crack in my windshield. i had the heater and defrost on along with the wipers going at this time b/c it was raining off and on. the crack line was near the heating element on the passenger side windshield and continued horizontally toward the driver side window. it was about 20 inches long. i believe the combination of the windshield being cold and the heating defrost mechanism being turned caused the windshield to crack. my insurance, geico, reimbursed me for everything except for $50.
I am here to report my 2019 subaru forrester windshield crack. i the car is only 1 month old and we found the crack in the morning while sitting in the driveway i heard the same problem happens on 2015 outback i called the shop and they took pictures and they did not find any chips that would indicate a rock or pebble hit the car and said they will call subaru and get back to me
Bought the car 11/23/2018, and in january 2019 the windshield crack from the bottom up and branch out for no reason. the car parked inside of our garage. contacted subaru hq and dealership subaru of ontario california, both denied the windshield has any defect. and the dealership service manager only looked at it 2 seconds and said it's impacted!!
Windshield broke
Windshield crack and rock chip. the subaru oem windshield is very weak and i've already noticed a chip on the windshield for a car that is 5 months old. several owners have already filed a complaint for the previous years, and its the same for 2019 as well.