Windshield cracked- started cracking slowly haven't owned too long. January 2020

- Worcester, MA, USA

The windshield cracked on the passenger side for no reason. We found it in the morning when we went to go to the store.

- Cold Spring, KY, USA

We purchase a 2019 Subaru Forester on March 29, 2019. Since we purchased the vehicle we have had three separate incidents involving the vehicle's windshield. On April 3, 2019 a stone hit the windshield that required us to submit a claim to our insurance company for repair. In November 2019, we went into the garage and noticed a large crack in the center of the windshield which went from the bottom to top. There was no clear evidence as to how the crack occurred. Don't remember another stone hitting the windshield the crack just appeared. We had to replace the windshield and the dealer refused to cover under the vehicle warranty so we had to submit it to our insurance company. This year in January 2020 another stone struck the windshield and we had to submit a claim to our insurance for it to be fixed. Having owned several vehicles throughout our lives, we have never had this many problems with a windshield or to have a windshield replaced. We have noticed other individuals on the internet experiencing the same problems we are having with their Subaru windshields. Are the Subaru windshields defective? this needs to be investigated.

- Valparaiso, IN, USA

We have a 2019 Subaru Forester, problems have been with the eyesight slamming on the brakes for no reason, and turning on and off at random times. The major issue has been the slammed on brakes when the road ahead was clear, jarring me and passengers, my wife literally had whiplash and a headache from the extreme, unexpected braking. This has happened when a vehicle in from of us made a right turn, road ahead is clear, traveling the speed limit of 35 mph, sensors must be picking up the corner of the other vehicle as we approach, locking up the brakes, thinking it is still in front of us. Another incident, eyesight sensing an empty paper bag being blown across the highway, slamming on the brakes, this could have caused a rear end collision from a driver behind us if they were following to close, like is the norm in rush hour traffic. Another event, a dog ran across the freeway, eyesight never activated, I thought I had braked and cleared the dog, he kept running, no impact, found damage to front end upon inspection. Another issue unrelated to eyesight, the defroster blower motor does not respond to high setting when first turned to high to clear window fog, it takes 3 to 5 minutes before it ramps up to high speed. I have brought this to the attention of our salesperson and service department our Subaru dealership, maybe be a calibration issue, program issue with the eyesight sensors, they refused to document anything I shared and told me their is absolutely nothing wrong with the system without even looking at it. There is no more love in our Subaru, and no concern for safety at the dealership. I have spoken with other 2019 Subaru Forester owners experiencing the same eyesight issues. This has been happening since we leased the vehicle October 2018 to recently on 2/20/2020. I was informed to file this by the Ohio attorney general while filing a complaint with them.

- Willoughby Hills, OH, USA

The front windshield seemed to spontaneously crack while the car was in motion on an interstate highway. The crack began in the lower middle part of the windshield and spread upward about ten inches. I advised my Subaru dealer of the issued, and they referred me to safelite auto glass, where I replaced the windshield at my own expense.

- Bethesda, MD, USA

Windshield cracked

- Orlando, FL, USA

Was merging to highway at about 35 mph, when suddenly heard something hitting windshield. Saw tiny dot on windshield and the making of the line on it that it cracked. Vehicle had under 6000 miles. Believe that windshield is defective. Went to dealer to have it replaced. No compensation from Subaru.

- Superior, CO, USA

Windshield cracked for no reason.

- Carmichael, CA, USA

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

- Plano, TX, USA

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.

- Yantis, TX, USA

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.

- Columbia, MD, USA

Defective windshield crack begins at the top of windshield and declines to middle of windshield. There is no apparent object impact causing the windshield to crack.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

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.

- Paramus, NJ, USA

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.

- Louisburg, NC, USA

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.

- Wilmington, DE, USA

Weather display won't show city where I live ( philadelphia) but will only show princeton / trenton NJ. No matter where I drive( Delaware) for example it still shows princeton/trenton weather. Took back to dealer numerous times. They wiped out all settings ect. More then once. Said it was a sirius xm problem. They

- Bensalem, PA, USA

1. when start the vehicle cold or warm, the engine is loud and high RPM for 60 seconds. Vehicle shakes 2. after 60 seconds, the rattle/knocking noise from the engine kicks in and stays on. The noise occurs 90% of the number of times starting the vehicle. 3. huge amount of white smoke from tailpipe when startup the engine. Smoke gradually reduce 4. rear tail gate does not open when using button on remote, button on the vehicle and button right on the tailgate.

- Ballwin, MO, USA

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).?

- Newburyport, MA, USA

When I was driving on the highway, I heard the crack, but I didn't see the object. After I heard the sound, I saw there's a crack on the windshield.

- Helotes, TX, USA

There windshield went from fine, not chipped or cracked in the evening to having an 18inch crack in the morning. Nothing occurred during this time to cause the crack. The car was parked in the back of my driveway overnight. The crack continue to grow another 6 inches before it was replaced 24hrs after the crack appeared.

- Schenectady, NY, USA