8.6

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,142 miles

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problem #168

Oct 232021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield has crack starting at bottom middle of passenger side that curves up to about half way up and over the windshield ending about midpoint between passenger and driver. Car had been last driven Sunday, October 17th 2021 and then no crack was still visible as of Friday morning. But between Friday and Saturday, October 23rd 2021 the crack appeared when the vehicle had not been driven in 5 days. Heard about possible windshield issues with recent Subaru models so wanted to submit my info as from what I can tell nothing hit the windshield to cause the problem. Since $10.23 the car has been driven and I am not seeing the crack spread any further thus far.

- Piscataway, NJ, USA

problem #167

Sep 172021

Forester

  • miles
The glass broke after the windshield wiper was placed down on it. The windshield glass is broken twice this year. I just replaced it several months ago. It has cracked in the same spot on the passenger side right

- Palmdale, CA, USA

problem #166

Sep 022021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield cracked for no reason from the pass side front pillar to the middle of the windshield

- Elma, NY, USA

problem #165

Sep 032021

Forester

  • miles
2020 Subaru Forester - windshield internal crack on passenger side

- Carmel, IN, USA

problem #164

Aug 022021

Forester

  • miles
2020 Subaru Forester windshield cracked, for no apparent reason, while parked overnight on my driveway. No objects impacted the windshield.

- Wrangell, AK, USA

problem #163

Aug 092021

Forester

  • miles
for no reason my windshield randomly cracked inside my garage, prior to the discovery the car had not been driven in several days.

- North Aurora, IL, USA

problem #162

Aug 062021

Forester

  • miles
We were driving about 50 mph on a paved road in the suburbs of a city when suddenly we heard a "pop" and saw a chip in the passenger side of our windshield. No other cars were around us at the time and it was an open road (e.g., we did not drive under an overpass). We don't know how the chip occurred. We continued driving and then parked the car in our garage. Four days later, with the car still in the garage, we discovered the chip had grown into a more than 20-inch crack horizontally on the passenger side of the car. We have been in touch with our insurance company and they have recommended a specific auto glass company to repair it. But we've been told it'll take 4 weeks or more to receive the replacement windshield and recalibrate it. We have since learned from searching the Internet that cracking windshields on Subaru models is a common complaint among Subaru owners.

- Grand Rapids, MI, USA

problem #161

Aug 072021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield cracked out of nowhere. It was parked and just showed up to a cracked windshield

- Menlo Park, CA, USA

problem #160

Jul 012021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield cracked without cause overnight while car was not being driven. Stress crack emanating from the bottom edge where the defroster element for the windshield wipers is located ending in about the center of the windshield. Dealer inspected and could not find an impact point.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

problem #159

Jul 272021

Forester

  • miles
Was just sitting in my car and the windshield just started cracking very quickly. Nothing hit it.

- Everett, WA, USA

problem #158

Jul 252021

Forester

  • miles
While driving back home from Sacramento to San Diego, my windshield cracked for no reason and with time it increased. I am 100% sure that no pebble from road hit the windshield. I went to the dealership and they didn-€™t report me that windshield had defect but issued me a quote of approx $1900.

- San Diego , CA, USA

problem #157

Jul 212021

Forester

  • miles
A small rock hit my windshield and seemed to crack it WAY more easily than it should have. I Was researching cost to replace it and found the information about the lawsuit and the fact that it applies to my year of Subaru. So I decided to file a complaint to be included in the lawsuit.

- Seattle , WA, USA

problem #156

Jul 092021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield got broken after 9k miles.

- Hyattsville , MD, USA

problem #155

Mar 152021

Forester

  • miles
My front windshield cracked without having an object hit it. I had it inspected and repaired by satellite auto glass per my warranty. I was made to pay eyesight calibration out of pocket.

- Brandon, MS, USA

problem #154

May 072021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield cracked within 1year of owning the vehicle while driving along the freeway.

- Antioch, CA, USA

problem #153

May 112021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield randomly has a long crack in it. Zero signs of any initial rock impact or chip that would of caused it. I parked it at work with no cracks or anything on the windshield. Then came to my car after work and there was long crack. No signs of impacts.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #152

Jun 222021

Forester

  • miles
I received a small chip on my windshield that overnight has developed into several cracks that span the entire windshield. What should have been fixable by a professional windshield repair service will require the entire windshield to be replaced and eyesight system will need to be recalibrated.

- Hyrum, UT, USA

problem #151

Jun 092021

Forester

  • miles
Windshield crack from unknown source, crack expanded while technician tried to repair. Required complete windshield replacement.

- Montgomry Vlg, MD, USA

problem #150

Jun 042021

Forester

  • miles
On June 4, 2021 me and my famliy went for a 3 days road trip from Cirlce Pines Minnesota going to Duluth MN. The drive was approximately 2hrs plus. 12 mins. before we reached our destination the windshield suddenly showed a crack about 12 inches out from no where and blocks my visibility while driving. I went to my car dealer on 6/8/21 at Morries Subaru brooklyn park and asked for a replacement warranty but they denied it. 2020 forester windshields is so Dangerous because even a small rock will make it crack and blocks clear visibility while driving. This is happening to more and more subaru cars with eyesight technology. NHTSA should investigate if there is manufacturing defect or engineering defect with this windshield for a safer road and driving experience. I have a dashcam video of the said incident. I am more willing to submit it for your reference.

- Circle Pines , MN, USA

problem #149

Dec 052020

Forester

  • miles
Windshield cracks spontaneously. Driving on well maintained roads and brand new car has windshield damage that shows abnormal cracks with no or unknown cause or normal road conditions.

- San Diego, CA, USA

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