5.0
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 19,992 miles
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There is a 15 inch crack in my windshield that was not there yesterday. It seemingly formed over night for absolutely no reason. Just driving 15 mins to work, it spread about 4 inches! I have a toddler and have to work. If I hadn't noticed it initially way in the corner, it could have brought in the entire windshield while driving with my child in the car. The crack seems to have formed at the very edge between the frame and glass near the windshield wiper. Will be calling insurance next, but this seems to have happened for no reason at all which is very concerning.
- Banks, OR, USA
Small chip in windshield was in for sealing/repair. After the tech tried to fix it, the chip grew into an incredibly large crack. The tech shared that this happened with nearly no pressure being applied to to windshield. He reported this is a common issue with our vehicle's model and year. Safety is obviously compromised if the windshield is so easily destroyed in a way that requires replacement.
- Everett, WA, USA
The windshield on the car seems to break, and/or chip very easily and much more frequent than any other vehicle I have owned.
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
driving, heard loud pop/noise, 10 minutes later had a 12+ inch crack in windshield
- Winthrop, MA, USA
Driving down a one lane road going 30 mph when the windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Nothing hitting the windshield.
- Loudon, TN, USA
A small object hit the side of my windshield while I was driving home and later caused a 6-inch crack to form. The crack expanded to 10+ inches overnight while my car was parked in my garage. I now have to have my windshield replaced and safety system will need to be re-calibrated at an additional cost.
- Dacula, GA, USA
A crack appeared in the windshield on the driver's side of the car. The car was moving when the crack appeared but was stationary (driveway) when the crack expanded from the driver's side to the passenger side by the next day.
- Sunnyvale, CA, USA
My windshield chipped and then cracked all the way across from a light hit from a pebble, the proper replacement is $400 before labor, thats without Subaru eyesight calibration.
- Estherville, IA, USA
The windshield has a crack out of nowhere. This happened in my garage where the vehicle is parked most of the time.
- Hawthorne, NY, USA
The windshield cracked for no apparent reason. It was replaced at safelite auto glass. The receipt is attached.
- Manchester, NJ, USA
My windshield has a small crack and I am not sure when it happened.
- Concord, CA, USA
Windshield cracks light debris while driving on highway. Starts from the bottom of the windshield and while driving, the crack just keeps growing from 3 inches until about 8-9 inches, and it's still going. The sound of the debris wasn't that loud, never had this type of issue with other cars with even louder hits.
- Nyc, NY, USA
I have had to replace my windshield twice within 12 months due to chipping and cracking. The first chip caused a 12+ inch crack which prompted replacement ($1000) 5 months after the original replacement salt on the expressway chipped the 2nd windshield. Each time something comes in contact with the windshield, it seems to chip. I have approximately 4 chips in my newest windshield. I don't think the windshield should have chipped so easily
- Palatine, IL, USA
Windshield cracked when I drove over a bump in the road at ~15mph.
- Oakland, CA, USA
Windshield has mysteriously cracked numerous times
- Owings Mills, MD, USA
My windshield cracked in one corner for no reason. I'm worried about the stability of the entire windshield. The car was parked in a locked garage when this occurred.
- Oakland, CA, USA
Windshield cracked after taking small road debris to windshield while driving approx 55 mph on a highway. Immediately after debris hit windshield began to splinter and crack which worsened into a 8-10" long damage making the windshield ineligible for repair. Windshield required replacement
- Houston, TX, USA
3 cracked windshieds in less than 2 years spontaneously cracked windshields twice while parked
- Manville, NJ, USA
Driving on a four-lane freeway with no other vehicles around me, the passenger's door side mirror "exploded". there was a large bang that sounded like a blown tire, which is what I thought it was at first. Then I looked to my right and saw my passenger's side door mirror hanging in pieces by its electrical wiring, and the plastic, outside mirror casing completely destroyed. I pulled to the side of the road to get a better look, and the debris scrapped-up my passenger window pretty badly, too. Lots of "etching" in the passenger window. I was driving approximately 45 mph through a curve on a four-lane road. There were no cars in front of me or behind me, and nothing for me to hit or sideswipe. The side door mirror simply "exploded". had there been a passenger sitting in the front passenger's seat with the window rolled-down, I am certain they would have been killed, or seriously injured, from the flying glass and plastic casing from the passenger's side door mirror and its casing. A search on the internet today showed me that this is more of a reoccurring problem than perhaps previously thought. Very dangerous, and scary. I'm taking the 2017 Subaru Impreza 5 door back to the dealership this afternoon, hoping they will repair/replace it under warranty as I am the original owner and the vehicle has less than 12,000 miles on it. (car was purchased new in October 2017)
- Crestline, CA, USA
- Fresno, CA, USA