8.2

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,255 miles

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problem #6

Dec 302019

Outback

  • 1,100 miles
Windshield spontaneously cracked. On 12/30/2020 my wife and I drove up into mountains to spend new years eve camping. Ascent was 6000+ feet with a sharp temperature change. Two cracks appeared below the windshield wipers, then joined into one and spread further up the windshield. The crack seemed to occur shortly after turning on the defrost function. We noticed the crack while stopped. Nothing hit the windshield. I took the car to our dealer, bob baker subary in carlsbad, ca, but they denied any responsibility for the crack. The service manager said it was from a rock and he could tell because he has 35 years of experience. Yet he failed to ask a single question of when, where or how it occurred.

- Santee, CA, USA

problem #5

Dec 292019

Outback

  • 2,260 miles
The car was parked on 12/28.2019 in perfect condition as new. Upon entering the vehicle at 11:50am on 12/29/2019 it was obvious that the windshield had cracked overnight. The crack is 24 inches in length and runs from the bottom drivers side under the left side of the windshield wiper heading in an upward direction then turns toward the right side of the vehicle at an elevation of one third the height of the windshield. The vehicle was parked and stationary when this occurred. I have been exclusively the sole driver of this vehicle for all of its 2260 miles. The windshield has never been struck by an object.the vehicle was purchased new by me on 10/31/2019.

- St Pete Beach, FL, USA

problem #4

Dec 212019

Outback

  • 2,500 miles
Poor rear camera visibility, leading me to nearly hit gas pumps

- Ogden, UT, USA

problem #3

Dec 182019

Outback

  • 2,300 miles
The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the windshield formed an 8'' crack on the outside starting from the edge of the passenger side. Diablo Subaru of walnut creek (2646 N main St, walnut creek, ca 94597) informed the contact to bring the vehicle in to be serviced. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 2,300.

- San Ramon, CA, USA

problem #2

Dec 012019

Outback

  • 50 miles
2 separate incident windshield cracks within 3 weeks of new purchase

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #1

Dec 062019

Outback

  • 4,700 miles
Windshield cracked spontaneously while in garage overnight.

- Steamboat Springs, CO, USA