My windshield cracked from top center, with no impacts, it happened on a cold snowy evening, just cracked-??-??

- Greenwood Village, CO, USA

Driving at speed on 75 S in Dallas and noticed a line crawling up my windshield from the seal near the hood. Didn't hear anything hit the glass. The line keeps getting bigger. It will become harder to see and I fear the glass with shatter at some point. Just had the car inspected a few weeks previous.

- Murphy, TX, USA

0N03/31/22 2 cracks were discovered in the windshield on the drivers dies of the vehicle. One was 9 inches in length the other was 12 inches in length. Both started at the base of the windshield and went upward. On 0330/22 the vehicle had been at the dealer for an il change and overall inspection. No defects were found. Vehicle was housed in garage overnight. Cracks were found the next morning. No evidence anything had impacted the windshield overnight. Contacted insurance company for claim for replacement and recalibration of eye vision safety feature. There is a current lawsuit pending against Subaru for windshield cracks the covers this make, model and year

- Summerville, SC, USA

The front lights are extremely bright for other drivers on the road. It is so bad that I took it into the dealership/service department to get them checked out. I was told that there is no issue with the lights and other drivers are not use to the led lights being installed into newer vehicles. I can see three blocks in front of me as far up into the trees. I rarely drive at night, because I am constantly getting hi beamed by other drivers. I noticed on other public forums that it is an issue with the lights and other models as well.

- Glendale, CA, USA

Unknown - noticed crack in windshield randomly over the weekend. No known damage to vehicle.

- Seattle, WA, USA

The windshield cracked for no reason. I was driving around 50mph and didn-??t notice anything hitting it.

- Hartsdale , NY, USA

While driving on the highway, there must have been some road debris that hit the windshield and caused a long crack to form on the right lower quadrant of the windshield. Due to the development of the crack, the integrity of the windshield is lowered in the event another foreign object strikes it. Searching Outback windshield crack on Google or any other search engine will produce many reports in which other owners are experiencing the same issue. There is a subreddit titled subaruoutback in which there are over 50 reports from other Outback owners experiencing crack development for the first time in all their years of driving. I will be getting my windshield replaced by Safelite as to not place my passengers at risk. There have been previous lawsuits regarding Outback and Legacy models regarding defective windshield, which have since settled, although the year models are from 2015-2016, it would be interesting if they continue to persist for newer models such as 2020, 2021, 2022 since there are still many complaints and cracked windshields being reported. In the event that investigation proves that there are still windshield defective issues, hopefully Subaru can be encouraged to further research and provide safe windshield replacements for all parties involved.

- Arcadia, CA, USA

Cracked windshield for no apparent reason. Rapidly spreading.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

The windshield developed a spontaneous crack on its top middle, around the the rear view mirror. The crack was noticed when I came entered the car as it was parked in my driveway. The crack is approximately 10 inches long. There is no obvious cause for the crack--- no chips or dings on the windshield; mild temperatures, not running the AC or heat. The crack appears to have occurred while the vehicle was stationary. The crack somewhat impedes visibility and reduces the integrity of the windshield, reducing overall safety of the vehicle. Vehicle had routine 18,000 mile maintenance/inspection at the Subaru dealer approximately 1 week prior with no abnormal findings reported. The Subaru dealer has refused to replace the windshield. I am the first owner of this vehicle, and have had it for approx. 16 months.

- Seattle, WA, USA

I went to my car and saw a 6-??+ crack on it. The car was parked in a parking lot.

- Scottsville, NY, USA

Heard a pop, Spontaneous crack to the windshield

- Carlsbad , CA, USA

Windshield was hit by two rocks leaving dime sized stars at the base of the windshield. They were low and not in sightline. Have had many cars with same damage on windshield with no issues and driven for years without any change in the glass. When I got home I parked car in garage. The next afternoon when I looked at the windshield, the small stars had cracked in 4 different directions, to a size larger than a basketball. Now I'm forced to replace a windshield that on any other car would be fine.

- Springville, AL, USA

The windshield cracked with no reason and the hairline crack has been spreading in a matter of hours. The car was parked inside the garage and I drove it to work at 6:20am. The car was in the parking lot until 2:20pm. Upon arriving I noticed a crack (half the length of what it shows in the picture). By 3:30 the crack doubled in length.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

Cracked windshield for the 2nd time.

- Harrison Township, MI, USA

02/08/2022, at 8:20am, I noticed a crack on the windshield on the passenger side. No explanation how it got there and there is NO chip. The crack comes from the edge of the windshield, out about 5 inches then curves up another 2-3 inches and then curves again towards the driver side another 3-4 inches. Within 12 hours it has grown. This crack will eventually impact my ability to fully see ahead while driving ( light glare and disruptive to the driver). Bob Rhorman Subaru (my local Subaru dealership) will be inspecting the windshield on 02/14/2022. There was no warning signs to this happening. I know Subaru of America has a history of defective windshields and my 2020 Subaru Outback does follow under the windshield lawsuit against Subaru of America.

- Lafayette, IN, USA

Within 2 months of purchase 2020 Outback the car's Infotainment center has continually malfunctioned including times when the car's backup camera is displayed while the car is in drive and moving forward. Eye-sight constantly disabled as well is infotainment center constantly blacking out and then resetting itself while car is in motion. Constant beepind telling driver to look at road - all especially in inclement weather. Car is unsafe. I have multiple videos showing this but they are too big to upload here.

- Kensington, MD, USA

The windshield on my 2020 Subaru Outback spontaneously cracked while I was driving the vehicle on a cold morning (01/20/2021). This crack is the second such spontaneous crack that has occurred with this same vehicle. The first crack occurred in the original windshield in June 2021, after which the original windshield was replaced with an OEM windshield. This second cracking event occurred with the OEM replacement windshield. About 30 minutes into driving the vehicle at freeway speeds (65 mph), a crack with a total length of about 10 inches (5 inches vertical, 5 inches horizontal) formed spontaneously mid-length on the windshield beginning from the bottom edge of the glass. The formation of the crack occurred quickly and was associated with a loud snapping sound. The path of the crack traveled through the location of a small (2mm x 2mm) chip in the glass located approximately 2 inches from the bottom edge of the glass. This chip in the glass occurred at least 2 months prior to the cracking event and was the result of an impact from a small rock (about 1cm x 1cm). No additional damage or impact force had occurred on the chipped location between the creation of the chip and the cracking event. If the crack had been larger and the associated snapping sound louder, the startling nature of the event and loud volume of the snapping sound would likely put someone driving the vehicle at risk of reacting in a hazardous fashion and result in a crash. Furthermore, since the Subaru Outback's forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and lane keeping assistance all operate through a camera-based system that requires a clear view through the windshield, the crack posed a risk of impacting these systems.

- Richland, WA, USA

The windshield on my 2020 Subaru Outback spontaneously cracked shortly after I started the car on a hot summer day (06/28/2021). Roughly a minute after starting the vehicle and turning on the air conditioning, I drove a distance of about 100 ft and heard a really loud snap, but initially didn't see the cause of the sound. About 2 seconds later, a crack quickly spread horizontally from the driver's side edge at mid height of the windshield until reaching the center of the windshield. After continuing to drive the vehicle, the crack began to spread vertically for about 6 inches, and then spread further horizontally to the right by another 6 inches, forming an S-shape. No damage or chips were known to have been previously inflicted on the windshield and the glass was visibly intact prior the cracking event. Because the crack was positioned almost exactly at eye level, visibility was noticeably distorted. If the crack and associated snapping sound had occurred while the car was being driven in actual traffic on a road or freeway, the startling nature of the event and loud volume of the snapping sound would likely put someone driving the vehicle at risk of reacting in a hazardous fashion and result in a crash. Furthermore, since the Subaru Outback's forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and lane keeping assistance all operate through a camera-based system that requires a clear view through the windshield, the crack posed a risk of malfunction of these systems. The windshield was inspected by a professional automotive glass installation shop and was determined to have been damaged beyond repair, requiring total replacement.

- Richland, WA, USA

Purchased my outback in January of 2020, Sometime in that same month I noticed a small crack in the windshield, down at the bottom on the passenger side. No idea how it cracked. by the next day the crack had grown to over 8 inches. I called subaru dealership and they stated that wasnt covered under warrantee and that they didnt deal with insurance companies directly so I would have to get it fixed by them, pay up front and get my insurance company to reimburse me directly. Called my insurance company and they said to just go to safelight. I explained it was a brand new car and I wanted original factory glass and they said ok. work was done, safety eyesight recalibrated and car was brand new again. Fast forward to today (jan 5 2022), about exactly 2 years from the first time. Driving down the road, heard a pop, didnt see a rock or debris hit me, look at the windshield and see a small crack in the uper driverside windshield. Knowing how fast the last crack grew I immediately headed to safelight. By the time I arrived there, the small crack (about 1/4 inch) had grown to over 12".

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA

The windshield cracked with no apparent impact from an object. While driving, a loud pop sound was heard and a 10" long curving crack appeared on the left side of the windshield.

- Ithaca, NY, USA