Nine problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Out of nowhere my windshield had a 5 inch crack, from the bottom of the windshield on the passenger side. There is no chip, just a crack. There is nothing that I know of that caused this. I see online that there are a lot of problems with Subaru windshields cracking. I do not have a picture, just a copy of the receipt for replacement.
While driving on my way home in light snow my window cracked starting at 6 inches and is now over a foot long and growing.
My windshield got a big crack out of nowhere while I was driving on a highway. In addition my windshield wiper nozzles and pump have both been replaced due to problems cleaning window but continue to malfunction still and I can't see clearly because of it.
I was driving on highway 65 mph but did not see anything hit windshield. Small crack to start. . Small spider web crack grew into a un-repairable 6-8 inches in 4 days.
With the crack covering the eyesight system, the warning signal was always flashing and causing my steering to pull to one side. Since it was doing this it was causing the car to pull to one side or bring my tires costing me an additional $800 to replace the tires balance and alignment for my Crosstrek, plus the downtime that I had to takeoff from work to get my car worked on at the Subaru dealership.
My windshield has cracked twice and chipped other times, I believe it to be defective!.
The windshield chipped for no reason. Then it spread a crack across the passenger to the driver side. It was parked in a safe place and I did not drive it at all since I worked from home.
Cracked windshield less than 15,000 miles on the car.
Oct 2017, stone chip passenger violently cracked next morning when defroster was run to defog front window. Car was stationary.