Wiper problems of the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek - part 2

The windshield is cracked with no visible chips or damage causing the crack. I have never had a rock fly and hit the windshield or anything. It seems to have cracked with no apparent reason.

After starting the car and beginning to reverse away from my home, the rear view camera froze for 10 seconds, not showing any change in moving or stationary objects. This happened due to the driver screen interface/entertainment system crashing and rebooting. The crash/reboot usually happens if the car pairs by bluetooth with a phone that is in the house, and then gets out of range when the car backs away or drives away from the house. If it crashes while reversing, the screen either goes blank or freezes the rear view image in place. If the system crashes while driving forward then the reverse camera image is not affected. When the camera freezes while reversing, it is very dangerous since it gives the driver the false view that nothing is behind the car when there could be a child or object.

Windshield is very easily cracked or chipped from the smallest pebbles hitting it while going even 35 mph. With the adaptive cruise control, getting the windshield fixed and the sensors recalibrated could cost a fortune.

Windshield cracked during cold weather. Windshield seems to be defective.

Been driving Subarus for many years and have always loved them. . . Until now. Got just over 11,300 miles on the car since I hardly drive it anymore due to the pandemic. While driving my first time out in weeks, a small pebble hit windshield on left side and the glass immediately cracked about 6" in length. By the time I got home it had traveled to about 9". This was a very small pebble that barely made a sound and that should have bounced off with no damage or at the very most, maybe left a chip but the cracked windshield should not have happened. The windshields are supposedly coated with a special something that deflects small rocks. . . . . . . . Yea, I don't think so! I see that there is a class action suit against Subaru for this very thing. No one will fix it to stop the traveling crack, they all say it must be replaced due to the safety features of the vehicle/glass. Well the windshield replacement is super expensive because of the "eyesight" feature and the cameras. These cars are not cheap and I would expect higher quality from Subaru. Very disappointed in the brand now.

Windshield cracks easily and the cracks spread quickly. I've had 2 cracks so far on a 2019 vehicle from light pebble impact coming from the road. Cost estimate to replace is very high as the vehicle has eyesight. Subaru claims if you don't use the oem windshield eyesight may not work. Over $1000 to replace?? small crack happened first right after vehicle was purchased. Had it "repaired" since it was not a safety or vision issue. New crack is right in line of sight on drivers side.

No known issue occurred, yet the windshield started a crack from the drivers side edge and rapidly moved across the windshield about 12 inches. During highway driving it may have caught a pebble (don't recall this happening but I've experienced this with other cars), but still that wouldn't explain the rapid cracking.

I bought this car a little over a year ago. (bought June 2019 and currently September 2020). In January I was driving on the interstate and a heard a light "ting" on my windshield (I've had cars before this one, and I've never gotten a crack from something like that) and my windshield got a chip in it that in diameter was a little larger than a quarter. I got that fixed quickly after it happened. Then, 4 days ago I was driving on the interstate and this "ting" was a little louder. I didn't see any damage at first, but it was because it was behind my rearview mirror, and when I got out it was a crack about a foot long. I've been driving since I was 16 and I'm 23 now, and I've never had these things happen. To get two incidents in less than a year seems suspicious to me.

Windshield cracked needing replacement after no noticable rock hitting it.

Windshield easily susceptible to rock chips compared to previous model Crosstrek (2014) driving the same roads. Have received 2 rock chips in windshield less than 1 month apart from another while driving on suburban roads where speed limit is 55mph.

Noticed windshield was cracked starting where the defroster lines are. Defroster was not being used that day though as it was 100 degrees that day. Don't recall it happening while I was driving. Noticed it after I got in the car to drive home from work.

One day in August, I went to my car parked in the garage and noticed a crack coming up from the bottom of the windshield. I have had nothing hit the windshield in several months and never in that area. On 3 separate occasions after that, as I took the car out of the garage, I noticed it lengthening horizontal by about 3 inches each time.

Overnight, something fell on my vehicle and cracked the windshield. The crack travels a good third of the width of the vehicle. We think it is a manufacturing defect as the Subaru was street-parked underneath a power line, and we didn't find anything substantial around the car that could have cracked it.

While driving on an interstate, a crack formed on my windshield. It started precisely at the base and went upward cleanly about 4 inches. No objects hit the windshield, and there were no prior cracks.

Very small rock hit windshield on the highway and caused a good sized chip. I understand that these windshields are under investigation for breaking too easily on this Subaru model.

The windshield cracked from the bottom up, twice within 9 months. I bought the vehicle brand new. The first time, the dealer was nice enough to replace it for free. The second windshield has only been installed for about 4 months. Picture attached is the second crack. First crack started on the passenger side seemingly out of nowhere. It was parked in a garage and I came out after work to a crack 4-6 inches long.

Windshield cracked for no reason, creating a long crack halfway down my windshield. Vehicle was stationary, parked on side street. Mileage was around 9,000 miles. 2019 Subaru Crosstrek.

While driving on the freeway at 60 mph, a small rock popped up and hit my windshield immediately causing an approximate one inch chip in the glass. Approximately 5 seconds later, the chip expanded to an almost 12 inch crack on the passenger side of the vehicle. A small rock should not have caused that much damaged to any windshield.

Drivers side windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Was driving on a straight away, with no cars in front or behind me, doing about 55mph. Paid $240. 00 to have replaced. I do not have photo. Just credit card payment to glass company.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that the driver's side front windshield cracked without impact. The contact called gerald jones Subaru (4022 washington rd, augusta, GA 30907, (706)760-4102) however, the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted nor notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,428. The VIN was invalid.

A very small rock that was flung from another vehicle about 40-50 ahead of me, going 35 miles per hour on a straight away in town, hit my windshield resulting in a small star which within about 10 minutes turned into a large crack spanning from the lower passenger side upwards toward the middle of the windshield. I've had 3 repairs done on the windshield due to pebbles chipping the glass, and now will have to pay for an expensive replacement due to the thin glass and the eyesight safety cameras.

Long cracking of the windshield after minimal trauma. There is excessive pitting of the glass for the age of the vehicle. Specifically, a 6 inch crack in the windshield was induced by a pebble while cruising at 60 mph. I have never had a vehicle with so much windshield damage per mile of use. The car has 12,000 miles on it, and I've taken 5 other cars well above 100,000 miles each.

Driving my 2019 Subaru, Crosstrek in the #1 lane westbound on the 118 freeway utilizing my eyesight drivers assist and cruise set at 65 mph, into my office on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 @ 5:30 am. It was lightly raining and my windshield wipers were on. Prior to passing the tampa offramp, I thought I heard a "ping" on my windshield. When I arrived at my office, I inspected my windshield and could not locate any damage. The rain continued all day and when I got into my car @ 2:30 pm, I saw that my windshield had cracked horizontally on the drivers side about 7" long, 6 inches from the bottom where the windshield is mounted. I checked with Subaru about the gold extended warranty I purchased to see if it covered the replacement as well as inquire if my regular warranty would cover replacement since I have not had the car for even 2 years yet. I was told that the windshield was not covered and that I would need to purchase a new Subaru windshield for about $950. 00 plus the re-calibration charges of the eyesight cameras another $200. 00. I find this unacceptable that a windshield would crack that easily and not be supported by Subaru since the car is still relatively new. What are my rights regarding a windshield that should be protecting me and not crack by a tiny little rock determined very small since the sound was just a "ping"? please advise me of what I should do next regarding the replacement of this windshield. Thanks in advance.

Entered my vehicle in the morning after it had been sitting in my driveway for a couple days to find a crack in the driver side of the windshield. Vehicle had been stationary for several days in a suburban neighborhood and was found in that state.

Small pebble from roadway (traveling about 30 mph) caused significant crack to propagate across windshield.

Windshield cracked from dash area about 12�.

The windshield developed a crack for an unknown reason. The vehicle was stationary.

Tl- the contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the front windshield suddenly began to crack. A visibility hazard was present. Contact concern the windshield needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the crack suddenly began at the lower section on the passenger side and extended approximately 40 inches across the windshield. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer white bear Subaru(3505 hwy 61 north vadnais heights, mn) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 21,000. Jft.

Vehicle was stationary, no wind just cold weather. Noticed a crack on passenger side of front windshield, starting below wiper. Car was not hit, no dents or any other defects. The car was purchased only 4mos ago and has 3,300 miles on it.

Driving through kansas my windshield cracked, I thought due to the wind, and I had to file an insurance claim for it to be replaced, paying a $250 deductible on a $1022 bill.

Windshield developed a crack overnight in the lower drivers side area. Vehicle has about 8k miles.

On 1/18/2019, I was driving with my wife approximately 40mph with several car lengths between me and the next car when we heard a loud pop sound. We didn't see anything hit the car and saw no damage to the windshield at that time. Several hours later a crack developed on the passenger side of the windshield starting below the windshield wiper. There was a small pit there, but the location seems unlikely for a rock strike as it appears protected by the hood. The pit is right at the edge of a heating element and this appears to me to be a heat expansion issue given the location and the fact that it happened in the first 10 minutes of driving. I have had the windshield repaired to stop the crack from spreading, but the damage can still be seen. The attached photos are before the repair.

After being parked outside in my drive way in tahoe city during a snowy night, my windshield cracked in several places. I noticed the damage in the morning after removing the snow and turning on my vehicle. I have been reading online that this is a known issue but Subaru has not been recalling windshields. I confirmed with my Subaru service center that this issue is not under waranty.

The windshield cracked at the bottom center while sitting in the driveway. It is not from a rock hitting it. Clean "line" 1 foot long. It is a brand new car. The dealership told me I have to pay for it. There are hundreds of reports on many websites describing the same exact problem.

Unknown crack on windshield from what seems to be nothing. The vehicle was parked overnight outside on my driveway.