Three problems related to windshield have been reported for the 2003 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2003 Forester.
The windshield has required three replacement since the purchase of the car. The first two replacements resulted in noise emanating from the top-center of the windshield by the rear view mirror. The third replacement of the windshield involved the dealership, and the result so far has been positive. Although, in order for the installer to insure that the noise was halted, he had to apply more pressure when setting the windshield as well as use a high performance sealant. The result of these procedures will result in the next windshield replacement, when it becomes necessary, to be a difficult one and with no guarantee that the noise will not come back!.
Dealership replaced three times the windshield due to cracks.
A rock hit my windshield and within 5 min there was a crack across the entire bottomof the glass, radiating down into the heating element. $975. Ne year later, another rock hit the windshield and another crack resulted in exactly the same position. Is there a flaw in the Subaru glass? I will have this one replaced with after market glass without the heating element. $632 .
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