Visibility Related Problems of the 2005 Subaru Forester

Table 1 shows two common visibility related problems of the 2005 Subaru Forester.

Table 1. Visibility related problems of Subaru Forester

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Defogger Controls problems	1
Windshield problems	1

Defogger Controls problem #1

Windshield wipers and radio will not operate after turning on the engine. Intermittent problem. Sometimes they work when the vehicle is started. Problem does not resolve itself while driving. Have been unable to get wipers to work at all for an entire day. Problem developed in the spring time in the lake tahoe and sacramento regions of California and nevada. Have not experienced the problem over the dry summer in the mountains. Subaru has not been able to fix the problem and doesn't know if they can fix the problem since it is difficult to create.

Windshield problem #2

First cold day, put on wiper DE-icer. Pebble hit windshield at DE-icer level and windshield cracked (1,800 miles on car).

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