Wiper problems of the 2017 Subaru Forester - part 2

Windshield cracked, while the car was parked. Epicenter of the crack does not show signs of impact. Appears to have been stress induced. Crack extends from the top of the windshield to below the mirror.

Got into my car to go to work and noticed the windshield was cracked. There were no branches or other large items near the car that would've fallen on it. There was no crack when last driving the vehicle. The crack is about a foot in length and starts at the top left side of the windshield when looking at it. This happened while the car was stationary and parked at our residence.

Two small cracks formed at the base of the windshield (cause unknown). One of those cracks has now spread to halfway up the windshield in one day.

My windshield just cracked for no apparent reason, for the third time in the 4 years I've owned the car. This time, on Aug 28, it happened while parked in a grocery store parking lot.

Original owner of 2017 Subaru Forester with eyesight. Driving on open road in clear weather. Noticed a small line above registration sticker that looked like a blade of grass. Stopped at our destination and noticed a crack that tripled in length in the 30 minutes it sat parked across the left lower section of the windshield. It proceeded to spread over the next day. Have never had a chip or impact to this windshield previously, but if there was any object that hit the car it was incredibly small as the crack is entirely in the driver's eyeline and I did not see or hear anything.

At the end of a drive on the highway I noticed this crack in the lower left part of the windshield (from driver's view). I don't believe any object hit my windshield. The crack looks uniform.

I just purchased my 2017 Subaru Forester on 6/13/20 and while driving on the highway on 6/25/20 the windshield was hit by a small rock from a semi truck in front of me. I did not see any visible damage at the time but the next day a very large crack appeared on my windshield almost a foot and a half long. In speaking with other Subaru owners I had not realized what a massive and well known issue this is for Subaru windshields. I've never seen this type of damage occur this instantly on a windshield from such a minor impact.

Spontaneous rear windshield shattering. Car was parked in driveway.

Front windshield developed horizontal cracks while parked on street at owners location. Crack increased in length over a period of two months. Failure began on passenger side. Failure now extends nearly 50% into driver side. There is no indication that failure was caused by impact from either the outside of window or inside of window.

Windshield cracked. Had to get replaced. We noticed no stones or pebbles striking the windshield to cause this. It cracked on a highway.

The 2017 Forester was parked and had been parked for a week. While parked the temperature fell to 30 degrees f and the windshield cracked from the bottom up. This is in mason county washington state noticed Feb 21 2020.

Windshield cracked without any type of foreign object contact and without warning within one year of purchase.

Cracked windshield on my 2017 Subaru Forester. Unknown source of how it happened. Not from any type of debris.

While driving on I-75 south near lake city, FL a small pebble struck and cracked the passenger side of my windshield. The year, make, and model of my vehicle have a well known history of weakness as well as fragility and class action suit for the Subaru outback of same vintage has reached settlement. Unfortunately, the Forester has the same problem. I had the crack repaired the same day to prevent it from getting bigger. I am attaching a receipt for repair and a post repair photo of the defect.

Crack in windshield resulting in loss of cameras (eye sight).

My windshield cracked in December 2019. I parked the car overnight in my family's driveway and in the morning there was a 6 inch crack from the bottom left side. The crack eventually became much larger, encompassing half the winshield. No pictures were taken but I replaced the windshield for $435 in January 2020.

While driving on I-5 from portland to vancouver , bc, my windshield cracked. There was no cause for this. It was 4:30am and raining. I was in seattle when it became apparent. Upon examining the crack, it shows no star or any indication for debris damagin the windsheild. As the day progressed, it is just a crack became an �n� on my windshield.

Windshield is extremely brittle and will crack across with impacts that other cars can sustain. 3 windshield replacements required in 18 months.

12/11/19 2pm driving at 55mph south on route 321 between kane, PA and wilcox, PA. No oncoming traffic, no stone chips. Noticed 6" l shaped crack in windshield. Defroster was on. Next morning the crack was about 14" and growing.

I purchase my 2017 Forester from the annapolis dealer as a used loaner car with less than 7000 miles with the original and extended warranty coverage. After reading about windshield problems I started checking the windshield on my Forester. There are a number of hairline cracks that are difficult to see and best seen in low sunlight with the light is refracted by the cracks. I have not reported this problem to the dealer but will at the next service appointment.

I am reporting to separate incidences. Both incidences are because of a small rock hitting my windshield, creating a bullet-sized crack in my windshield. One occurred while driving on the highway and one occurred while driving on county roads. The first bullet hole crack has since spread into a crack that covers the entire length of my windshield period the more recent bullet hole crack will most likely do the same.

Windshield had cracks develop twice over the course of ownership.

The original windshield of my Forester suddenly cracked while parked a few months ago. My insurance fully covered the repair. The replacement aftermarket windshield from safelite only lasted a few more months before it too got chipped from a small pebble hit and needed repair. The third windshield was defective and finally, the fourth time, I got an oem windshield installed which is still intact. I incurred no costs due to insurance but this is very aggravating! it's hard to get a reliable replacement glass on the aftermarket, which is all insurance pays for unless you have multiple problems like I did, only then will you get oem. And I wonder how long it will last! the glass seems brittle - there is an obvious design problem here.

Tl-the contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that there was a crack on the front windshield that started at the top then expanded downward. The insurance company safelight auto glass replaced the windshield. The eyesight system had to be recalibrated which made the replacement cost close to $900. The dealer maita Subaru 2912 auburn blvd, sacramento, CA 95821 916-486-8500 just stated that the crack may have been caused by a rock. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 23, 586. Tf.

Bought the 2017 Subaru Forester eyesigh brand new in 2017. 2 weeks later front windshield chipped and cracked. Got it replaced. And now another chipped. This is cheap thin poorly made windshield even the dealer parts person said so. 1st time. . . . . . This is all happened freeway driving. Out of nowhere. All I heard a debris hit the windshield got to work parked. By the time I get off work. . . . . Theres a big long cracked across the bottom windshield. And 2nd time same thing happened while going to work. Same thing happened. But this time I called the dealership. Told them what happened, and I got the windshield replacement warranty. No luck, told me they only can do repair smaller then a quarter. So I called, they said only can repair no replacement. Fill in the cracked. So. So far. This gonna be my 1st and last Subaru. Nothing but headache dealing with the dealers. Windshield replacnemt is not cheap. Its about $$1200.

While parked, the windshield on the passenger side of 2017 Subaru Forester suddenly cracked.

My windshield has cracked twice in the past 3 years that I've had it. I've needed to use safelite to seal the cracks but I also have several chips and scratches.

While driving at about 60 miles I noticed that the windshield was cracking.

My 2. 5 year old 2017 Subaru Forester has already has the windshield chipped 2x while driving on the highway by seattle. Both times I have had it repaired by safelite. Each time it was a tiny thing that had apparently hit the windshield.

Windshield cracked in several places for no reason. Had to be replaced.

Windshield is horribly chipped and has one crack with less than 50,000 miles. Will need new windshield soon due to how unsafe it is when sun hits it.

My windshield developed a crack for no apparent reason and I had to replace it.

I was driving down the highway , and nothing hit my windshield but then a large crack start across the top 1/3 of my windshield and continued to grow larger.

Windshield spontaneously cracked, all the way from the top to the bottom. No previous cracks or chips.

Windshield developed multiple chips in it from normal use. No heavy construction, debris, hail, or gravel.