Carrier/rack problems of the 2018 Subaru Forester

18 problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2018 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2018 Forester.

1 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 09/13/2021

Windowshield glass (front) has a crack (about a foot long) just by itself.

2 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 04/12/2021

While leaving for work this morning, I noticed a crack on my windshield on the lower passenger side, right above the front speaker. It appears the crack is only on the inside and is not caused by any outside damage or force.

3 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 10/27/2020

Bought the car new in 2018, in 2019 a small piece of gravel hit the windshield and a huge crack appeared a few weeks later. Had it replaced. Now 10//27/2020 there is a crack that just appeared in the windshield again. No rocks have hit the windshield. . I drove the car and did not see a crack. Parked in my driveway for an hour and went outside to clean the inside of the windshield and there was a crack. They appear when the car is just sitting in the driveway. . The first cracked windshield and claim were from 9/19 claim 06-b531-7m4 with state farm.

4 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 08/13/2020

The windshield cracked as I was driving down a street. Nothing hit it. There were no other cars near me. The crack started at the outer edge of the windshield.

5 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 05/19/2020

I heard a loud pop when driving on a major road. Just driving. I looked up at the rear view and saw the windshield had a very large / long crack in it. I called Subaru dealership they told me to call my insurance company. No mention of problems with windshields.

6 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2020

Cracked/dents in windshield.

7 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 03/29/2020

Windshield cracked about 1130 pm on 29 March 2020 when it was sitting in the driveway. Nothing was around, nothing hit it. No one or animal was in the vehicle nor anywhere near the vehicle.

8 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 12/04/2019

While in motion on a highway, our windshield has cracked twice in under 24,000 miles. These were two separate windshields - the original and the replacement from a Subaru dealership. We can assume a tiny rock hit the windshield since we were on a highway - however, it appears that it does not take much for the windshield to crack. This same scenario has happened to our windshield twice. Our car was not following closely behind another car or large vehicle that could have been kicking up debris.

9 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 10/03/2019

I woke up one morning to find a crack in my windshield in the bottom right (passenger side). I park my car in our driveway, not in the street. I rarely even drive on the highway as I work a half mile from my house.

10 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2019

Windshield has easily cracked multiple times and is very expensive to fix.

11 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 06/14/2019

The windshield cracked with no reason, drove to work windshield fine. Found broke after leaving work while parked. Since then it has been replaced. Date of the break was approx. 6/2019.

12 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 05/13/2019

Windshield cracked and is now half across from passenger side. No known rock hit same. Googled and noticed dozens of windshields cracked from structural defects. Subaru claims this is why eyesight cuts off " eyesight cannot see it don't work. " so I guess it doesn't work at night?.

13 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2018

Windshield------ 2018 Subaru Forester. On 2/29/2018 when entering the car in the morning which was parked in my driveway I noticed a cracked windshield on the drivers side. Crack ran from the bottom of the windshield up about 10 inches. When leaving the car on the night on 9/28/2018 the windshield was not cracked. Inspection showed no signs of a chip in the glass. When driving the car on that morning the crack extended toward the passenger about 8 inches. My insurance company sent me to safelite auto glass to have the windshield replaced. An aftermarket windshield replaced the cracked windshield. Safelite was unable to align the cameras for the starlight system. The windshield was then replaced with a Subaru windshield. Safelite again was unable to align / calibrate the cameras. Was sent to the Subaru dealer for the calibration. . They were able to calibrate the cameras after 4. 5 hours. I have read that other Subaru Foresters have had the same problem with the windshield cracking for no reason at all. I believe they wind shields are defective. I do not have a photo.

14 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 08/13/2018

Windshield breakage 2018 Subaru Forester. Our windshield was hit twice by small rocks in exactly the same place twice within 30 days. One break on the original windshield and again on the replacement windshield. It appears the design of the hood facilities the damage or the design of the glass is fragile. These breaks occurred while driving on the interstate with speeds of around 70 mph. When speaking to the Subaru dealership of our concern they informed us that Subaru windshields had a tendency to crack easily and needed to be replaced often. When we asked them if this seemed like a safety concern they did not some to think it was.

15 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 08/07/2018

2018 Subaru Forester has a crack in the windshield, passenger side for no apparent reason. First noticed in August 2018.

16 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2018

I'm currently on my second windshield on my 2018 Subaru Forester. The first windshield cracked for no good reason and the second cracked with a minor rock hit the windshield.

17 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 03/22/2018

The windshield is pitted and cracked I first noticed the pitting in 03/2018 and it is continually getting worse. The windshield now needs to be replaced as it has a huge crack in it!.

18 Carrier/rack problem

Failure Date: 08/20/2017

I owned this new car only 2 weeks and it developed a crack in the windshield. I had the crack repaired at a private shop. I was driving the car on a residential street when this happened.


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