Carrier/rack problems of the 2019 Subaru Forester - part 2

One day I wake up to drive my car to work to find a small crack in my windshield with no single reason for this to happen.

Windshield of car cracked without any contact. There was a loud cracking noise and a large crack appeared which kept getting longer as I drove. The car was on the highway when this happened on a sunny normal chicago summer day, about 80 degrees f.

My complaint may not be valid but I though it appropriate since many others are having windshield problems with their 2018/19 Subaru Foresters. I had a small rock bounce of the windshield while driving at 35mph on Aug 1,2019 and now the shield is spider webbed with two long cracks and two smaller cracks. From my readings online, it appears that people with these models are having to replace their windshields at unusual rates. Of course you cannot predict what a rock to the shield will do, but I do know from experience that driving these same roads and conditions for 20years with two other vehicles, that I have only had to replace two windshields. Just my two cents and after this replacement we shall see how long the next shield lasts.

Bottom passenger side windshield cracked across glass. Grew fast and still growing across to drivers side. Did not see anything hit it. Was driving and just heard pop of glass and crack. No star just crack from corner under wiper.

In June 2019, 2 months after I purchased my 2019 Subaru Forester, a very small rock hit the bottom of my windshield and immediately cracked the windshield 6 inches, which is above the legal rock chip repair length. So I would have to repair the entire windshield. I was on the I-15 freeway diving 80 miles per hour, the legal speed limit.

Crack occurred on passenger side windshield with in overnight. I haven't heard any rock hitting sound.

I was driving on the highway nowhere near another car, when my windshield spontaneously cracked. It's a horizontal crack across almost half of my windshield on the passenger side, about 19 inches long and 14 inches from the bottom. I was out in the open, no trees, no overpass, no other cars nearby.

Windshield cracked very easily with small road debris making contact while driving on the highway. The eyesight collision avoidance occasionally does not function due to the crack in the windshield.

While driving on freeway at 55 mph heard a loud noise and discovered a large crack in my windshield. Took to Subaru dealer who diagnosed cracked windshield and had windshield replaced and "eyesight" guidance recalibrated at a substantial cost.

Windshield is weak and cracks very easily. Have had it replaced and five days later it needs replacing again due to crack. Both times from a small rock hitting the windshield on the highway.

Went over a set of train tracks and the next day my windshield was cracked. Replaced winshield.

Wife was driving down the highway and hit a very small pebble about the size of a skittle and the windshield cracked and needs a full replacement.

I purchased my 2019 Forester new. After 3,500 miles the windshield cracked. I was driving on the interstate and noticed the crack in the middle of the windshield and quickly spreading across the windshield. Although the vehicle was in motion, I didn't hear anything actually hit the windshield. I had it replaced with another Subaru manufactured windshield just after having the car for 3 months. Last week, a small pebble hit the windshield while I was driving on the entrance ramp to i95. The crack spread quickly across the windshield and I now need to replace a second windshield, which is only 4 months old. While insurance has paid for most of the replacement, my deductible was $500 for each windshield. Any savings realized for purchasing a fuel efficient vehicle has been erased with these unnecessary repairs.

Drove the vehicle in the morning (heat on high). Parked it in a private lot for about 5 hrs. There was light snow/ice that day. I got out to drive and see a huge crack on the windshield spanning from the passenger side through to the center of the windshield. There were previously no discernable nicks on the windshield. Contacted Subaru, all Forester windshields are backordered. Some on the Forester forums have waited over a month for their windshield. Mine will supposedly take at least 3 weeks. Not acceptable to be driving with a defective and already cracked windshield. Subaru is aware of their windshield issue but there is no recall as of yet.

I was driving the vehicle and a crack appeared spontaneously in the windshield starting from the bottom of the windshield close to the wiper. I have been unable to obtain a replacement windshield due to backorder and unavailability of Subaru windshields for this vehicle. I am unable to drive the car due to the condition of the windshield. I am responsible for payments for a car that I cannot drive because Subaru does not have the necessary replacement part. I have requested a substitution of collateral for this reason and am waiting to hear from Subaru. According to various forums this seems to be an ongoing problem with this model Subaru. Is the part unavailable because so many windshield replacements are needed?.

Windshield cracked ,bottom center up about 15" circle . Vehicle parked . No stone mark or star mark. Looks like factory defect. I've heard of others doing same.

Purchased 2019 Subaru Forester on 12/12/18. Within 1 month of purchase the windshield cracked while driving and nothing had got it to damage it. Because of a 500+ windshield backorder in the us and out of the country there was no idea as to when they would become available due to the cracks and not being able to safely see the rd to drive I had to make several attempts to Subaru for them to cover the cost of a rental vehicle. At this time and within that 1st month I said to Subaru management at donaldson Subaru I want to trade back my vehicle for a different Subaru. Just replaced windshield again in 9/2019.