Carrier/rack problems of the 2020 Subaru Forester - part 1

Cracked windshield and it was not hit by a stone/debris. Caused impaired visibility while driving.

Windshield cracked with no cause. Driving on highway with no cars ahead.

My windshield cracked. No apparent chips, or dings. Seems to come from the defrost area of the windshield under the rubber gasket.

Windshield cracked, started below wiper in the middle of glass, crack about 8 inches perpendicular to the hood. The vehicle was moving about 20 miles per hour in the rain turned on defroster and saw the crack.

Windshield literally cracked from one side to the middle from a small pebble (the first pebble I've had hit the windshield). I just got this car, barely even broken in at 7,000 miles. The safety features from eyesight don't work properly after this which poses a major safety issue.

I seen there was a class action lawsuit against Subaru regarding the vehicles eyesight system and the windshield. We noticed a crack that had seemingly come out of nowhere. It has to of happened while it was parked in the driveway. I was looking into replacing the windshield myself when I stumbled on the article. Apparently many Subaru owners are dealing with spontaneous cracking and my crack started right in the area pertaining to the lawsuit.

I had my windshield cracked up by small impact of flying rock off a truck in 2020. I got it replaced and calibrated in July 2020 the price was $1456. Luckilyi bought a windshield protection policy to cover it. And the windshield cracked up(30 cm long) again yesterday(March,2021) due to the same reason. I really cannot afford to pay that much money to replace the windshield( my policy can only pay about $300).

Out of nowhere, the windshield has a crack that started at the top and is spreading down. There is no chip that started this. We have 2 newer Subarus and this has happened to both cars within a month. There is nothing that we know of that caused this. Online we are seeing that this is an issue with newer Subarus and windshields cracking.

I bought this car 2 weeks ago with 1,950 miles and my windshield cracked with no reason. I don't know why or how that happened. I am afraid to drive the car first because I have a broken windshield and second because obviously that windshield is weak or lacking of safety.

I purchased my 2020 Subaru Forester in 6/2020, and by 2/2021 the windshield had chipped. I went to get it fixed, and it just cracked even more, according to the glass tech at safelite. I was told this has been happening very frequently with modern Subarus and to file a complaint. I didn't notice the initial damage until the car was parked in my driveway.

The front windshield developed a 6 inch vertical crack on the drivers side at the bottom of the windshield. The car was being driven at the time and there was no known cause of the crack. The crack developed spontaneously without any object striking the windshield. The crack then enlarged on its own as it was being driven home.

Windshield cracked easily. While driving on a maintained city street, I heard what sounded like very small rock or piece of debris hit the windshield and immediately a 2 foot crack appeared on the windshield extending from the upper and outer edge of the passenger side across towards the middle. I was distanced behind a compact SUV. From the inside of the vehicle no initial damage point was visible, only the crack. Upon further inspection after exiting the vehicle, I found a shallow pen point size divot on the crack near the edge of the windshield.

Hello, I own a Subaru Forester sport 2020 and I have the driver side rear window implode without any reason. The car was parked alone for less than one hour and I came out of the house to use it and the window was in a million little pieces with no sign of entry or any object to suggest that it was an act of vandalism. The police came and did a through-rough investigation and could not find a motive or reason. At the end it was assigned as vandalism. However, after further searching online, there is a pending lawsuit christine powell vs. Subaru of America due to this reason which is windows and windshields cracking or imploding without any reason. Subaru is not taking responsibility and even asked the lawsuit to be dismissed. The number of complains keeps increasing and insurance companies and owners have to foot the bill to get equally bad replacement windows. I am deeply concern for the integrity of the car and also my safety and that of my passengers.

Vehicle was driving next to an RV on the freeway. Rv kicked up small debris onto windshield. Windshield immediately had about 16 inch crack.

On 12/25/20 we found a crack on our windshield from the roof of the car to the middle of the windshield in the center for no apparent reason. The car was parked in our driveway. We are currently vacationing in western nc and the weather has been very cold. We have not been in an accident and no object has hit the vehicle. We were reassured by the Subaru dealer it was not due to the cold weather. We called our aaa auto insurance to schedule a replacement/recalibration at no cost. Claim # clm00560639. We also notified troncalli Subaru in cumming, GA for repairs they are charging >$1100. The nearest safelite auto glass is 2. 5 hrs away in union city, GA. We have a scheduled appointment on 1/8/21. We are very dissatisfied with the cracking of the windshield and are afraid to drive the vehicle until it is repaired. We did not expect the glass to crack on its own. As of today 1/3/21 the crack has increased significantly. The Subaru was purchased on 3/13/2020 at don mealey sport at orlando, fla. We would appreciate a quick response to our claim.

Complaint number 11386410 windshield replaced noted on receipt �broken due to stress crack/defect in glass. Nothing from the roaf hit the glass�.

We have had our 2020 Forester for 5 months. Coming home from a drive to the grocery store, we noticed a tiny crack on the passenger side when we pulled into our garage. There was no debris on the roadway. We looked online and apparently this is a common issue where a tiny crack develops from a rock or other small debris and then within a day or two there is a two to three foot crack across the whole windshield. We have driven other vehicles for years without a tiny piece of debris causing so much damage. There is clearly a flaw in how the windshields are developed (probably to sell their expensive windshield warranty plans). As there is a point of impact I'm sure it won't be covered by any of our manufacturer warranties. The whole issue though is the lack of visible debris during our drive--literally it had to have been something smaller than a pea. It is ridiculous to think that such a small impact would cause the entire windshield to fracture. Again, we have driven through debris with other brands in the past, and a small impact did not crack the windshield at all. We did not notice the crack until we got home, but it likely occurred while in motion. We were on a highway, but not a high mph stretch. We were only coming back from a couple miles away from our home, where the vehicle sits in the garage 100% of the time it is not being driven.

I purchased the vehicle new approximately six months ago and within the first 4,000 miles or so when driving the vehicle upon a highway with no one in front of me at approximately 55mph, I heard a light crack against the windshield. Upon observation of the windshield, I observed a very small chip. Within one day after, the chip began to "spider" crack in different directions across the windshield. When at the car dealership in which I purchased my vehicle, gurley leep Subaru in the south bend/mishawaka, indiana area, they looked at the windshield and gave a proposal of estimated cost of $1,500 to replace the windshield. I then contacted my state farm insurance agent who advised Subaru had a current "class action lawsuit" against them for defective windshields that chip or crack easily. State farm also advised they have seen numerous Subaru vehicle customers making claims of cracked windshields that need to be replaced. If there is an issue of defective Subaru windshields, then Subaru should be responsible for the replacement of defective windshield.

Vehicle was stationary and parked on the city street in twin falls, idaho. The next morning had a large crack on the front windshield on the passenger side. I have not been using the heater but have been using the heated driver seat.

My car was a couple months old. I was driving on the expressway and a rock glanced off my windshield. It cracked it. Based on the size of the rock, it was small, the windshield seems very susceptible to breaking. My previous car that I had for more than 10 years encountered much larger stones and I never had a windshield crack on me. The repair was over $1,500. It seems like quite the money grab by Subaru.

Windshield issue - on 10/24/20 discovered approx. 2 ft. Crack in the windshield of our 2020 Subaru forrester. No idea when crack actually happened. No obvious debris from the road stuck the windshield while the car was being driven. Car stays parked in our garage unless it's being driven. Car was purchased new on 9/26/20 and had approx. 1000 miles on odometer when the windshield cracked. We assumed it was a warranty issue and took to dealer later that week. They immediately told us a rock must have hit it and we had to get it fixed - not covered under warranty. Unfortunately the crack is getting larger, so we have appt. To get windshield replaced and pay $500 insurance deductible. Can scan and send insurance/invoice paperwork once repair is complete if needed.

A stone hit the windshield - passenger side ( colored glass) thickest part . I watched it crack in half all the way to the center of the car- immediately. I was 1. 5 miles from the Subaru dealer . So I went straight there , I have had plenty of stone hits , never like this - they have always just made a pit , that could be fixed . I had purchased the car just 3 weeks before. This happened.

My Subaru Forester 2020 all of a sudden had a big crack on the windshield starting from the top edge to the middle. Vehicle was parked on the street for 5 days. No prior dent on it or crack. I called Subaru and one of the staff had mentioned they have a thin window material due to the driver assist system. I've had my scion tc 2007 which got hit with many things and never received this type of crack on the window. I never had to replace the window and I always park outside in a hot los angeles weather. I now live in the bay area and it is colder here. Hoping to have this replaced by Subaru as part of a defect.

My windshield spontaneously cracked within the first 30 days of purchasing my brand new 2020 Subaru Forester with nothing impacting it. I was driving with no other cars on the road, making a left hand turn on a well paved road on a route I have driven for years with no problems. Now there is a large break in glass running across the middle of my windshield. I even took it to Subaru and a service technician said he could not find a place of impact. When I make a turn now I can hear the glass being stressed from the turn.

Cracked windshield.

On September 26, 2020, my 2020 Subaru Forester windshield was hit by some very small object that hardly made a sound when it struck. The result was a very small crack about an inch long. I had this repaired by safelite mobile service on sept. 30 on April 6, 2021 as the car was being driven in town, an approximately 15 inch crack appeared on the windshield. This crack runs from the very bottom of the windshield up through the repaired "chip" mentioned above and on for another 12 inches or so. There was nothing to strike the windshield this day. I contacted the ramsey Subaru dealership where I purchased the car and was told because there was that initial chip, the Subaru warranty would not cover the cracked windshield. I contacted the safelite office nearest me that had repaired the chip in September and they scheduled me to have the windshield replaced on Monday, April 12 at 12:30 pm. I did phone the dealership on Friday, April 9 to speak to someone about this situation. After several attempts with no one answering the phone, I left a message to contact me. I have not yet received a response of any kind. I plan to visit the dealership Monday morning April 12 to appeal my oral decision. If I am successful in that, I will amend this report.

One day I looked up at my windshield and there is a scratch/crack visible on the inside. Nothing hit it.

I have had my Subaru Forester 2020 for only 8 months and there is already a crack on my windshield from a small rock hitting my windshield. The rock was tiny and it created a 18in crack on my windshield.

We leased this car Feb 28, 2020. Two months later when traveling at 60 mph we noticed a star-shaped crack on the windshield with nothing apparently hitting it. The windshield then cracked. Less than 3,000 miles on the car. We had the windshiled replaced at our expense. Last week when traveling 70 mph a star-shaped crack appeared after nothing hitting it. The crack then expanded two different times.

I purchased a 2020 Subaru Forester on 7/11/20. The vehicle had 3955 miles on it as it had been used as a loaner by the dealership. After the paperwork had been complete, the salesperson went to the vehicle with me to explain some of the features. At this point, while the vehicle was stationary, I noticed a chip in the windshield on the lower left side. I reported it to the salesperson who scheduled an appointment for me to bring the vehicle back for a repair. After the repair was completed, the chip was still obvious. The certified pre-owned vehicle inspection checklist indicates no chips/cracks in the windshield (false information). I am concerned that the chip will become larger, especially in light of the current lawsuit regarding Subaru vehicles which includes my Forester.

I purchased a 2020 Forester on 7/11/20 as a certified pre-owned vehicle. The vehicle had 3955 miles on it and had been used as a loaner by the dealership. After completing the paperwork and finalizing the sale, the salesperson accompanied me to the vehicle to explain some of the features. While the vehicle was stationary, I discovered a chip in the windshield, even though the certified pre-owned vehicle inspection checklist indicated the windshield had been checked and there were no chips or cracks. The salesperson arranged an appointment for me to bring the vehicle back for a repair to the windshield. After the repair was completed, the chip was still obvious. Given the current lawsuit concerning Subaru windshield issues, I am concerned that the chip may worsen.

While driving on a highway after only 10 days after the purchase,the smallest rock you can see with your eyes hit on the left down driver corner and the windshield cracked at the same place with very unrecognizable crack. After just 5 minutes the crack went all the way to half of the windshield.

On June 16th, 2020 my vehicle was straight in motion on a city street. Randomly, a crack appeared on the driver side part of the windshield. I have no idea what caused this, but the dealership did not give me coverage for this incident.

In the morning, got into the car and found the front windshield had a crack coming from the bottom passenger side toward the driver side. The vehicle was stationary.

Windshield cracked overnight in driveway. Was stationary.