Carrier/rack Problems of Subaru Forester - part 1

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

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

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

Driving on the highway and the driver side window which is rolled up completely shattered. There are no cracks no indentation that the glass would have broken at time of the incident. The only issue leading up to this the window would not roll up all the way at times. Which is why I personally never rolled the window down once I knew that was an issue.

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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.

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.

Windshield spontaneously cracked. Huge crack from lower driver side of windshield arcing up towards center of windshield. Car was parked. No sign of damage to windshield other than large single crack.

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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.

Forester windshield started cracking for no clear reason, spread quickly to a 20" or longer crack that continues to spread.

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.

Windshield cracked with no cause while parked at work.

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).

While parked at work, my window cracked about 10-12� right down the middle. It looks like it formed from a small pit in the window. Even though the car is maybe 5 weeks old, it looks like there are a bunch of these small pits all over the window which could be a manufacturing defect. My friend has a 2020 Forester that had the window crack in the same fashion after about 5 weeks of owning the car as well. I have attached a picture of the damage to the window.

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My cars windshield has cracked from the base up over 12 inches. The curious thing about it is I have not driven it in three weeks due to foot surgery and it has been parker. There are no trees or possibility of debris nearby. I didn't have a crack before my surgery, my car had not been driven nor has it been tampered with. I have a camera on it 24 hours a day that notifies me if anyone comes near. The crack is deep and long and Subaru has been reported for the safety of it's windshields being defective. Since I haven't driven anywhere it is concerning that my windshield has cracked so badly.

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.

Window cracking way to easy 2 cracks now with only 6k miles.

On 2/9/21 I noticed a crack in the lower corner of my windshield on the passenger side, near the windshield wipers. It wasn't hit by any object and there's no point of impact from a rock or other item. It just began to crack behind the wiper. This is the 5th windshield I have had on this vehicle. 4 windshields have had to be replaced and this is another one that will probably need replaced too. There are currently 3 small defects/ cracks in this window along with this new unexplained crack.

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.

Windshield crack appeared in my 2015 Subaru Forester does not appear to be from a stone or object striking the glass. Not driving much due to covid. This is the second windshield that has to be replaced in the five years I've owned this car.

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Windshield has cracked twice.

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

26,000 miles on my car no real reason as to why my windshield cracked. But it did, there was no windshield chip. It just decided to crack. Really frustrating while out of town. Costs $1200. 00.

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.

Windshield cracked while parked in empty parking lot for about an hour. Replacing this defective part will cost over $1000.

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.

Subaru Forester 2019 model cracked windshield by it self.

The windshield seems to be chipping in multiple places and I fear it might crack while I am on the road.

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.