16 problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2016 Subaru Outback. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Subaru Outback based on all problems reported for the 2016 Outback.
Cracked windshield. Starting @ bottom center up 8" then 6" to right.
On my way to work I heard a loud pop! like a rock hit my windshield. Never saw a pit or any evidence. Pulled out of the garage there was a crack coming from the bottom of passenger side up the window. Now the crack has spread out like nothing I have ever seen.
Multiple cracked windshields unexplained. Windshields cracked with minimal stress mostly while in motion at low and high speeds.
Windshields keeps cracking. Repairs are expensive because of eyesight calibration. Windshield cracked shortly after purchase in early 2018, repaired it immediately, then cracked again within 2 or 3 months. Crack both times spread more than 6 inches in less than an hour.
February 28, 2019. Cracking front windshield at the DE-icer / defroster area. This was not from roadway rock chipping. Vehicle was on driveway warming up and defrosting. After, now five days the crack has spread completely across the lower half of the front windshield.
Windshield. Windshield has spontaneously cracked on the passenger edge twice. Nov 2017 I was told the smallest pebbles caused the pin hole which made my windshield crack. November 2018 we experienced low 30 temps and when the temps raised back to 50s my windshield spontaneously cracked again. In the exact same spot. Once again dealership is claiming a small pebble has caused this damage. I can't buy that a pebble would hit the exact same spot and cause the windshield to crack the exact same way twice. I have been researching this issue and it seems to be a common problem among Outbacks of this year.
Multiple cracked windshields unexplained. Cracked under minimal stress in heat and cold while in motion. Insurance did not cover deductibles or alternate transportation during repairs.
This is the fourth windshield to crack on us in an Outback. The first two windshields cracked in a 2015 Outback. Subaru had to buy back that car due to an improperly installed windshield that flooded the car. They gave us 2016 Outback in its place. Guess what, the 2016 Outback windshield has cracked twice. The first crack was several months after its purchase and occurred spontaneously while driving. The dealership claimed a pebble hit because they could see a chip. This is despite the fact that a pebble never touched the car. Over the next few days the crack spread across the windshield. Subaru replaced the windshield. Well, the new windshield has cracked again. They are also claiming it is due to a pebble and are refusing to replace it this time. They are claiming it is not in the location that their memo states is part of the extended window warranty. There are major issues with the windshields on the 2015 and 2016 Outbacks. Four cracked windshields from what they claim are "pebbles" is wrong. Especially when two of the cracks happened when the car wasn't even moving and was parked. Subaru knows there are problems and they only extended the windshield warranty if the crack is through the area of the base of the window. But they are well aware that the cracks are happening in other places and are refusing to rectify the situation. There are serious safety issues not being addressed. And the solution is to get the costumer to just continue to replace the windshields at their own cost.
Driving to work on the highway and the windshield just popped and cracked. Little shards of glass flew onto the dashboard. Happened under the drivers side wiper.
Windshield cracked for no reason during warm summer day. I have seen other similar complaints on line. It is in the same left corner area and starts as a small circular indentation and grows within hours. Nothing hit or came into contact with windshield.
Windshield cracked without any reason.
Windshield cracked without reason.
I have had 3 cracked windshields since I purchased the vehicle in may of 2016.
Have 2016 Outback built on June 15,2016. Windshield cracked at 750 km. Mark. Traveling on paved road and no know stones hit windshield. Paid for through insurance company with a $300. 00 deductible. Now read of all the other windshield problems. Crack started in black area just above passenger side wiper.
Crack in windshield had cracks appear in windshield on 2 separate days in Jan. 2016 . Had the windshield replaced in mid Jan by Subaru dealer. On Feb 25 while driving on I-95 in GA. Another crack appeared in new windshield with no apparent cause . We were driving about 70 mph at about 70 mph.
2016 Subaru Outback while driving car on I-95 , noticed 4-4 in. Crack in lower driver side windshield ,after investigating noticed small pit size of pencil point where the crack started. Crack kept growing. Next day continued my trip on I-95 , about 3 hrs later another crack appeared in the upper center of the windshield , after investigating noticed small pit the size of pencil point where the crack started. Same as first crack I did not notice any debris hitting the windshield . I researched on the internet and found numerous similar incidents with Subaru Outbacks. I believe this is a major safety issue with the glass in the windshield.