2020 Subaru Forester: windshield wiper failure

Filed Apr 25, 2024 · Visibility · VA

The windshield developed a spontaneous crack, starting at the base of the right passenger windshield wiper and traveling in a line up toward the middle in a slanted line. There is no spike, no rock hit, nothing to have caused this. I believe it is a stress fracture as reported by others who have Subarus with eyesight technology. I have an appointment with the Subaru Dealer tomorrow morning. This appeared suddenly and must have happened overnight as it was not there yesterday but it was there when I got into the car this morning. The car was parked overnight.

Filed Nov 29, 2023 · Visibility · NE

Windshield spontaneously cracked from the base into the wiper area. There was no previously known damage. This impacts driver visibility and weakens the windshield. I have not had the windshield inspected by another party and did not observe any warnings. I have since learned online that this is an ongoing issue with some Subaru windshields.

Filed Jan 17, 2023 · Visibility · WA

Driving car in my town to grocery store. As I was driving, I looked in rearview mirror and noticed the windshield had spontaneously developed a 6 inch crack running straight down from the middle of the top edge, directly over the rearview mirror. The crack was not there when I'd started driving approximately 30 minutes prior. No impacts, not using wipers, temperatures have been moderate. There is no glass chip or other indication of impact at the edge of the windshield or on the adjacent edge of the car roof. There is no other visible damage to the windshield. The car is 2 months out of standard warranty. I will be filing an insurance claim.

Filed Jan 5, 2022 · CA

Front windshield developed a 12 inch stress fracture with no invisible sign it was due to a rock chip. The crack first appear below the windshield wiper in the center.

Filed Sep 19, 2021 · Visibility · CA

The glass broke after the windshield wiper was placed down on it. The windshield glass is broken twice this year. I just replaced it several months ago. It has cracked in the same spot on the passenger side right

Filed Aug 4, 2021 · Visibility · CA

Windshield cracked without cause overnight while car was not being driven. Stress crack emanating from the bottom edge where the defroster element for the windshield wipers is located ending in about the center of the windshield. Dealer inspected and could not find an impact point.

Filed May 31, 2021 · GA

Windshield cracked for no reason. I can not get dealer service department to answer the phone Subaru of Macon Ga. I parked my car and two hours I found the windshield cracked. I starts below the windshield wiper on passengers side and goes up and to the middle of the car. It is below the level of the hood of the car.

Filed May 25, 2021 · Visibility · 23,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the windshield was cracked at the bottom of the windshield near the windshield wipers. The crack started to expand upwards. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that a special recall for the failure had expired. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.

Filed Apr 26, 2021 · Visibility · 14,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jun 2, 2020 · Visibility · 400 miles · MO

This vehicle was purchased december 2019. 3 weeks later, a vertical crack appeared in the center-bottom of the windshield this occurred after a collection of sunny days with no visible initiation point (rock, chip, etc.). The crack began below the center point of the stationary windshield wipers. The crack appeared after 4 days of being idle in the driveway. There is a larger lawsuit around subaru windshields that I believe fits this issue pretty well.

Filed Feb 13, 2020 · Visibility · 8,000 miles · IL

Driving lower than 40 m/h on the city street with nobody in front when wipers were on due to snowing, a small crack suddenly appeared right on the bottom going vertically, almost in the center of windshield. It was about 6-7 inches before car was parked in the garage. In the morning noticed that crack changed the direction horizontally to the right, growing more for 2-3 inches. It's brand new 4 months car. At the dealership, the way how they handled my problem, they knew everything but played dumb, told me there was some debris which hit the windshield. And it's not visible because it is so small. There is no any evidence of impact. Besides, the crack started right at the bottom/edge of the windshield. I hoped that on forester 2020 models, subaru fixed the previous model issue. But look like they just don't care. Surprisedly, with so many complaints for 2019, they still have 5 stars!!!