Windshield cracks/chips very easily even when nothing has touched it. I have had 4 cracks in less than 6 months with no reason as to why they are occurring and they are ALL on the driver side, NOTHING on passenger side, which seems very odd. This car was bought brand new in February 2025 and this should not be happening. I believe the windshield is faulty. There is a settlement but my 2024 is not included as it cuts off at 2022. but this is not ok and i can't keep submitting comprehensive windshield repair claims to my insurance.
2024 Subaru Forester: windshield cracks
6 of the 31 complaints about the 2024 Subaru Forester describe windshield cracks.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 19%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Windshield cracks by model year
What owners say
4 Subarus and this is my 5th spontainious windshield crack (2nd on this vehicle).
Windshield cracked during rainstorm [XXX] in San Diego in upper right corner, After 3 days crack appeared which has now spread to 4 inches Dealer has confirmed that winsheild needs reapir and is not covered by bumper to bumber warranty Vehicle only has mileage of 7900 since delivery Estimated cost of replacement $1400 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Windshield cracked in same exact spot on bottom of windshield with no point of impact while sitting in our garage. Looks like it started at heating element. Our windshield was replaced for this same reason 2 months ago
This is the second windshield crack on my new 2024 Subaru Forester. I have only had the car 4 months. The first crack happened after I only had the car about 3 weeks, it was small and repairable. When I got in my car on 7/4/24, I noticed another crack, this one was good size, about 3 in long. I marked it with a marker to see if it became bigger while just parked, I checked it after a few hours and it had cracked about another inch and a half. When I bought the car they offered a windshield protection insurance which I thought was absolutely ridiculous, it's a Subaru they would not sell and item of poor quality. Never in my life have I ever heard of windshield insurance. Looking back on it now it's obvious they know there is a problem with the windshield. Now I am going to have to get a whole new windshield which is going to have to be recalibrated because of the Eyesight technology. This is a total rip off because Subaru knows they are selling and inferior product and something needs to be done about it. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Cracked windshield. Happened out of nowhere overnight.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2024 Subaru Forester windshield crack
Is windshield cracks a common problem on the 2024 Subaru Forester?
6 of 31 owner complaints about the 2024 Subaru Forester (19%) mention windshield cracks. The model year with the most reports is 2019.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2024 Subaru Forester?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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