The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the front windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was not taken to be inspected. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
2015 Subaru Outback visibility complaints
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Outback 2015 Windshield cracked with no obvious reason even at about 30 mph.
The windshield spontaneously cracked at the deicer area. The windshield is available for inspection. The crack has grown and is interfering with visibility. The crack in the deicer part of the windshield is easy to see. I have called and left messages about the cracked windshield for the Subaru service manager at the dealership where we bought the car. The service manager has not returned my calls. I drove the car to the Subaru dealer and showed the crack to the substitute service manager (Brian from Kia). Brian took my name and number and said he would contact the Subaru rep for me. To date, I have not heard from the Subaru rep about the spontaneously cracked windshield. There was no warning that the windshield would crack. I was driving the car on Saturday June 5th when I heard a pop. There was no other traffic on the paved road I was driving on. Noticed a crack low on the windshield starting at the deicer area.
My windshield cracked for no reason on June 12, 2021. Large crack took over the left side of the window. Crack kept spreading for no apparent reason.
Car developed a 20" crack in the windshield all by itself. The crack starts at the bottom of the passenger side by the wiper blade and runs up and over towards the drivers side. I drove the car one day and the crack was not there. A week later I drove it again and the crack was there when I got into the car to start it up. From what I read online it is due to something with the deicer making the windshield very likely to crack in that area. I have never had a windshield crack by itself and I've owned or taken care of a dozen cars for my family over 40 years. Subaru should do the right thing and issue a recall, as there are a ton of reports of this happening to people.
I parked my car in a parking garage one morning, and when I returned to my car later that day, a crack developed from an unknown source across the windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle. The crack begins close to the base of the windshield, curves up and around to the middle of the windshield. The windshield was not hit by anything, nor was the vehicle in any type of accident. The crack essentially developed on its own.
A crack appeared starting at the bottom of my passenger side windshield and I watched it move across to the drivers side. It was fast moving. I was driving out of my driveway.
Tl* the contacts owns a 2015 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact was unsure if an object may have impacted the windshield causing a crack. The contact was unable to confirm that the windshield was impacted by any objects. The crack started off as a little line however, within minutes, the small line went horizontal across the windshield from the passenger's to the driver's side. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Don miller subaru west (5822 odana rd, madison, wi 53719, (608) 442-3200) was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Drove car to montana, parked in hotel. The temperature dropped into the upper 20's. When woke up the next morning, before touching the car, we saw that there was a 6 inch crack starting at bottom of windshield on drivers side. Crack grew as temp warmed during the day with only driving about 5 miles. The next morning there was a crack on the passenger side which progressively grew through the drive back to ca. I have driven many cars in cold temperature and never had this happen. This is a sign of a faulty windshield. I have read that there are thousands of subaru owners with same complaint, and that replacement windshields have also cracked.
Windshield cracked starting from windshield wiper heater location on passenger side up and over to middle of windshield approximately 2 .5 feet in length. This happened with the so called improved windshield from subaru. The vehicle was stationary , no stone chip/impact damage noted. At the time when I turned on the windshield heat I heard a crack. The weather outside was cold about 40 f.the temp inside the car was warm. This is dangerous since the windshield is an integral part of the structure of the car and helps to contain the air bags during an impact. These windshields appear to be too fragile or thin for safety and should be recalled.
While driving my 2015 subaru outback, I noticed the front windshield spontaneously had a crack that started at the lower passenger side and ran diagonally across the windshield about 12", no evidence of being hit by stone, etc.
Windshield cracked, starting at heating element and grew to entire windshield. Mfr admitted fault (I have documentation) but would not cover full cost of repair. Vehicle was stationary when crack appeared and had been stationary for some time due to covid-19 stay at home guidelines.
Sudden overnight crack along the top of the windshield, about 2" down from the top, full width of driver's side. Car was parked in front of my house on a quiet residential street, no impact or unusual weather events.
Wind shield cracked for no reason. No rock impact, no damage, just cracked. Horizontal crack across the middle of the wind shield
This morning I drove my vehicle and nothing was out of the ordinary. I came home and the car was parked in my driveway for 1.5 hours and when I went back out I noticed about an 8 inch crack in the windshield with no sign of any other damage. It is a nice, clear day, and the car was not parked under a tree.
My front windshield keeps cracking on the driver side, from the edge towards the center. I have replaced it multiple times with it cracking from the edge. This has happened when the car was in my driveway and also driving on city streets. I think the body of the car bends and puts too much pressure on the glass where it keeps cracking. I've inquired with multiple local subaru dealerships after getting a notice from subaru and none of them will fix or honor the letter. Due to costs, I've stopped replacing it and am settling with cracks impairing my view.
Windshield has cracked multiple times
Second windshield to spontaneously crack since buying the car new.
Large crack in windshield on passenger side extending over 15 inches across. Subaru dealer says it's not covered under the extended warranty. They say it was caused by a microscopic size chip. Reporting because I see online that this is a very common occurrence with this make and year. Just came down one morning and the huge crack was there. Car was stationary in lot. No signs of vandalism. No evident chips before crack appeared.
Under normal stress - a crack appeared in the middle of the windshield starting at the base and began to spread upward and outward from there.
A crack appeared at the base of the passenger side windshield. Grew to about a foot and a half. It seems theres been a lawsuit filed against subaru in regards to windshield, but no recall has been made. Very sad to hear that about subaru. Because I've been very happy with my subaru until now
Windshield glass randomly and significantly cracked without impact of any kind.
Windshield started to split in lower wiper resting area after no apparent impact. Vehicle was in motion at moderate speed in a residential area. Split continued to increase in size over the following 3 days. Correct length approximately 12 inches.
Driving 45mp, temperature, 75, no cars in front of me or on the sides or oncoming, the bottom of the window popped on the passenger side in the black wiper/ defroster area. A crack developed running up and to the drivers side, about a foot long at the time of writing this complaint
Windshield spontaneously cracked while driving on the highway.
Windsheild cracked for no appearant reason. There are many accounts of this problem online.vehicle was sitting in driveway not moving when crack occurred. .in short time crack ran out 1 1/2 feet. Had windsheild replaced on 06/18/19
Hello, my windshield broke about 6 months after purchasing the vehicle. I don't know how or why. It was just broken one morning when I went out to my car. I figured a rock or something hit it. There was no recall at the time and so I had it replaced with a oem windshield. My second windshield just broke a couple of weeks ago while changing my wipers you can see where the ceramic wiper heater delaminated inside of the windshield. It turned bright red. I have owned alot of cars and never seen a windshield that is so fragile. I have changed many, many wiper blades and I know what a quality windshield is. I set the wiper blade holder down on the windshield gently and it cracked, the crack grew across the windshield in a day or so. Ridiculous. These windshields run about 500 bucks and should be better quality. I also have electrical problems where my car clock will not set... Currently. It took them 3 years to figure out the steering retaining pin was broken even though I was complaining about it since I bought the car. The rear gate stopped opening and they had to replace the struts on a 3 year old car. There is something wrong with the front end but my dealer said "wait until it gets worse" can you believe that? Thanks,
While parked outside in the driveway during winter, a crack appeared at the very bottom of the windshield on the passenger side. Nothing knowingly hit the windshield, and I see and feel no kind of impact point. The crack extended upward and then spread toward the driver's side over the next few days. I have contacted a subaru dealer asking them what subaru's policy is regarding windshield replacements on 2015 outbacks. I am waiting for their reply.
Windshield cracked from base of windshield runs through heating element and wiper area. Does not appear to be caused by pebble impact or possibly extremely minor one and spread immediately
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. When the contact entered the vehicle, the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was taken to reliable subaru (438 ingram mill rd, springfield, mo 65802, 855‑983‑7578) who stated that a photo would be provided to the manufacturer to make a determination. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: tl1-38506103544. The failure mileage was 75,000.
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