2019 Subaru Crosstrek Wipers & Visibility Problems
119 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Wipers & Visibility Recalls (1)
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Crosstrek vehicles. The driver's side rear-door window glass may be improperly tempered. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 205, "Glazing Materials."
Fix: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's side rear-door window glass, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUG-92.
Owner Complaints (119)
My 2019 Subaru Crosstrek has a little over 19000 miles on it, and my windshield has cracked for the third time. The first time was after a rock strike at the edge of my windshield; the vehicle did not make it the couple miles home before it had split several inches. The second and third times seem spontaneous.
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I was driving down highway 1 and my driver's right side window suddenly exploded and shattered into a thousand pieces, raining glass down all over me. I didn't have a crack previously and a rock didn't hit it so there was nothing to cause this. There were no other cars on the highway at the time.
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I woke up one morning and found my windshield cracked. It's literally above the defroster for the glass when its winter. It spread for no reason nothing was thrown and I was not in any accident for that to crack on it's own because it was cold.
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The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while driving 4-5 MPH over a speed bump, the windshield made an abnormal popping sound and cracked from one side to the other. The local dealer and a second dealer, Bob Moore Subaru (13010 N Kelley Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73131), were notified of the failure and informed the contact the vehicle was not covered under recall.
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The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and activating the front window defroster, moments later while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front windshield started to crack. The contact stated that the crack started from the bottom of the windshield and extended toward the driver’s side of the windshield.
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A crack on the windshield appeared for no apparent reason . The crack started on the passenger side right below the windshield wiper. At this time, the vehicle has not been inspected by insurance or police. Besides the financial burden this may cause it has not caused any physical harm to myself or others. However, it is a known issue with Subarus in the past and should be addressed.
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I have had to have my windshield replaced four times since purchasing the vehicle in June of 2021. Small chips and cracks have formed from the smallest debris on the road, and even a small rock can cause a foot-long crack.
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Windshield Replacement due to rock chips: Within 3 months of purchasing my Crosstrek, my windshield received 3 rock chips: I will say, I don't drive OFF ROAD. I drive on the highways or paved city streets. When this first occurred in 2018 (purchased in Oct2018), I was shocked.
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I own a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Premium. Today, I noticed a crack in my windshield as I got in my car in my garage. There was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the crack in the windshield, and the night before there was no crack visible.
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I parked my vehicle in my garage last evening no Crack in my windshield. Today I went to go out to eat and I had a 3" Crack starting at the edge middle of the driver's side. I drove 4 miles to the restaurant and now it's 8" long.
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The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that there was a crack on the windshield. The contact stated that there was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the crack in the windshield.
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I purchased my 2019 Subaru Crosstrek in 2019 brand new and as of March 29th, 2022 I have had two windshield replacements due to cracks. I have never had this issue before with my other vehicles and I have also owned a 2016 Subaru Impreza so I am assuming it might have something to do with the year and model of my current Subaru.
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TWO incidents: 1) Within a month of buying a brand new car, the windshield chipped. A small pebble hit the windshield while driving it. I've been hit by hundreds of small pebbles in other cars over the years and never had a chip.
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While driving at a slow speed (<15mph) I had to stop quickly at an intersection. A small board inside the car (<1 lb, 2'x12") connected with the windshield causing a substantial crack approximately 10 inches in diameter. The windshield is absolutely unsafe and will need to be replaced(although has not yet been seen by the dealer.)
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After having cowl replaced under warranty, at the dealership, I drove vehicle home (3 miles) and placed in garage. Next day, noticed 10 inch crack on lower passenger side of windshield. Took car to have looked at by dealership who stated crack had to come from rock and refused to replace.
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The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the front windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer.
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I was driving on the highway and a tiny rock my windshield which shouldn’t have caused the 12 inch crack in my windshield like it did, I have to have it replaced now.
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The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while entering the vehicle, he heard a popping noise and saw there was a crack on the windshield. There was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the crack.
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The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that a horizontal crack had formed on the bottom passenger side windshield without incident or impact. The contact stated that the crack obstructed his vision while driving.
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The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the front windshield cracked without impact. The contact called the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired.
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The windshield on my subaru crosstrek which was purchased new from a dealer in july 2019 has already suffered 2 random chips in the windshield & today as I was driving the windshield split spontaneously with a 7 inch crack in a totally different area from previous repaired chips. This is ridiculous.
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While driving to work in the morning, my windshield all of a sudden craked. There were no vehicles around me so it wasn't a rock that hit my window, the crack on the window its about and one inch.
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The windshield cracked very easily from a small rock hitting it while we were driving on the highway. The crack then quickly increased in size before we replaced it. The same thing happened before and we have had to replace our windshield twice in one year.
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Drivers side windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Was driving on a straight away, with no cars in front or behind me, doing about 55mph. Paid $240.00 to have replaced.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru crosstrek. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was discovered that the front windshield was cracked at the lower section on the passenger's side. The cause of the crack was not determined.
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2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT HAS SINCE STARTED TO BECOME LONGER. NO ACCIDENTS OR FALLING OBJECTS THAT COULD HAVE CREATED THE CRACK.
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WINDSHIELD IS VERY EASILY CRACKED OR CHIPPED FROM THE SMALLEST PEBBLES HITTING IT WHILE GOING EVEN 35 MPH. WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, GETTING THE WINDSHIELD FIXED AND THE SENSORS RECALIBRATED COULD COST A FORTUNE.
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OVERNIGHT, SOMETHING FELL ON MY VEHICLE AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK TRAVELS A GOOD THIRD OF THE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE. WE THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THE SUBARU WAS STREET-PARKED UNDERNEATH A POWER LINE, AND WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL AROUND THE CAR THAT COULD HAVE CRACKED IT.
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ONE DAY IN AUGUST, I WENT TO MY CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND NOTICED A CRACK COMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE HAD NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD IN SEVERAL MONTHS AND NEVER IN THAT AREA. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER THAT, AS I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, I NOTICED IT LENGTHENING HORIZONTAL BY ABOUT 3 INCHES EACH TIME.
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BEEN DRIVING SUBARUS FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THEM...UNTIL NOW. GOT JUST OVER 11,300 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE I HARDLY DRIVE IT ANYMORE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WHILE DRIVING MY FIRST TIME OUT IN WEEKS, A SMALL PEBBLE HIT WINDSHIELD ON LEFT SIDE AND THE GLASS IMMEDIATELY CRACKED ABOUT 6" IN LENGTH. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME IT HAD TRAVELED TO ABOUT 9". THIS WAS A VERY SMALL PEBBLE THAT BARELY MADE A SOUND AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BOUNCED OFF WITH NO DAMAGE OR AT THE VERY MOST, MAYBE LEFT A CHIP BUT THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE WINDSHIELDS ARE SUPPOSEDLY COATED WITH A SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT DEFLECTS SMALL ROCKS........YEA, I DON'T THINK SO! I SEE THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST SUBARU FOR THIS VERY THING. NO ONE WILL FIX IT TO STOP THE TRAVELING CRACK, THEY ALL SAY IT MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE/GLASS. WELL THE WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT IS SUPER EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE "EYESIGHT" FEATURE AND THE CAMERAS. THESE CARS ARE NOT CHEAP AND I WOULD EXPECT HIGHER QUALITY FROM SUBARU. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE BRAND NOW.
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WINDSHIELD CRACKS EASILY AND THE CRACKS SPREAD QUICKLY. I'VE HAD 2 CRACKS SO FAR ON A 2019 VEHICLE FROM LIGHT PEBBLE IMPACT COMING FROM THE ROAD. COST ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IS VERY HIGH AS THE VEHICLE HAS EYESIGHT. SUBARU CLAIMS IF YOU DON'T USE THE OEM WINDSHIELD EYESIGHT MAY NOT WORK. OVER $1000 TO REPLACE?? SMALL CRACK HAPPENED FIRST RIGHT AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HAD IT "REPAIRED" SINCE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY OR VISION ISSUE. NEW CRACK IS RIGHT IN LINE OF SIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE.
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NO KNOWN ISSUE OCCURRED, YET THE WINDSHIELD STARTED A CRACK FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE EDGE AND RAPIDLY MOVED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD ABOUT 12 INCHES. DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING IT MAY HAVE CAUGHT A PEBBLE (DON'T RECALL THIS HAPPENING BUT I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH OTHER CARS), BUT STILL THAT WOULDN'T EXPLAIN THE RAPID CRACKING.
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I BOUGHT THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. (BOUGHT JUNE 2019 AND CURRENTLY SEPTEMBER 2020). IN JANUARY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND A HEARD A LIGHT "TING" ON MY WINDSHIELD (I'VE HAD CARS BEFORE THIS ONE, AND I'VE NEVER GOTTEN A CRACK FROM SOMETHING LIKE THAT) AND MY WINDSHIELD GOT A CHIP IN IT THAT IN DIAMETER WAS A LITTLE LARGER THAN A QUARTER. I GOT THAT FIXED QUICKLY AFTER IT HAPPENED. THEN, 4 DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS "TING" WAS A LITTLE LOUDER. I DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE AT FIRST, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS BEHIND MY REARVIEW MIRROR, AND WHEN I GOT OUT IT WAS A CRACK ABOUT A FOOT LONG. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 16 AND I'M 23 NOW, AND I'VE NEVER HAD THESE THINGS HAPPEN. TO GET TWO INCIDENTS IN LESS THAN A YEAR SEEMS SUSPICIOUS TO ME.
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WINDSHIELD CRACKED NEEDING REPLACEMENT AFTER NO NOTICABLE ROCK HITTING IT
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WINDSHIELD EASILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROCK CHIPS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS MODEL CROSSTREK (2014) DRIVING THE SAME ROADS. HAVE RECEIVED 2 ROCK CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD LESS THAN 1 MONTH APART FROM ANOTHER WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN ROADS WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 55MPH.
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WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON, CREATING A LONG CRACK HALFWAY DOWN MY WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED ON SIDE STREET. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 9,000 MILES. 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK
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NOTICED WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED STARTING WHERE THE DEFROSTER LINES ARE. DEFROSTER WAS NOT BEING USED THAT DAY THOUGH AS IT WAS 100 DEGREES THAT DAY. DON'T RECALL IT HAPPENING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NOTICED IT AFTER I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK.
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A SMALL CRACK IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD APPEARED WITH NO KNOWN REASON. IT HAS NOW SPREAD LARGER. ONLY 2 DRIVERS AND BOTH DENY EVER HEARING A ROCK OR REASON FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE WITH NO KNOWN CRACK AND THE NEXT MORNING A CRACK APPEARED.
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WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE, A CRACK FORMED ON MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED PRECISELY AT THE BASE AND WENT UPWARD CLEANLY ABOUT 4 INCHES. NO OBJECTS HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR CRACKS.
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VERY SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSED A GOOD SIZED CHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE WINDSHIELDS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BREAKING TOO EASILY ON THIS SUBARU MODEL.
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THERE'S A CRACK THAT STARTS ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE EDGE ENDING NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. A SMALL CRACK APPEARED ON THE EDGE THE MORNING AFTER A LONG TRIP AND WITHIN THE SAME DAY SPREAD ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTER. *TR
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SMALL PEBBLE FROM ROADWAY (TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH) CAUSED SIGNIFICANT CRACK TO PROPAGATE ACROSS WINDSHIELD. *TR
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THE WINDSHIELD CONTINUOUSLY ACCUMULATES SMALL CHIPS IN THE ROAD-FACING SURFACE OF THE GLASS. SOME CHIPS FROM LARGE ROCKS ARE TO BE EXPECTED, BUT THERE ARE FAR, FAR MORE SMALL CHIPS THAN CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY LARGE ROCKS HITTING THE GLASS. THESE CHIPS APPEAR TO OCCUR WHEN SOMETHING AS SMALL AS GRIT FROM ROAD SANDING (DURING SNOW) HITS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY. WHEN SUNLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS CATCH THESE CHIPS AT CERTAIN ANGLES, LIGHT IS REFLECTED TOWARDS THE EYESIGHT CAMERAS. THIS CAUSES THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM TO SUDDENLY ALERT THAT AN OBJECT MAY BE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, THIS LIGHT REFLECTION OCCURRED FOR A LONG ENOUGH DURATION THAT THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN EFFORT TO STOP. *TR
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THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM UP, TWICE WITHIN 9 MONTHS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THE SECOND WINDSHIELD HAS ONLY BEEN INSTALLED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. PICTURE ATTACHED IS THE SECOND CRACK. FIRST CRACK STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE AND I CAME OUT AFTER WORK TO A CRACK 4-6 INCHES LONG. *TR
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CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AS I DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH, SMALL ROCK HIT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER WINDOW UNDER WIPER BLADE. AND CRACKED I HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET SUBARU WINDSHIELD. THIS WINDSHIELD HAS ALREADY SCRATCHED FROM THE WIPER BLADE WHICH IS BRAND NEW AND HAS LITTLE FEW LITTLE CHIPS IN IT. . *TR
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Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru crosstrek. The contact stated that the driver's side front windshield cracked without impact. The contact called gerald jones subaru (4022 washington rd, augusta, ga 30907, (706)760-4102) however, the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired.
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A very small rock that was flung from another vehicle about 40-50 ahead of me, going 35 miles per hour on a straight away in town, hit my windshield resulting in a small star which within about 10 minutes turned into a large crack spanning from the lower passenger side upwards toward the middle of the windshield.
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I purchased a brand new subaru crosstrex from the dealer on may 28th, and it arrived with less than 200 miles on it. On june 9th, never travelled on a highway and only driven on village streets surrounding my home, it encountered a chip/small crack. This was repaired immediately.
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Driving on road when windshield hit by small rock (hardly made a noise when hit) and windshield cracked. Purchased car april 2019 and crack happened late june, 2019. Previously had a forrester and and several rocks which hit windshield very hard with no cracking.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru crosstrek. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH the front windshield suddenly began to crack. The cause of the failure was not determined a visibility hazard was present.
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My windshield cracked unexpectedly for no apparent reason. The windshield also appears to let in moisture, wind, noise and is a distraction while driving at speeds higher than 50+MPH. The windshield is cracked about 18 inches on the lower passenger side that extends to the driver lower side of the windshield.
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Appears my windshield cracked for no apparent reason unexpectedly while driving at 55mph. The cracked is about 18 inches long, extending from the passenger lower side all the way to the driver lower side. The windshield also appears to be defected as it gathers moisture, has poor road/wind noise blockage capabilities and cracks easily.
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Driving through kansas my windshield cracked, I thought due to the wind, and I had to file an insurance claim for it to be replaced, paying a $250 deductible on a $1022 bill.
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I purchased the vehicle brand new off of the dealer lot. I went outside one morning to replace the paper temporary license plate with the permanent license plate and a crack spanning from the bottom of the windshield on the passenger side in an l shape, up the middle, to the top of the winshield, approximately 45 inches long had appeared overnight without any damage to the vehicle occuring.
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On 1/18/2019, I was driving with my wife approximately 40mph with several car lengths between me and the next car when we heard a loud pop sound. We didn't see anything hit the car and saw no damage to the windshield at that time. Several hours later a crack developed on the passenger side of the windshield starting below the windshield wiper.
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The windshield cracked at the bottom center while sitting in the driveway. It is not from a rock hitting it. Clean "line" 1 foot long.
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My crosstrek has had the windshield replaced twice so far in 2019, both due to cracks that occurred during normal driving operation. Each time, the windshield had been crack free before the crack occurred. Both times, the windshield cracked while on the highway, although at different speeds (65 MPH and 30 MPH).
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WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS OR ROCK HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSING A CRACK. THIS CAR HAS DRIVEN ROUGHLY 4300 MILES. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS TOO EASILY.
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SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE ROCK CHIP DUE TO THIS. SEEMED ODD TO HAVE SUCH A LARGE ROCK CHIP WITH THE SMALL SIZE OF ROCK THAT HIT.
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I purchased the car on 12/26/2018. I have two chips in the windshield, the first coming less than three months (less than 6,000 miles) after purchase and the last one on 10/9/2019. Both occurred while driving the vehicle.
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Had a crack develop in front of the driver seemingly out of nowhere. Had safelite autoglass come out and repair it at $115 out of pocket.
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I was driving my 2019 crosstrek on the highway on the way to work when I heard a loud cracking noise, which I realized came from a deep chip that appeared on the lower windshield. I assumed a vehicle ahead must have kicked up a rock, as there were no obvious vehicles or other objects that could have fallen on it anywhere nearby.
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CRACKED WINDSHIELD
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Front windshield near drivers side bottom portion defroster area (all the way down starting from behind black plastic cover) has developed a 7 inch crack ending for time being in a fish hook at top of crack. Dealer claims extremely small pin size strike point was cause.
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While driving on a wooded tree lined street at approx. 40mph, the right rear passenger window imploded. The glass shattered and fell onto my daughter who was in her car seat.
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A few days ago my new subaru crosstrek developed a spontaneous crack in the windshield. The crack started at the dashboard near the defroster and extended up almost to the roof. I had it repaired by safelight windshield specialists who agreed with me that there was no evidence of a rock or other damage to the windshield to explain the crack.
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The windshield cracked without impact or any other obvious means of damage. I have had 2 other windshields crack in the same manner, the first being December 2022, second March 2024, and now April 2025. All incidents have starts from the bottom on the windshield on the passenger side, and spreading towards the roof.
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The windshield cracked for no reason while parked in our garage. The windshield was not stuck by any objects, the car was simply setting parked in our garage. There is no evidence of any object striking the windshield such as a rock chip or other items.
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We went to put groceries in our trunk and the rear driver side window shattered and my 2 year old was in the car. Glass got inside the car where his car seat was, and the entire window shattered on the ground. There was nothing touching the window to make the window shatter when I shut the trunk
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Rear view mirror fell off while driving down the hwy. when the mirror detached from the front windshield it sent small shards of class on to me and my wife. This startled me and caused me to jerk the wheel.
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I am about to get my second windshield on this car due to chips and cracks. I currently have 7 with one large spider crack. I have never owned a car that had a windshield that chipped and cracked so much.
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Windshield cracked randomly while car was parked at my house. The crack isstarting from from bottom corner at seam. And extends almost all the way up in 1 single crack.
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Windshield accumulated a small crack in the lower passenger side, about 6in long and a quarter up from the bottom of windshield. It's now continued to grow and is now half of the windshield.
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Within a month of owning this vehicle new, the windshield formed a crack in it randomly. A few weeks later It formed another in the center near the driver's side making it harder to focus on the road. Now we have 2 cracks next to each other obstructing the driver's view.
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This vehicle has a crack across the lower part of windshield. Apparently this is a notorious subaru problem I'm told.
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Windshield cracked at in the center at the base while car was sitting inside garage.
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My windshield has a crack in the lower section on the passenger side coming up from the bottom of the windshield. There is no indication that it was hit by anything, there is just a crack. In fact, it was parked in the garage and next time we got in it we noticed the crack.
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The windshield cracked seemingly at random during the winter. It was approximately 15 degrees on I-70 in CO on December 11, 2020. The windshield suddenly cracked with no indication of impact.
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The windshield is cracked with no visible chips or damage causing the crack. I have never had a rock fly and hit the windshield or anything. It seems to have cracked with no apparent reason.
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The front windshield cracked for no apparent reason; the vehicle was stationary when noticed and it appears this did not occur during travel.
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Rock hit my windshield on a highway. 2 hours later and long crack appeared- 8 inches
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The windshield has cracked without cause. Thankfully the windshield cracked while it was parked. Cracking all on its own without being hit or damaged is incredibly frightening and dangerous.
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Windshield cracked during cold weather. Windshield seems to be defective.
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I woke up one morning and when I went to my car that was parked in my driveway overnight I saw a crack in the windshield that was not there when I got home the night before. The crack looks like it starts where the de icer is located on the bottom of the passenger side.
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Front windshield cracked while driving on I-65. My speed was 75 MPH. I did not hear anything hit the windshield.
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A few days ago I went out to my shop to get in my car to go to work and when I got in my car I noticed a giant crack in the window that is in the middle of the window down at the bottom and it starts under the wipers and is about 6 inches long. Then a few days went by and I was driving to work again on the high way in the rain and it cracked another 2 inches.
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The front windshield of the vehicle has developed a large crack for apparently no reason. The crack appeared behind the rearview mirror and was approximately 6" across. Since then, the crack has extended to nearly a foot across.
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Windshield cracked from dash area about 12'
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Sustained very small stone chip below passenger side of windshield. This occurred while driving and also spread further while driving to about 50% of the way up the passenger side of the windshield. I have also experienced more stone chips and cracks as a result of this windshield situation.
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While driving on the freeway at 60 MPH, a small rock popped up and hit my windshield immediately causing an approximate one inch chip in the glass. Approximately 5 seconds later, the chip expanded to an almost 12 inch crack on the passenger side of the vehicle. A small rock should not have caused that much damaged to any windshield.
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Long cracking of the windshield after minimal trauma. There is excessive pitting of the glass for the age of the vehicle. Specifically, a 6 inch crack in the windshield was induced by a pebble while cruising at 60 MPH.
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The windshield developed a crack for an unknown reason. The vehicle was stationary.
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After a few weeks and ~400 miles on my car, I was driving on the highway and something small hit my windshield. Nothing showed until a few hours later when a crack about 2 feet long showed. At the time I thought it was a little odd that something so small could have created such a large crack.
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Driving my 2019 subaru, crosstrek in the #1 lane westbound on the 118 freeway utilizing my eyesight drivers assist and cruise set at 65 MPH, into my office on wednesday, march 11, 2020 @ 5:30 am. It was lightly raining and my windshield wipers were on. Prior to passing the tampa offramp, I thought I heard a "ping" on my windshield.
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Premature cracking of the windshield in the driver's field of vision. This happened while driving at highway speeds (65-70mph) on I-80, when the temperature was approximately 35f. Over the next two months, the crack lengthened from ~2in to over 12in.
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Windshield chipped and cracked 3 months into ownership. Crack across entire upper windshield overnight.
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Entered my vehicle in the morning after it had been sitting in my driveway for a couple days to find a crack in the driver side of the windshield. Vehicle had been stationary for several days in a suburban neighborhood and was found in that state.
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Vehicle windshield cracked for no apparent reason within first few months of ownership. Crack is horizontal across entire windshield. I was not in the vehicle when it happened, but I think the vehicle was in motion when it occurred.
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Vehicle was stationary, no wind just cold weather. Noticed a crack on passenger side of front windshield, starting below wiper. Car was not hit, no dents or any other defects.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru crosstreck. While driving at 65 MPH, the windshield on the vehicle cracked underneath windshield wiper. The contact stated their windshield continued to crack.
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Windshield developed a crack overnight in the lower drivers side area. Vehicle has about 8k miles.
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Unknown crack on windshield from what seems to be nothing. The vehicle was parked overnight outside on my driveway.
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Gave my car a car wash and noticed that there was a crack in my windshield. I didn't hit the car hard with the brush or anything. It just appeared out of nowhere...
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I experienced a spontaneous windshield crack on my vehicle, it started in the upper darkened section of the windshield.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru crosstrek. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the rear driver's side window detached without warning or an impact occurring. The contact called stateline subaru at 508-676-3071 (located at 1451 brayton point rd, somerset, ma 02725) and was informed to call the insurance company.
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Came outside 11/28/19 to the car parked in driveway and windshield was cracked from the base of it up 4 inches, and 90 degree angle turn into another 12 inch crack.
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Approximately 4 months after I purchased my vehicle I drove to work and didn't hear or see anything abnormal when I parked my car in the parking lot. Once I was leaving work my windshield had a small crack in the lower middle. I was told it would cost 1200 dollars and my extra coverage plan does not include windshields.
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The windshield had a small chip in it (not sure from what). Over the course of two days the chip had spread to cover half the windshield. I believe the chip happened while driving.
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While driving a small rock hit the windshield causing a crack which has now traveled across the windshield. Vehicle was driving at approx. 55 MPH on the highway.
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The windshield on the subject vehicle had an 8 inch crack suddenly form without having been struck or otherwise damaged in any way. The crack was at the bottom of the windshield towards the centerline of the vehicle. The vehicle was stationary at the time of the incident.
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Was sitting in my car waiting in a parking lot and I look out my windshield and a crack was happening right in front of my eyes, I've only had the car for a week and had around 300 miles on it
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The inside of the windshield is icing over with frost when its cold outside
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Small chips and cracks in the windshield from tiny rocks hitting it while driving around 35 miles per hour on city streets and 70 miles per hour on highways. These cracks have happened multiple times from small rocks and debris.
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While driving at approximately 65mph on the 55 freeway south, my windshield 'popped' and developed a chip, which looks as though it was hit by a rock, but it was not. The windshield has also developed myriad imperfections, which appear as water spots, but are not removable.
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Windshield cracked from very top to center, no previous rock chips or other damage.
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Small rock chipped front windshield and caused a 4 inch crack.
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Windshield cracks extremely easy! Was on the freeway this morning and something small (I didn't even see anything) hit the windshield, wasn't even a loud thud, and the windshield instantly split 6" I have had prior big rocks hit other vehicles, with loud thuds, and just get tiny chip marks that weren't even fillable when I had them examined by a body shop!
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I bought new 2019 subaru outback 3 weeks ago and I see a crack developed from passenger side of the windshield in the center for no reason while the car was parked in the garage for more than 36 hours.I didn't experience anything hitting the windshield, and its spreading over 2 ft across the windshield. The car has 1,300 miles on it. This is clearly a defective windshield.
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Bought a brand new 2019 subaru crosstrek, a crack at the bottom of the windshield just appeared one morning after warming it up in 20 degree weather, in michigan. Crack started in the wiper heating element area and the crack spread all the way to the top. No rock chips are present.
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