2017 Subaru Forester Body & Structure Problems

When closing the liftgate during the normal course of use, the liftgate support cylinder on the driver's (left) side failed (metal ball joint snapped where it connects to the liftgate), causing the support cylinder to fall between the liftgate and the rear tail light.

When closing the liftgate during the normal course of use, the liftgate support cylinder on the passengers (right) side failed (metal ball joint snapped where it connects to the liftgate), causing the support cylinder to fall between the liftgate and the rear tail light.

Accidentally placed my hand near the edge of the rear power lift gate when it was closing. Closed on my finger and did not auto reverse. Kept applying force until I managed to pull my finger out!

I was driving around the city at about 25mph and the hood flew open, almost entirely blocking my view out the front of the car. I was able to pull off into a parking lot and reclose the hood and get home. A couple of days later, I set out on a longer road trip and I carefully checked that the hood was closed securely, even texting my partner about it when I checked. 3 or 4 hours into the drive, while going 65mph on the interstate, the hood flew open again, shattering through the windshield. Thankfully I was able to avoid any collisions and pull over to the side of the road, but the windshield, hood, fenders, sunroof, and some interior pieces (rearview mirror, console on the roof) were dislodged. My passenger and I could easily have been killed.

The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that upon opening the tailgate, the tailgate quickly fell unintendedly and struck the contact's head while the contact was retrieving items from the trunk. The contact sustained head soreness but had not received medical attention.

Windshield is extremely fragile. I haven't even had this car for two years yet and its already had two cracked windshields due to road debris. I've heard that subaru made the glass thinner to save weight, not sure if that is true, but it seems crazy to have the windshield crack so easily (driving on regular roads, mostly highway).

Bought new forester in may 2017. Windshield cracked @ july 2017. Replacement cracked october 2017.

On march 1, 2017 I was stopped at an intersection. After proceeding straight through the intersection and reaching a speed of approximately 10-15 MPH I heard an alert in my car, and simultaneously heard cars behind me sounding their horns.

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The front windshield is extremely prone to cracks. I've gotten three cracks in my windshield, all along the bottom half in close proximity to each other, which leads me to believe there is a structural issue with either the body of the car or the glass that is causing this.

The 2017 forester was parked and had been parked for a week. While parked the temperature fell to 30 degrees f and the windshield cracked from the bottom up. This is in mason county washington state noticed feb 21 2020

I've noticed the windshield glass is extremely susceptible to rock chipping from very small stones, as if the glass is extremely brittle. The chipping, mostly tiny pockets about 1/16" max in the surface of the outer glass, occurs during normal highway driving and especially on "freeways". Although my report date is 10/10/19, the chipping has been going on for at least two years.