2019 Subaru Ascent Wipers & Visibility Problems

The windshield has cracked twice with very small cracks. The second time was within three weeks of having it replaced at the dealer by a 3rd party since the dealer didn’t handle that repair. On this second occasion, I neither saw or heard a rock or chip hit the windshield and yet after a cold night and parking in the garage I came back the next morning and it was there.

Subaru windshild in my 2019 Ascent have been replaced twice in 30,000 miles due to very inadequate glass. I'm struggling to get Subaru to acknowledge their responsibility to replace this current cracked windshield with a new part, as per my reading of a settlement that they should be following [XXX] ).

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that the front passenger’s and driver’s side doors were difficult to open due to large gaps in the doors caused by improper welding. The contact also stated that an abnormal line had formed on the moonroof without incident while the vehicle was stationary.

There is a chronic leak in the sunroof. This causes water to run down the C pillar under the carpet. The carpet has 3 inch thick molded foam attached to the bottom.

The contact's wife owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, a crack was seen forming from above the rear-view mirror. The contact stated that there were no impacts to the windshield to cause the crack.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the front windshield was struck by a small pebble kicked up by another vehicle. The contact stated that the damage was a small crack and chip on the lower section in the middle of the windshield.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, a small rock struck the passenger’s side windshield causing a crack. On another occasion, the contact stated that she heard a pop and saw a small crack on the driver’s side windshield.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that the driver’s side door window cracked without warning or impact. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the window needed to be replaced.

Please note: I have already had the windshield replaced once. This is the second windshield on this vehicle. My windshield was hit by a rock on the front passenger side and it "spidered" instantly.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, he noticed a horizontal crack on the lower driver’s side windshield. The contact stated that there was no impact on the windshield to cause the crack.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the contact observed a crack at the bottom of the windshield by passenger’s side pillar. The crack then extended up to the center of the windshield just underneath the rearview mirror.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, she heard a cracking sound coming from the windshield and saw a minor crack on the driver's side of the windshield. The contact drove the vehicle to her residence and parked it.

My Subaru Ascent 2019 is 2.5 years old. The windshield has developed a crack on its own on a long drive. The crack first appeared at the bottom of windshield near front passenger seat, and has started spreading sideways towards driver side in a zig-zag fashion.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated while entering the vehicle, he noticed the front windshield was cracked on the passenger’s side. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a parking garage and when she returned to the vehicle, she noticed that the windshield was cracked. The contact stated she could not determine the cause of the failure.

We bought the car brand new from the Subaru Dealership and the original windshield is on the vehicle. There are 6+ cracks/chips in this windshield all are unexplained. The first crack happened 3 months after purchasing and the lasted crack happened 2 weeks ago.

Was driving south on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge, NJ - small pebble or rock hit the passenger side black trim on windshield (original windshield). Crack immediately started to expand to about 3-4” long. The next day the crack was almost half way across the entire windshield.

A crack appeared one morning on the drivers/middle of the windshield going from the bottom up about 8 inches then turning toward the drivers side. Took the car to the local Subaru dealer where the tech examined and at first could not locate a ding in the glass. He eventually used a ball point pen and ran it along the crack.

The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front windshield started to crack without incident or impact. The vehicle was diagnosed but was not yet repaired.

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, there was an abnormal popping sound detected. The contact noticed that the sun roof had cracked without impact.

In january 2020, within one month of ownership, at 1200 miles, my windshield began to crack and spread over the entire glass. I replaced it with oem glass and the dealer recalibrated the eyesight system. In december 2020, at about 20,000 miles, the windshield glass started to present gold speckles when light hit it.

My vehicle has always been garage kept. Approximately 1 month ago, I went to get in my vehicle and noticed the windshield had a crack (approximately 6') in the passenger side. I contacted my insurance company who advised me I could either pay the deductible ($750.00) or better yet contact subaru, as they've had numerous complaints on subaru windshields cracking for no apparent reason.

Purchased a new 2019 subaru ascent in february 2019. After having it home a few days noticed a chip with a small crack in the windshield on the bottom drivers side corner near the blacked out area, which I did not see when I took the car. Called the dealership and brought the car in to show them.

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. The contact stated that the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was taken to a glass repair shop and repaired but not replaced.

My windshield has been impacted by objects from the roadway twice and has had to be replaced each time. The first incident was in april 2019, when a chunk of ice flew off a vehicle ahead of mine and nearly shattered the entire windshield. This windshield was replaced.

2 windshield replacements in less than one year. 1st was november 2019 with major crack in windshield from small rock while driving hwy 60 near salome, az. Insurance replaced with oem windshield.

We were driving and had a very small rock chip in the window. Within the next 30 minutes the windshield had cracked the entire from the top side of the crack all the way to the side of the windshield and cracked on the bottom all the way to the bottom side of the window. So what should have been an easy rock chip repair quickly changed to needing the whole windshield replaced at almost $1,000.

Windshield cracked unexpectedly while driving on a smooth paved street. Crack expanded to over 18 inches long. Had to have windshield replaced.

This is the second time this ascent's windshield has cracked for no apparent reason. The first time was within 60 days of purchase; it was replaced with a oem windshield by subaru. There was no observed object impact in either case.

4 days after purchasing my ascent I was on the freeway and a passing vehicle threw up a rock and hit the windshield. It was so small that normally it could have been fixed but instead it broke the windshield from the driver side view all the way over to the passenger side.

A crack formed in the windshield while driving starting on the left side of the vehicle, where the windshield meets the car frame. We were driving on the freeway going straight, at approx 75mph and there were no other cars around when it crack started to form. There was no rock/ item that had hit the car.

We had a rock hit our dashboard while we were pulling coming off an on-ramp onto an interstate and resulted in a small chip. Within an hour of driving it after the chip a crack resulted outward to the driver side of the window to the frame and down towards the hood to the frame. This quickly impaired our vision and made it difficult to drive.

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 subaru ascent. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired.

Had two chips in the windshield, one cracked and had to replace windshield. 24 hrs later had another chip and another within a couple of weeks. I only drive on the freeway once per week and don't drive much because I work from home.

I bought the car new. 2-3 months later I went on vacation and came back to a huge crack in the windshield that spontaneously appeared in my heated garage without an associated chip. It gradually expanded but I waited until after winter to replace to avoid additional chips in the winter.

My complaint is that the windshield spontaneously cracks. I have replaced my windshield once last year thinking it was caused by a small rock. 5/29/20 my wife informed me that another one has formed and due to covid my wife has not left the house much while she has been working remotely.

2019 subaru ascent windshield cracks easily. Small rock on free way hit windshield and made a huge crack. 1st crack was repaired by a professional through insurance company, 2nd crack happened today 4/13/20.

We are now on our third windshield replacement. Since owning this vehicle - we have had the windshield crack for no apparent reason. It is extremely fragile.

CRACK IN WINDSHIELD APPEARED W/OUT USUAL SOUND OR SIGN OF DEBRIS. DEALER SAID IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED & ALL SYSTEMS RECALIBRATED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 1 MILLION MILES & HAVE NEVER SEEN A CRACK W/ NO DEBRIS OR IF ANY, SO SMALL IT MADE NO IMPACT. JUST A CRACK APPEARED LIKE IT WAS PRESSURE ON THE GLASS CAUSING THE CRACK.

WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AROUND 65 MPH, TINY PEBBLE HIT WINDSHIELD, CHIP IN THE WINDSHIELD. WE HAD IT IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE SAT IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT, NEVER USED AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE NEXT DAY, 12 INCH LONG CRACK IN WINDSHIELD, NOT REPAIRABLE AT THIS POINT. ALSO, NEVER EVEN MADE ONE PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THIS OCCURRED AND DIDNT EVEN HAVE 1K MILES.

THE WINDSHIELD HAS LOT OF LITTLE ROCK DINGS IN IT WHICH NO OTHER WINDSHIELD ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED HAD. WHEN I PUT SUBARU'S REPLACEMENT NEW WINDSHIELD ON IT COULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. THE DAMAGE OF THE MAJOR CRACK IS DUE TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCE THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND I HAVE NO WINDSHIELD INSURANCE BUT THE SMALL DINGS HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE I PAY $826.65. THE MAJOR CRACK HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL AS THE MANY SMALL DINGS ON THE HIGHWAY AND A FEW ON CITY STREETS.

MY CAR WAS PARKED. I SAW A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD (CAUSE UNKNOWN) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT BEGAN AT THE TOP GLASS AND DESCENDED, THEN HEADING INWARDS TOWARDS THE MIRROR. OVER THE COURSE OF 2 DAYS, IT HAS EXTENDED PAST THE MIRROR INTO THE DRIVER VIEW. THE SUBARU GLASS (AGC AUTOMOTIVE, DOT-376, M8H4 AS1, 30E, LAMISAFE) COULD BE FAULTY.

I RECENTLY NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD HAS THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS OF GLARING SPECKS/DOTS WHEN FACING THE SUNLIGHT IN EARLY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDSHIELD BECOMES SO BLURRY AND EXTREMELY ANNOYING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I FACE LIGHTS EVEN NIGHT TIMES WITH ONCOMING VEHICLES KINDA OF GLARE. I CLEANED WITH MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS NOT GOING AT ALL, ONE ANGLE CAN BE SEEN VERY GREY COLORED DOT. TOOK TO DEALER AND ALSO AGREED WITH THIS. NOT SURE WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS, BUT I WANT THIS NHTSA LOOK AT SERIOUSLY. MY CAR IS JUST ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND 2K MILES ON IT AS OF NOW.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RIGHT LANE AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WITH NO WARNING, NO EXTERNAL IMPACT, NO OTHER VEHICLES NEAR BY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR IMPACT TO WINDOW.

The windshield cracked with no obvious damage. The crack did not start at a chip. Cracked while not driving and no recent rock hits.

Yesterday I got in my vehicle first thing in the morning and there was a crack at the bottom of my windshield. I’m not parked anywhere near anything that could’ve caused a crack, so it appears to have just randomly cracked for no reason. This morning as I’m just sitting at the bus stop with my kid the crack got a little bigger.

Windshield broke for no reason. Crack not associated with any damage or weather incident.

Sunroof glass broke. No apparent reason.

Multiple cracks/chips in windshield with normal driving

On the week of February 24th, 2022 we had a snow/ice storm that caused significant buildup on my windshield and after clearing it off and running the defrost and I noticed cracking on the windshield.

Rear window glass cracked. No impact seen.

While driving at 25mph, there was a loud cracking sound and few minutes later I saw a crack in the front windshield on the left corner starting 3 inches from the bottom of the windshield. Upon further inspection, it appears the crack developed from within the windshield as there was not rough edges felt over the crack.

After having the car parked outdoors at a restaurant for an hour, I come back to the windshield cracked starting from the bottle that traveled upwards. At first I thought something may have hit my windshield while I was having lunch, but there was no indication anything had struck the windshield. The crack increased to about 24inch in length.

Windshield cracked for no reason and quickly spread over 12 inches and now effects the eye sight system.

The first day I purchased my vehicle, I arrived at home and had a run on my windshield. Within a couple of hours, it ran more.

My windshield cracked while stationary in the driveway. We did not identify any cracks or chips in the windshield that could have cause this. The crack started at the top driver side corner of the windshield.

Windshield on my ascent 2019 cracked on driver side with no impact

Windshield cracked within a few days of driving it off the lot. I was just driving it and I noticed a small crack...and then within a few days the crack went the entire length of the windshield.

My windshield on my 2019 subaru ascent was cracked while in motion on a highway

On the day that I bought the car, on my way back home, a small rock cracked the windshield. Over the next few weeks, the windshield cracked in 4 more spots. The quality seems really bad.

Windshield easily cracks and chips leading to unsafe windshield and poor visibility. It has happened when in motion and when not in motion. This has happened multiple times and I am unable replace it each time.

Window with long crack after very small rock hit windshield at lower speed (45 MPH).

The front panel of my sunroof has a large crack originating from a connection point with the vehicle. I have not experienced any impacts in this area that could explain the crack. I noticed the crack when preparing to use my sunroof.

Defective glass. Windshield and moonroof glass both cracked while vehicle was stationary. Car was in covered parking.

I have had this vehicle almost 1 year. The windshield got a chip and small "spidering" happened - photo 1. Then I was driving in the rain and a rock, I'm assuming, dinged the windshield.

Windshield cracked halfway across just sitting in the garage. Subaru would not cover it under warranty even though the vehicle was only a little over a year old. Will not buy another subaru.

Was at church on a sunday,vehicle was parked outside. When leaving home getting into the vehicle noticed there was a crack on front window.

The windshield on my subaru ascent cracked in two different places without anything striking them. Please see pictures attached to see. On both occasions my car was parked in my driveway and when I came out there was a crack on two separate occasions.

The windshield spontaneously formed a crack near the eyesight cameras that eventually spanned the entire windshield after a few days. Was driving on the highway with no other vehicles in the area. No impact occurred.

A pebble from a gravel company hit my window while I was in motion on a highway, causing a small chip. By the next morning a crack across my entire windshield had appeared.

Was driving approx 40 MPH when I heard a small bang. At first I thought I kicked up a small stone. 30 seconds later a crack developed in front of the front seat passenger.

Front windshield cracked for no reason.

While driving at highway speeds, my 2019 subaru ascent windshield cracked suddenly with no apparent cause. The crack was 2 inches wide in the upper center. Very upsetting as I had just bought the car the day prior.

One night while driving normally down a smooth road to our house, my fianc noticed a significantly large crack in the bottom of my windshield on the passenger side. I hadn't been hit by anything, nor was I anywhere near flying objects that could have caused said crack. Within the next two days or so the crack tripled in size with no reason.

Windshield cracked against the driver's side pillar about midway up while sitting in driveway. Within a couple weeks, crack increased in size until in front of drives view.

Within a few months of just driving our 2019 ascent , the windshield seemed to have cracked overnight!! My wife had noticed it and said that when she was driving the day before she didn't notice it , but when she left in the morning it was there.

Windshield hit by small pebble on highway. Small chip formed. Withrn 5 minutes 10 inch spider cracks formed all around.