2020 Subaru Outback Wipers & Visibility Problems

Blind spot warning does not turn on when there is actually a vehicle truly in the blind spot. Visibility in new cars via windows is blocked and insufficient, and the blind spot warning does not activate at the right time. Drivers could easily cut someone off with less than a foot in front of the car in the blind spot, because there is no proper warning.

My windshield developed a massive crack (about 6 in vertical and 8 in across) spontaneously. My fiancee and I were out running errands and stopped into a shop. During the drive to the shop, we did not hear or see any road debris hit the windshield.

My car was parked and I discovered about a foot long crack in my windshield. There does not appear to be a reason for cause, no chips in my windshield or accidents with the car. It's mostly garage kept and has less than 12000 miles over 14 months of ownership.

Got into my vehicle and noticed a large crack in the windshield. It had been sitting unused parked in front of our home when I noticed the crack. It wasn't after a collision or from something hitting it while I was driving.

I am replacing 3rd windshield since September 2022. This was definitely caused by a rock chip but had been resin repaired. With defroster blowing on a cool morning the windshield cracked across the lower portion.

On May 3, 2023 (~12:30pm local time) I was driving on the highway at approximately 60mph and there was a 'pop' sound. I looked at my windshield and an L-shaped crack appeared from the base of the windshield near the wipers up to half-way on the windshield. There was no damage to the windshield to indicate a rock had hit it or the car in any way.

My windshield cracked and I got it repaired on 7/7/22. The tech said it was a caused by a stress fracture. I got the windshield replaced and within a month on 8/4/22, I got another crack.

On 4/01/2021 the windshield cracked while the car was parked inside my garage for some unknown reason. I scheduled and paid for a new windshield and eyesight calibration, which was installed by dealer (Briggs Subaru Topeka, Ks). Windshield cracked again two months later on 6/23/2021 for an unknown reason.

Yesterday morning (car is parked), I discovered a crack that is about 4 inches long on my windshield and have gotten longer throughout the day and today. Currently, it is about 26 inches across the middle. I live in an apartment and have personal parking where are there open parking and not parked under a tree or anything that would have fallen on the windshield.

Car had around 6,000 miles when my windshield cracked while my car was sitting in my heated garage. No hits or impacts, just cracked. Took subaru around a month to help me and then they installed it improperly and I needed to wait another week to have it completed properly.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side mirror had started to detach from the vehicle without an impact to the vehicle, and the mirror had become inoperable. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the garage, the contact became aware that there was a 12-inch-long crack on the windshield starting from the driver’s side of the windshield. The contact stated that there was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the windshield to crack. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

Rearview mirror fell off windshield with very little use. The mirror broke off a piece of the windshield, causing damage and requiring complete replacement of the windshield.

Windshield cracked from a rock chip. Within 1 day, the crack had expanded to 12 inches across the windshield.

I have 2020 Subaru Outback and have had 14 windshield replacements/repairs. The windshield has spider cracked out of nowhere and has been unable to take the smallest impact without cracking in multiple locations. I have submitted multiple complaints to Subaru and was informed the issue is unique to my vehicle, but the car has never been inspected by Subaru, regardless of countless requests to do so. All but one windshield replacement has been submitted through my insurance, Subaru has covered one replacement. The last time I spoke with a Subaru representative I was informed it was not Subarus issue. No one was hurt during any windshield incidents but the quality and safety of the windshield is dangerous. Subaru has refused to thoroughly inspect my windshield and the safety of my vehicle.

We are on our 3rd broken windshield in 3 years. We do not drive the car very often or drive any extreme ways. This is more broken windshields than I have had in my whole life in just a few years having this car. There must be something wrong with the way it’s made.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while seated in the vehicle in the driveway of the residence, the front windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the contact was informed that the failure was not caused by a manufacturing defect. The windshield was replaced. The contact stated that the windshield had been replaced three times and was in the process of a fourth replacement. The contact stated that the first three windshield replacements were due to a small gravel striking the windshield. The contact stated that failures had occurred while driving, and it was very scary, she was very nervous when she heard the loud popping sound from the windshield. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 500.

This is a safety issue regarding the durability of windshields. I have had 2 incidents now with my 2020 subaru outback having a cracked windshield. Both times it came on suddenly with at least a foot long crack or more the first time and an 18 inch crack the second time just recently. I reported the incident to the service manager this time and he put me in touch with customer advocacy at subaru who is waiting for a report from the diagnosis on Monday, July 22. The first crack was in March 2024. Prior to the crack happening, I noticed a drip of dried substance running down the inside of my windshield from the top of the windshield. I thought it must be sealant and was going to contact subaru. However, without warning, I pulled out of my garage one morning to find a crack across the driver side of the windshield at least a foot or longer. There had been no incident of any rock hitting my windshield that I noticed and there was no damage to the paint on frame close to where the crack started which was on the outer edge of the windshield. The crack grew larger and crossed over the driver's visibility. I asked if there had been a recall since I thought this was odd and spontaneous but there was none. The service repair person said if a rock chip occurs in the defroster area in the perimeter of the windshield, the windshield will sustain a long crack. So I believed that something like that must have happened in my lack of knowledge of prior issues with subaru windshields. I had a $1000 deductible on my insurance and the repair was over that. Subaru refused to negotiate with State Farm to reduce the price so I paid the entire amount out of pocket. The second crack occurred while I was driving in the rain. I turned off my wipers to find an 18 inch long crack on the passenger side of the windshield starting at outer edge of glass. No incident of a rock chip, no damage to paint on frame.

I am on my 4th windshield on a 2020 Subaru Outback

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front windshield unexpectedly shattered. There was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the windshield to shatter. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who suggested that the contact file a claim with the insurance company to replace the front windshield. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, he became aware that the passenger’s side of the windshield was severely cracked. The dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The contact was concerned that the vehicle was a safety hazard and could cause severe injuries to occupants in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the Insurance Provider for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.

Windshield Cracked on vehicle, this is the 2nd incident and second full windshield replacement In 2 years, noth OEM.

A small horizontal crack recently appeared on my Outback's front windshield while it was sitting in a garage overnight. The crack started from the passenger side and has now crept over to the middle of the windshield. Previous to this incident, the car had been sitting unused for over a month, so there was no opportunity for rocks or other debris from the road to cause the crack. This is the second time that the windshield has developed a crack out of thin air. I have replaced the windshield at least five times since owning the vehicle, in addition to having small chips from rocks repaired twice. These incidents are potentially dangerous and could possible interfere with the vehicle's automated systems such as collision detection and cameras.

Windshield developed crack without impact. Crack runs from the bottom of windshield in front of steering wheel up to the middle of the windshield, impairing visibility. This is the fourth failed windshield on this vehicle within 4 years and 60,000 miles. Average lifespan of windshield on this car is less than 12 months. Previous windshields cracked with minor hits from pebbles at highway speeds. Windshield has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives, but is available for inspection.

Have had to replace front windshield 4 times in less than two (2) years due to windshield being cracked by small debris from other vehicles passing by. These have been very minor rocks that have hit the windshield with three of the times it occurred at less than 40 mph. One occurred when I was driving in a residential area at 20 mph. One event occurred spontaneously overnight with the car sitting inside an enclosed garage. Took a picture of the latest event. Concerned that if the window cracks that easy, what would happen if I am in an accident. Subaru is aware of the problem. Windshields have not been inspected by others. No warning lamps, messages, et cetera are related to these events. Review of web comments reveal that it is not an isolated event. Seems to be a design issue and how their Eyesight system affects the windshield design.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that there was a large crack on the windshield going across the front windshield. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000.

On 2/20, a crack appeared across the drivers side of my windshield while my car was parked. The crack is approximately 15" long extending from the lower side of the windshield, curving up toward the middle of the windshield. The crack is significant enough that it will require replacement.

Heated windshield area where the windshield wipers are shorted out and caused the windshield to crack

The windshield is ridiculously susceptible to cracks. I’m on my third windshield in 4 years. I had the windshield last replaced in October and had a new crack within a month. I didn’t even notice anything hitting the windshield with this last crack.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback Premium. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the garage, the contact noticed the front windshield was fractured. The contact stated that the crack was in the middle of the windshield which was the same area that the previous windshield fracture had occurred. The contact stated that the front windshield had been replaced two times previously due to the same failure and this incident is the third occurrence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was due to the windshield glass being too thin. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, there was a cracking sound coming from the windshield. The contact stated that the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the windshield was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case to assist with the cost of the windshield replacement. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the passenger’s side windshield was cracked without impact. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the windshield to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to the second local dealer: Stocker Subaru (1454 Dreibelbis St, State College, PA 16801), where it was diagnosed with needing the windshield to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.

When in reverse, the view behind the vehicle when using the rear camera display is poor when there is a shadow behind the vehicle making it difficult to see a person, especially a child. The rear view camera in my 2016 subaru Outback did not have this problem with shadows.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while in the driveway, the vehicle was started and while driving out of the driveway, the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while seated in the parked vehicle in the garage with the vehicle turned off, the contact watched as the passenger’s side windshield cracked without impact. The contact stated that the crack extended approximately two feet.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that two months after purchasing the vehicle new, the windshield cracked upon sustaining a light impact. Additionally, the contact stated that the windshield had also cracked from cold air inside the vehicle and the hot air outside the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact became aware of a crack on the center of the front windshield. The contact stated that there was no impact to the windshield to cause the crack.

-The windshield has cracked in the same place for no apparent reason. -The cracked windshield can affect the use of the safety systems built into the windshield. -I'm not sure how this can be "reproduced" as we are talking about a broken windshield although the windshield has been fixed already once and now, the second break has occurred.

I'm currently on my third windshield for this vehicle. The first windshield was replaced by Subaru due to a random crack that developed on the passenger side and traveled to the driver side. No visible damage caused this to occur.

Purchased my 2020 Outback only about two months ago. Just this last week two separate cracks started from the edge of the window on the left and lower sides. Cracks appeared out of nowhere while parked with no contact from rocks or other debris.

While driving in light rain, with no visible strike, a crack appeared on the passenger side windshield; starting below the wiper and extending upwards in an arc towards the center. This is the 3rd time a crack of significance has appeared. Coincidentally, this crack appeared less than 2 weeks after having the windshield replaced by a Subaru dealership.

The windshield has developed a crack spontaneously and is spreading across the entire windshield. It started near the bottom of the window near the wipers and moving it's way up towards the top and spidered out towards the driver's side now. It continues to grow while I wait for an appointment to get it replaced.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, a small pebble impacted the front windshield and caused two small cracks. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure.

Windshield developed excessive pitting at 16,500 miles with little highway driving. When driving into any light source there are thousands of tiny pits that light up across the entire windshield. Needed to get it replaced because of the distraction.

24000 miles, parked in covered garage for three days. on the fourth day I noticed a crack in the passenger side window. I had read YEARS AGO about a windshield problem.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front windshield cracked several times without impact. While driving bird droppings struck the front windshield and the windshield cracked on impact.

We have had our 2020 Subaru outback for almost 2 years. Within these years, we have had 3 cracked windshields. The first time a rock hit the windshield causing a crack that moved quickly.

My windshield cracked for no apparent reason. I parked my car in my garage and left for a 6-week long vacation. When I returned, I noticed a small crack at the passenger side of the windshield which grew and has moved almost past midway horizontally.

The windshield cracked without anything hitting the windshield. This is the fourth (4th) time this has happened to this vehicle. 3/6/21, 7/13/21, 12/6/21.

We notice on the morning of 8/14 /2022 that our Subaru Outback 2020 had a substantial crack in the windshield .The car was parked overnight in the garage.

Front windshield spontaneously cracked windshield on drivers side midway to 1/3 across windshield. Had not driven in 2 days. Sitting in driveway.

Very small rock hit the windshield and bounced off creating an immediate 3 inch crack that grew to reach almost the other side of the windshield in the next 2 days. This is the second windshield that needed to be replaced in under 2 years.

Some kind of debris hit windshield on passenger side above bottom corner. The glass is not chipped, but the crack started developing quickly and reached to the middle of the windshield. The windshield itself was as new @12,000 miles only.

The car experienced an unexplained spontaneous front windshield crack. It started small on the drivers side near the wiper and has continued to spread. No foreign body or rock has hit the windshield.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that as she approached the vehicle, she noticed that the passenger’s side windshield was cracked. There were no warning lights illuminated.

Apply getting in my car on June 20th I noticed a 8" Crack starting at the edge of the windshield on the right side about a quarter of the way up from the bottom pfrom the bottom. This is since propagated significantly.

At the beginning of 05/2020 while I was driving, for no apparent reason, my front windshield cracked. The crack began from the upper edge of the windshield in the area of rear view mirror. As stated, the crack started with no apparent reason as there was no impact of any object to the windshield at the time the crack first occurred.

In mid 10/2021 while I was driving, my front windshield cracked with no apparent reason. The crack appeared on the passenger side, at the side edge of the windshield. As stated the crack appeared with no apparent reason as there was no imppact of any object to the windshield.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and returning, she discovered a 4-inch crack on the passenger’s side front windshield. The contact indicated that no object struck the windshield to cause the windshield to crack.

Windshield cracked without being hit, and continues to spider out from original spot. It is available for inspection upon request. The glass continues to crack and spider, causing difficulty seeing for driver.

My windshield spontaneously cracked while driving through town and I feel I have a defective windshield. It started very small that evening, and the next morning it was cracked out in two different placed from that, I was not even able to contact the dealership in that timeframe as it occurred during after hours and had already cracked out before open business hours the next morning.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the windshield had fractured on the passenger’s side bottom. The crack was approximately 16-inches from the passenger’s side A-pillar.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at the residence underneath the carport, she noticed there was a crack on the front driver’s side windshield. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer replaced the windshield.

A crack developed in the windshield spontaneously with no outside forces causing it. It is available for inspection. This is the SECOND time this has happened to this vehicle since we have purchased it.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that there was a crack on the windshield. There was no impact on the windshield that could have caused the crack. The contact took the vehicle to a windshield repair shop. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while entering the vehicle she noticed that the front windshield was cracked and pitted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the windshield was fractured on the lower passenger side and had since migrated towards the middle of the windshield. The fracture measured approximately 8-inches long. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, a tiny rock struck the windshield. The contact stated that later that day while the vehicle was parked, she noticed that the windshield was cracked. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not repair the windshield. The vehicle was taken to a glass repair facility and the windshield was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred while the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was taken back to an independent glass repair facility who replaced the windshield. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Car was in garage. No impact to windshield observed.

My windshield cracked from top center, with no impacts, it happened on a cold snowy evening, just cracked……

Driving at speed on 75 S in Dallas and noticed a line crawling up my windshield from the seal near the hood. Didn't hear anything hit the glass. The line keeps getting bigger. It will become harder to see and I fear the glass with shatter at some point. Just had the car inspected a few weeks previous.

0N03/31/22 2 CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS DIES OF THE VEHICLE. ONE WAS 9 INCHES IN LENGTH THE OTHER WAS 12 INCHES IN LENGTH. BOTH STARTED AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WENT UPWARD. ON 0330/22 THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR AN IL CHANGE AND OVERALL INSPECTION. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. VEHICLE WAS HOUSED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. CRACKS WERE FOUND THE NEXT MORNING. NO EVIDENCE ANYTHING HAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD OVERNIGHT. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY FOR CLAIM FOR REPLACEMENT AND RECALIBRATION OF EYE VISION SAFETY FEATURE. THERE IS A CURRENT LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST SUBARU FOR WINDSHIELD CRACKS THE COVERS THIS MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR

The front lights are extremely bright for other drivers on the road. It is so bad that I took it into the dealership/service department to get them checked out. I was told that there is no issue with the lights and other drivers are not use to the led lights being installed into newer vehicles. I can see three blocks in front of me as far up into the trees. I rarely drive at night, because I am constantly getting hi beamed by other drivers. I noticed on other public forums that it is an issue with the lights and other models as well.

Unknown - noticed crack in windshield randomly over the weekend. No known damage to vehicle.

The windshield cracked for no reason. I was driving around 50mph and didn’t notice anything hitting it.

Cracked windshield for no apparent reason. Rapidly spreading.

While driving on the highway, there must have been some road debris that hit the windshield and caused a long crack to form on the right lower quadrant of the windshield. Due to the development of the crack, the integrity of the windshield is lowered in the event another foreign object strikes it. Searching Outback windshield crack on Google or any other search engine will produce many reports in which other owners are experiencing the same issue. There is a subreddit titled subaruoutback in which there are over 50 reports from other Outback owners experiencing crack development for the first time in all their years of driving. I will be getting my windshield replaced by Safelite as to not place my passengers at risk. There have been previous lawsuits regarding Outback and Legacy models regarding defective windshield, which have since settled, although the year models are from 2015-2016, it would be interesting if they continue to persist for newer models such as 2020, 2021, 2022 since there are still many complaints and cracked windshields being reported. In the event that investigation proves that there are still windshield defective issues, hopefully Subaru can be encouraged to further research and provide safe windshield replacements for all parties involved.

I went to my car and saw a 6”+ crack on it. The car was parked in a parking lot.

The windshield developed a spontaneous crack on its top middle, around the the rear view mirror. The crack was noticed when I came entered the car as it was parked in my driveway. The crack is approximately 10 inches long. There is no obvious cause for the crack--- no chips or dings on the windshield; mild temperatures, not running the AC or heat. The crack appears to have occurred while the vehicle was stationary. The crack somewhat impedes visibility and reduces the integrity of the windshield, reducing overall safety of the vehicle. Vehicle had routine 18,000 mile maintenance/inspection at the Subaru dealer approximately 1 week prior with no abnormal findings reported. The Subaru dealer has refused to replace the windshield. I am the first owner of this vehicle, and have had it for approx. 16 months.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, she heard an abnormal noise and noticed a small crack on the driver’s side windshield. The contact stated that the following day while approaching the vehicle, the crack had expanded across the windshield horizontally to the passenger’s side. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the windshield to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated on another occasion she noticed a medium crack on the driver’s side windshield. The contact stated that the crack had expanded horizontally across to the passenger’s side. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Heard a pop, Spontaneous crack to the windshield

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked overnight and while approaching the vehicle the next day, he noticed that the windshield had a 6-8-inch-long crack on the driver's side. The contact stated that the crack originated at the outer left edge of the windshield and was horizontal. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to Safelight for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,798.

The windshield cracked with no reason and the hairline crack has been spreading in a matter of hours. The car was parked inside the garage and I drove it to work at 6:20am. The car was in the parking lot until 2:20pm. Upon arriving I noticed a crack (half the length of what it shows in the picture). By 3:30 the crack doubled in length.

Cracked windshield for the 2nd time.

02/08/2022, at 8:20am, I noticed a crack on the windshield on the passenger side. No explanation how it got there and there is NO chip. The crack comes from the edge of the windshield, out about 5 inches then curves up another 2-3 inches and then curves again towards the driver side another 3-4 inches. Within 12 hours it has grown. This crack will eventually impact my ability to fully see ahead while driving ( light glare and disruptive to the driver). Bob Rhorman Subaru (my local Subaru dealership) will be inspecting the windshield on 02/14/2022. There was no warning signs to this happening. I know Subaru of America has a history of defective windshields and my 2020 Subaru Outback does follow under the windshield lawsuit against Subaru of America.

The windshield on my 2020 Subaru Outback spontaneously cracked shortly after I started the car on a hot summer day (06/28/2021). Roughly a minute after starting the vehicle and turning on the air conditioning, I drove a distance of about 100 ft and heard a really loud snap, but initially didn't see the cause of the sound. About 2 seconds later, a crack quickly spread horizontally from the driver's side edge at mid height of the windshield until reaching the center of the windshield. After continuing to drive the vehicle, the crack began to spread vertically for about 6 inches, and then spread further horizontally to the right by another 6 inches, forming an S-shape. No damage or chips were known to have been previously inflicted on the windshield and the glass was visibly intact prior the cracking event. Because the crack was positioned almost exactly at eye level, visibility was noticeably distorted. If the crack and associated snapping sound had occurred while the car was being driven in actual traffic on a road or freeway, the startling nature of the event and loud volume of the snapping sound would likely put someone driving the vehicle at risk of reacting in a hazardous fashion and result in a crash. Furthermore, since the Subaru Outback's forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and lane keeping assistance all operate through a camera-based system that requires a clear view through the windshield, the crack posed a risk of malfunction of these systems. The windshield was inspected by a professional automotive glass installation shop and was determined to have been damaged beyond repair, requiring total replacement.

The windshield on my 2020 Subaru Outback spontaneously cracked while I was driving the vehicle on a cold morning (01/20/2021). This crack is the second such spontaneous crack that has occurred with this same vehicle. The first crack occurred in the original windshield in June 2021, after which the original windshield was replaced with an OEM windshield. This second cracking event occurred with the OEM replacement windshield. About 30 minutes into driving the vehicle at freeway speeds (65 mph), a crack with a total length of about 10 inches (5 inches vertical, 5 inches horizontal) formed spontaneously mid-length on the windshield beginning from the bottom edge of the glass. The formation of the crack occurred quickly and was associated with a loud snapping sound. The path of the crack traveled through the location of a small (2mm x 2mm) chip in the glass located approximately 2 inches from the bottom edge of the glass. This chip in the glass occurred at least 2 months prior to the cracking event and was the result of an impact from a small rock (about 1cm x 1cm). No additional damage or impact force had occurred on the chipped location between the creation of the chip and the cracking event. If the crack had been larger and the associated snapping sound louder, the startling nature of the event and loud volume of the snapping sound would likely put someone driving the vehicle at risk of reacting in a hazardous fashion and result in a crash. Furthermore, since the Subaru Outback's forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and lane keeping assistance all operate through a camera-based system that requires a clear view through the windshield, the crack posed a risk of impacting these systems.

Purchased my outback in January of 2020, Sometime in that same month I noticed a small crack in the windshield, down at the bottom on the passenger side. No idea how it cracked. by the next day the crack had grown to over 8 inches. I called subaru dealership and they stated that wasnt covered under warrantee and that they didnt deal with insurance companies directly so I would have to get it fixed by them, pay up front and get my insurance company to reimburse me directly. Called my insurance company and they said to just go to safelight. I explained it was a brand new car and I wanted original factory glass and they said ok. work was done, safety eyesight recalibrated and car was brand new again. Fast forward to today (jan 5 2022), about exactly 2 years from the first time. Driving down the road, heard a pop, didnt see a rock or debris hit me, look at the windshield and see a small crack in the uper driverside windshield. Knowing how fast the last crack grew I immediately headed to safelight. By the time I arrived there, the small crack (about 1/4 inch) had grown to over 12".

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the next morning it was discovered that the front windshield had cracked on the passenger’s side. The contact indicated that no object had struck the vehicle to cause the failure to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000. It was determined by the dealer that something very small caused an extremely tiny impact not an internal issue.

The windshield cracked with no apparent impact from an object. While driving, a loud pop sound was heard and a 10" long curving crack appeared on the left side of the windshield.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated on multiple occasions both the front passenger’s and driver’s side window had become stuck and would not close or open. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the window regulators and window tracks were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 28,000.

Windshield developed spontaneous crack on bottom edge of driver side extending 12-18” in line of sight of driver. There was no impact or stone hitting the windshield. Drove car for 30 minutes and parked car to go shopping. 5 minutes later the crack developed while still parked. Vehicle to be inspected by local dealer on December 29, 2021.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he noticed a crack in the windshield coming from the lower driver’s side up to the center of the windshield. The contact stated that he was unaware of what caused the crack in the windshield.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the front windshield cracked without impact. The crack was approximately one foot long on the passenger’s side of the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The windshield was previously repaired twice at the same dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after coming outside to start the vehicle it was discovered that the front glass windshield had cracked. The crack was located on the passenger side of the front windshield and extended between 18 to 30 inches long.

Vehicle was started remotely (which turned on windshield deicer) and when I entered the vehicle as I prepared to drive there was a popping sound. I noticed that the windshield had cracked in the center bottom of the windshield where the deicer is locate. The crack ran about 4 inches long.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, a pebble hit the middle of her driver’s side windshield creating a crack which overtime spread horizontally across the windshield. Due to the failure, the crack would obstruct the contact's vision while driving.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unattended, the front windshield cracked. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the windshield had been impacted by an object.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, a pebble hit the bottom passenger’s side of the windshield and formed a horizontal crack. Within minutes, the crack expanded to almost 3 feet.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front windshield cracked without impact. The local dealer was not contacted.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that there was a crack in the windshield. There was no impact to the windshield that could have caused the crack.

windshield developed enlarging cracks; was worried the windshield would implode; independent service center examined and replaced; drove down ~1/4 mile winding dirt road to church meeting site in wooded area; after arrival I lowered driver front side window slightly to allow fresh air in car on warm day; did not notice any crack/breakage in windshield; upon starting the car when ready to return (~5 hours later) immediately noticed 2 cracks in windshield on driver side both about 6-8 inches above bottom; another smaller crack on far left side looked like impact; got out and could find nothing on car or ground around that would account for the breakage; both non-impact cracks grew an inch or two wider as I drove home

I heard a pebble tap the windshield and I immediately saw a crack from the passenger side to the middle of the windshield. I just had the windshield replaced on 6 Aug 2021. It costs $600 just to calibrate the cameras.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal sound on the front windshield. The contact continued to drive but within an hour a crack had formed in the middle of the windshield.

The car has had 3 windshields already replaced and the current windshield is broken and will need to be replaced. The car only had 9,800 miles on it. Afraid the visibility is greatly impacted.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, she noticed a crack on the front windshield from the driver's side to the center of the windshield. The contact stated that nothing had struck the windshield to cause the crack to form on the windshield.

On 04/09/2020 the windshield spontaneously cracked across the lower right side while sitting in our garage. There was a very small etch that could have been caused by a small rock however we were never aware of a rock hitting the windshield. The first indication was the large crack after sitting in the garage over night.

While driving along the freeway, I heard a "pop" and noticed a crack along the windshield. It was along the passenger side, about 10"-12" above the dashboard, and went all the way to the passenger side edge of the windshield. There was a vehicle ahead of me, maybe 1/4 mile ahead.

Windshield cracked after a slight impact to the glass from something off the road. Car was purchased new in April 2020, first windshield was replaced in February 2021 and second windshield was replaced in July 2021. Three windshields in 15 months

Windhshield spontaneously broke in linear pattern, approximately 2ft in length, across passenger side, without spidering/inpact. Car was parked in open sun parking lot for apprimately 5 hours. Taken to Safelite autoglass for repair when they stated that they see 2-3 newer subaru’s a day for similar issues.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired.

Driving north on the interstate with no other vehicles on the road. Windshield spontaneously cracked from passenger side defrost to middle of windshield. Took the car into the dealer, and they claimed a rock hit it because they could run their fingernail into the crack.

Purchased new and front windshield spontaneously cracked in multiple directions overnight. No impact evidence at the center of the crack. Noticed online that many Outback owners are reporting this same problem.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the front windshield cracked without impact, from the passenger’s side going toward the middle and of the windshield. The contact was able to continue driving to his destination.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the contact heard a minor ding on the windshield. The ding was a small pebble that hit the windshield which caused a crack to form from the driver’s side to the passenger’s side of the windshield.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that she awoke and noticed that the windshield of the vehicle had cracked overnight, from the exterior edge inward. The contact stated there were no chips around the crack that could have caused the failure.

Today, 7/11/2021 my 3rd OEM Subaru windshield cracked spontaneously, while driving. All windshields were replaced at Beardmore Subaru, in Belleville, NE using Subaru replacement windshields. In all instances the windshield has cracked spontaneously without impact on either the passenger side or at the bottom of the windshield, near the middle.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the garage, the next day it was discovered that the front windshield had developed a crack that extended approximately two and a half feet long. The contact indicated that no object had struck the windshield to cause the crack.

2020 Subaru Outback purchased in January 2020 has had to have windshield replaced twice. I have owned dozens of vehicles and never had to replace a windshield more than once even on vehicles I owned for 10 - 15 years. The windshields clearly are defective as evidenced by the many complaints regarding windshields for multiple Subaru models over several years.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while sitting in the vehicle parked at a doctor’s office, the driver noticed that the front windshield started to crack from the driver’s side and extended to the middle of windshield. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle but was unable to provide the diagnostic cause for the failure.

The front windshield of our 2020 Subaru Outback spontaneously cracked, impairing the ability to see outside. I drove the car yesterday with my wife in the passenger side (June 11, 2021), returning about 1500, and parked the car. We went out today, at about 1400 to go on an errand, not having driven the car since the previous day, and found a crack in the windshield. Compared to other cracks we've experienced in other cars, there is no impact area (and we didn't hear one when driving the previous day). See picture attached. There are no other drivers of this car in our home.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked for three days when she noticed that the windshield was cracked. The contact stated that the windshield had cracked without impact. The local dealer was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,460.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the windshield cracked without impact. The crack grew to approximately 20 inches. The windshield had been cracked on five separate occasions. A week prior to the latest crack developing, the windshield had been replaced for the same failure. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.

Windshield cracked while sitting in driveway, nothing hit the windshield.

I purchased a 2020 Subaru Outback XT in March 2020 (approximately 14 months of driving at the time of this submission). The vehicle currently has almost 15k miles on it. I recently had my fourth (4th!) windshield installed. The first replacement windshield was installed after a pebble the size of a grain of rice (I saw kicked up by a truck in front of me) hit the windshield and caused a large lateral crack the propagated. The vehicle had approximately 1500 miles at the point. The first replacement (OEM) cracked after hitting another pebble on the highway. I did not see the size this time because it was on the part of the windshield obstructed by the side posts on the outside of the windshield. The crack propagated horizontally across the entire windshield. This occurred at approximately 8K miles. The second replacement (aftermarket made to OEM specs) cracked after hitting a bug! A picture taken immediately after bug impact is attached below. The crack propagated in a Y-formation and needed replacement. Although cicadas have recently begun coming out, this was not an overly large bug. It was approximately the size of a lightning bug, as I saw it hit. I also drive a VW Golf with 50k miles (over 5 years) and have never had a windshield issue.

Windshield cracked while on the freeway. I don't think anything hit it, we were driving at 75 MPH when we heard a crack, and instantly a crack went from the bottom left side of the windshield in an upward direction almost all the way across the center of the glass. The glass at the bottom left side where the crack started is broken deeply into the glass and may be all the way through. We are concerned that if a large rock hit the windshield it would break apart and fall into the car. I brought the car to the Subaru dealer we purchased the car from. The service manager looked at it and instantly said, rock hit, not covered and wouldn't talk to us after that. The car has less than 10,000 miles.

Large, long windshield crack. No rocks or debris, nothing hit the windshield. I went out to my car one morning and there is a long crack in my windshield starting at the middle edge.

I AM ON MY 4TH WINDSHIELD. MY WINDSHIELDS KEEP CRACKING FROM CHIPS,, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS.

WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE NOT IN USE WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF PURCHASING NEW 2020 OUTBACK. CRACK HAS PROGRESSED TO SPAN ENTIRE WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BOTTOM LEFT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. THE FIRST WINDSHIELD CRACK OCCURRED 3 MONTHS PRIOR AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME GLASS WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ANOTHER FAILURE WITH THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,500.

Windshield formed a large crack at 2495 miles (approx. 2/15/20) from left bottom corner to center above driver position. Only indicated cause a 1/8 inch shallow scratch.

On 9/27/2021 I bought a new 2020 suburu outback from camelback suburu in phoenix az. We have now had two windshields crack starting from the left a pillar and continue across the rest of the windshield in short order. Both windshields cracked from the same spot without any cause, ie rocks etc.

The windshield on our 2020 subaru outback was not cracked when I parked it in the garage one night. The next afternoon when we got in to drive to the grocery store, the windshield had an unexpected crack approximately 14 inches long, on the passenger side, about 1/3 of the way down from the top, going horizontally across the windshield. This crack came seemingly out of nowhere.

Tl* the contact owned a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, she noticed a crack had formed on the passenger's side of the windshield. The contact called frank fletcher subaru (3430 e 20th st, joplin, mo 64801) who referred her to the manufacturer for assistance.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, the contact became aware of a crack on the upper section of the windshield. The contact stated that the crack was not caused by an impact.

My 2020 subaru touring outback's windshield cracked as it was parked at home in my driveway. This occurred on march 6th 2021. The crack in goes about half way across the windshield in the line of sight as I drive it.

While driving my subaru outback today on a clean, clear interstate highway with very few other vehicles on the road the front windshield cracked, making a very loud noise. The crack originated at the base of the windshield to the right of center and travelled up and to the left.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that he noticed that the windshield had cracked without impact. The contact called the local dealer cannon subaru (5212 florida ave s, lakeland, fl 33813, (888) 450-8918) and made the dealer aware of the failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the front windshield cracked without impact. The contact called glassman automotive group (28000 telegraph rd, southfield, mi 48034, (888) 451-0949) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired.

Tl* the contact's son owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that upon entering his son's vehicle, he noticed that a large horizontal crack had formed from the top of the driver's side windshield and extended to the bottom passenger's side. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked and the crack had formed without impact.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the next morning it was discovered that the front glass windshield had cracked. The cause of the crack was undetermined.

I had almost the exact same experience with my windshield as another complaint I saw filed. My 2020 subaru outback had its windshield cracked while traveling southbound on a highway in sc on dec 22, 2020. The crack started small and grew quickly over the course of my travel to about 16 - 18 inches.

My 2020 subaru outback had its windshield cracked while traveling on a texas highway (south padre - austin) on dec 27, 2020. The crack started small and grew quickly over the course of the travel to almost 20 inches. The windshield had to be replaced, which was expensive, considering the eyesight safety systems needed to be recalibrated.

A 12-inch ling crack developed spontaneously in the windshield while the car was parked in my driveway overnight. Only ~3,470 miles on the car. The crack started at the bottom-middle and went upward and toward the passenger side in a j shape.

Driving on the interstate (64) and got a small chip (about the size of my pinky nail) from a rock/ pebble in lower left area of windshield. Parked the car at home. Chip was stable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. While driving 55 MPH, a rock impacted the front driver's side windshield causing a large crack in the windshield. The vehicle was taken to local subaru of georgetown (7501 n interstate 35 frontage rd, georgetown, tx 78626) however, the vehicle was not under warranty and not repaired.

I have had 4 cracked windshields that have needed to be replaced in one years time. No windshiled has made it longer than 5 months, two only lasted about 6 weeks. I have replaced all with oem glass.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that a crack had formed on the right, lower passenger's side of the windshield on three separate occasions without impact. The contact had the windshield replaced twice and that the same crack had formed after each replacement.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving home from troncalli subaru (820 atlanta rd, cumming, ga 30040) there was an abnormal cracking sound coming from the windshield. Upon discovery, the contact noticed that a crack had formed on the edge of the middle passenger's side windshield.

This is the second cracked windshield I have had to replace with this car in a little over a year of ownership and 18k miles. It started as a tiny rock chip below the windshield wiper and turned into a 12+ inch crack within a day. I don't remember when the tiny rock hit my windshield, but the fact that I am now on my 3rd.

I purchased a new 2020 outback on november 23rd.on december 30th it developed a crack in the middle of the windshield starting at the bottom about two inches. Each day it has grown. Now it is about 10 inches long and is splitting to each side.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact noticed that the windshield started to develop a crack on the driver's side base seven inches long, without an impact. The vehicle was taken to williams subaru of sayre (222 spring st, sayre, pa 18840) and the contact was informed to contact his insurance provider.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, a stone hit the front windshield and cracked the glass without warning. The vehicle was taken twice to an independent mechanic where the glass was replaced however, the failure recurred.

Today 12-3-20 we were driving on I-95 in florida to see my son for the 1st time in over a year (air force). Small road particles were stirred up from the road, (not anything large, you barely heard it hit the windshield, almost like sand) and then we heard a cracking sound, looked at our windshield and there is about a 9 inch crack all of the way to the bottom toward wipers, up towards the top.

I was driving down a paved road when I heard a noise and realized I had a chip in my windshield. There were not cars around me and didn't see anything fly at my windshield. The road is in a residential/business neighborhood.

The windshield cracked without a reason while I was driving. The crack starts at the top, approximately at the center. It started to expand down and in a few hours has reached half of the height.

Windshield glass cracked suddenly without any apparent cause. The crack appeared during driving on october 30, 2020. The size of the crack is about 1/2", and it has been temporarily repaired.

Cracked windshield which we had repaired on 10/1/2020 for $821.71. Crack appeared seemingly from nowhere on the morning of 9/22/20.

We discovered a crack in our subaru outback windshield. There is no sign of a chip from a rock hitting the windshield, just a crack. The vehicle had less than 4,00 miles on it.

I went out to my garage and found a 8 inch crack in my windshield. There is no apparent impact point to the crack. The day before, I went grocery shopping and parked it in the garage when I got home.

I purchased 2020 subaru outback last year december. It is just less than a year. Recently, windshield cracked while I was driving freeway to work.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front windshield cracked without impact on the driver's side. Neither the local dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that upon returning to the vehicle, a crack had formed from the lower left driver's side windshield and spread across to the middle of the windshield. The contact stated that there was no evidence of an impact to the windshield to cause the crack.

My windshield spontaneously cracked. No object hit it. Started as one inch line.

While driving at 30 MPH the windscreen cracked for no apparent reason. An object did not hit the windscreen. I have since replaced the windscreen at safelite with an oem subaru windscreen and recalibrated the advanced driver safety system costing more than $1,000.

I purchased my 2020 subaru outback yesterday, 8/24/2020, from maita subaru in sacramento ca. While driving my car on the highway later that afternoon, an very small object flew up from the road crack the windshield. The crack has grown about 2x in size in less than 24 hours and the repair bill is estimated to be $880.

The windshield cracked by drives side for no apparent reason when vehicle was in motion. Took the vehicle to satellite shop to repair the approximately 1 inch crack on the windshield after repair drove vehicle approximately 5 miles and crack extended approximately 5 inches.

While driving on the highway at 60 MPH, our windshield on the driver's side experienced a "bullseye" defect without any sound of a projectile hitting the windshield. While continuing to drive within 10 minutes, this defect then "cracked" further extending in opposite directions covering roughly a 15 inch span. Our dealer, north country imports, 616 quaker road, queensbury, ny, was contacted.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the front windshield suddenly cracked. The contact indicated that during the incident no object had struck the windshield.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, a small pebble struck the front windshield and caused a one foot long crack. Additionally, within 24 hrs the crack had grown to approximately 2 feet in length.

There was a tiny rock chip that was about 7 inches from the bottom of the windshield in the center. I was at a complete stop and it cracked. About 14 inches from that chip across then down.

Tiny chip in corner of windshield, progressed within 2 hrs. To a crack 1/3 size 24 in +/-) around on passenger side of window. Noticed on a stop, but was on highway, no noise was heard preceding the chip.

Purchase 2020 subaru on 12/30/19 and as 7/15/20 the windshield had to be replaced three times do to cracking. First time it chips and crack appeared and spread the windshield. Second time, car was in the garage and came out and found a cracked across the lower part of it.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that there was a fracture on the driver's side of the windshield. The contact stated that within 24 hours the fracture spread to the middle of the windshield.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact that that the front windshield was cracked. The contact stated that the crack was from the top passenger side going down to the middle of the windshield.

I was sitting in my car, waiting for someone to bring out something. The car only had just over 100 miles on it, and I'd only driven it 3 times (including this one) when suddenly there was a crack sound and a large (1'-1.5') curved crack appeared on the passenger side of the windshield.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the radio volume was turned up to high and the windshield cracked. The contact reached out to an unknown dealer and an estimate was provided for the repair.

We were driving on a highway and noticed that the window had a small crack without hearing a rock or pebble hit the window. Over next few days the crack went across the window. It seems like the windows are too prone to cracks and crack more easily than they should.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the radio volume was turned up to high and the windshield cracked. Evanston subaru located at 3340 oakton st, skokie, il 60076, (847) 869-5700, and were made aware of the failure.

Our windshield cracked for no apparent reason. The car is only a few months old and has 4000 miles on it. I noticed the crack while the car was in our garage.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that after turning on the vehicle inside the garage, the contact became aware of a fracture on the lower passenger's side of the windshield below the wiper blade. The vehicle was taken to castle subaru (6100 us hwy 6, portage, in 46368, (219) 764-5020) who informed the contact that the windshield would need to be replaced.

Traveling on the freeway on a slow rainy day (~45mph), a pebble? Hit my windshield which cracked an area as large as a penny near the wipers. Right away, the crack started to propagate towards the top of the windshield, making large crackling noises.

I have a 2020 outback limited and the front windshield has cracked twice on it while driving on I-75 in tn. Both times a small stone kicked up by a passing car hit the windshield and before I could get it checked out by safelite; it cracked horizontally.

Windshield cracks unreasonably in deicer area. Cracks continuously growing, even without travel or vibration. Car had less than 500 miles.

I leased my 2020 outback 5 months ago and this is the second time the windshield easily cracks after a small object hit the glass and made a low subtle noise. I have encountered scenarios as such previously with other non-subaru brand cars and none of the windshields cracked. Clearly the quality of the glass is terrible and defective.

The morning of march 26 I noticed an approximately 8-inch-long crack on the passenger's side of the windshield. By the end of the day the crack had spread to almost the entire passenger side of the windshield. The car had been sitting in the driveway the previous day and there was no noticeable rock impact.

Widshield appears to have spontaneously cracked from lower left hand edge to a length of nearly 12' in front of driver. Vehicle was parked in our home garage with no crack evident when parked and crack was discovered before being driven the following day. Crack appeared just a day after vehicle was in dealer service for an ecu reprogramming recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 4 MPH during a rain storm, the front windshield cracked after being struck by a small rock. The crack extended approximately 3 feet.

My 2020 subaru outback had small windshield crack for no reason just after 2 months of purchasing. It was not using for some days and was in my apartment parking lot. The dealership has fixed the problem for no cost but it looks like low quality windshield fits on the car from factory.

Windshield in my 2020 subaru outback seems to be made of fake glass, soft or thin glass that is extremely susceptible to rock chips and glass breakage. Have had the new subaru a little over a month (2600 miles) and already have had 3 rock chips on the windshield. It seems like even the smallest piece of rock causes the glass to chip.

Windshield crack. Have owned the vehicle for less than 3 weeks and 250 miles. Started the car with remote, and after entering the vehicle, noticed a crack at the base of the windshield about 12" in length.

I woke up on friday, march 6th to see my car's windshield had cracked overnight while it was sitting in the garage. This crack was not there when I parked it the night before. My dealership does not believe me and says a stone hit it but no stone hit the windshield since I drove it off the car lot on monday, march 2nd.

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Subaru dealer will not cover it and became very unprofessional. The crack became much larger over a short period of time and the crack goes all the way down to the bottom of the windshield on the driver side making it difficult to see.

Cracked windshield for no apparent reason. Parked the car in the garage with no crack in the window came out in the morning and windshield was cracked. Dealership will not coverunder warranty.

Windshield spontaneously cracked. On 12/30/2020 my wife and I drove up into mountains to spend new years eve camping. Ascent was 6000+ feet with a sharp temperature change.

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 subaru outback. The contact stated that the windshield formed an 8'' crack on the outside starting from the edge of the passenger side. Diablo subaru of walnut creek (2646 n main st, walnut creek, ca 94597) informed the contact to bring the vehicle in to be serviced.

A crack has spontaneously appeared at the base of my windshield after no apparent damage. The crack is spreading across my windshield and will affect my adaptive cruse control and automatic emergency breaking if it interferes with the Subaru eye-sight system at the top of my windshield.

Windshield spotaneous cracking: Going to work in the morning, absolutely nothing wrong 8:05-8:15am .parked car in parking lot. industrial warehouse. No people traffic, clear weather 30-45 degrees.

Received a couple of rock chips on the windshield while driving on the highway. Two days later, two large cracks appeared (one on the driver’s side, one on the passenger side). Both cracks are longer than six inches.

On March 2, 2023, I discovered a big crack in my windshield. The crack was not there in the morning. The crack was discovered at 2pm that afternoon.

On Friday February 10, 2023 I came out of work and saw a 12 inch crack in my front windshield. When I left for work there wasn’t any crack. There is a very small pit in the windshield how or when it happened I do not know.

A crack appeared on the front windshield. The crack starts at the side of the window. The crack has tripled in size in one day.

The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after coming outside to start the vehicle, it was discovered that the front glass windshield had cracked. The crack was located on the passenger side of the front windshield and extended between 11 to 15 inches long.

The windshield has a crack. There is mo evidence any object striking the windshield. The crack starts at the top just to left of the rear view mirror and then loos down to the left like a fishhook.

The front windshield/ window cracked while parked in driveway,

My outback has 22500 miles on it. The wind shield had not visible cracks or chips. I got to work on 10/06 and when I cam back to my car there was a large 2-3 foot crack starting in the black area around the glass.

The windshield was pitted by something no larger than a grain of sand. Needed to use a magnifying glass to see it. Within 24 hours of no driving a 6" long crack developed.

The windshield started getting scratches & dings on it within 2 weeks of it being purchased for no apparent reason

Windshield cracks Third time to replace

Windshield cracked without outside impact (e.g., rock, debris). Retailer refusing to cover under warranty. Car was parked when the windshield cracked.

Windshield was cracked and spread across the windshield. I wasn’t aware that it was broken until my sister got in the car and asked me if I knew it was broken! I don’t know when it happened or the mileage.

The front windshield cracked in the lower middle section of the windshield. There was no apparent strike from an object while driving (the driver saw no objects strike and the sound did not sound like a typical object strike).

Parked car windshield cracked for no reason

Cracked for no apparent reason on Monday 5/9/2022

Windshield seems to have cracked for no good reason

The front windshield cracked spontaneously overnight while parked in my garage. There had been no previous chips or cracks. The crack started on both sides near the wiper area and radiated upward toward the eyesight camera.

Was driving SB on route 41 south of Oskosh, Wi at a certain point I noticed a crack forming on the windshield spreading from the lower right side over to the lower left side and continue upward. No rock hit or impact was heard.

Second spontaneous windshield crack

Random crack started on windshield from bottom middle lower area and quickly spread to drivers side. No rock chip or cause

Drove vehicle over a small bump in the road while driving less than 5 MPH and a crack appeared on right center edge of windshield of approximately 3 inches ... Within 15 minutes the crack extended to across almost half the windshield. Vehicle has 11500 miles.

We purchased a 2020 Subaru Outback on August 20, 2021.

Got into the car on Thursday, September 16th and there was a spiderwebbing crack in the lower center of the windshield. The car was parked the previous night with no crack and no incident of anything striking the windshield the previous day

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. Crack initiated at the top of the windshield and formed a curve to turn horizontal. Total length of crack approx.

Windshield crack

Before driving I noticed a thin crack in the driver side lower part of windshield without hitting anything. - This is presumed to occur spontaneously. Consumer stated it is not a crack but a hard to remove substance and would like to remove the report.

Windshield developed crack from lower edge 10 inches long with no indication of any damage.

Rearview mirror broke off of the windshield during normal use. At no time did I pull on the rearview mirror with excessive force.

Was driving on freeway and heard a pop and windshield developed a hairline crack from bottom and extended up as we continue driving. Not even a chip but immediately a crack. Windshield is too brittle.

My vehicle is about 15 months old. It has lots of tiny chips in the windshield. No cracks yet, but I've read about many other Subaru Outback owners with this problem.

Windshield cracked without any incident. The crack is approximately 12 inches long and located on the drivers side of the vehicle. With no incident causing this crack, I am concerned that this crack may cause severe injuries and is an obvious safety concern.

I was driving down the interstate with no cars around and my outback windshield cracked. I was far enough away from cars and I didn’t see anything hit the window. I heard a loud pop.

The front windshield cracked unexpectedly today while driving. There were no visible rock chips where the crack emanated from but I have noticed other chips in the glass. I only have 15,000 miles on this vehicle.

Went to drive vehicle and found windshield cracked down the middle from top to bottom. No chips and no prior damage of any kind to windshield. Windshield spontaneously cracked for no reason whatsoever.

On one of my first times driving my new car to work on my morning commute I was traveling at a normal rate of speed and with a lot of distance from the car in front of me I heard a crack and saw the windshield beginning to show signs of a straight crack. That was December 15, 2020.

Vehicle was parked when windshield cracked. There was no previous damage to the windshield before cracking. Crack begain on the drivers side lower portion where the windshield was painted.

When driving down the road windshield just started cracking on passenger side from below the windshield wiper below the window trim. Within minutes it went from a 3-4 inch crack to encompassing the majority of the right side of the window. This is the second incident with this windshield.

The windshield on my outback cracked with no warning or impact. I had pulled out of my driveway and was just beginning to move forward on my street when I heard a sound in the cabin. I didn't know what it was but looked around as I reached a nearby stop sign.

Without any warning, and with no antecedent rock or other impact, windshield incurred large diagonal crack. At the time, car was being driven on a hghway in good weather.

Driving and noticed a crack on my windshield. As I continued to drive I can hear the glass making cracking sounds and the crack started to spread fast across the windshield. Did not drive vehicle for over 2 weeks and crack grew within the time frame.

Spontaneous windshield crack. Lower edge of drivers side crack. 25 MPH zone with no traffic in front of me.

Small rock hit windshield on interstate, leaving a nice chip with five lines coming out. In the am found 2 lines expanded several inches outward. -this is the 2nd time I had a windshield break in the this car (in the last year)!

While driving north on a straight stretch of I-15 in montana on a sunday afternoon around 6:30pm the front windshield of my 2020 subaru outback randomly cracked from low on the passenger side to the middle of the windshield below the rear view mirror. There were no other cars on the road and there was no noticeable impact to the windshield.

Windshield cracked from the lower center while parking in the garage. No known impact happened.

Windshield has chipped 3 times in the last month as of 4/7/21 on our 2020 outback, from extremely light and tiny road debris/rock strikes. Now has a 4th, larger chip near the base of the windshield with a 18" crack that grew over the course of a few hours. All occurred while in motion on highways.

Windshield has cracked twice within 15 months. Both cracks started as small chips and quickly (within hours) turned into large cracks spanning the majority of the windshield. Both chips occurred while driving on highway.

The front window cracked for no apparent reason. The crack started about a third of the way up the window, in a j shape fashion. Very narrow crack.

Windshield spontaneously cracked at the bottom center of the glass near the vents. Vehicle was in motion but no other vehicles were around. There was no impact or rock.

I was moving vehicle into garage when I heard a "pop". I saw a crack about 2/3rds up on the right side of the windshield. Crack started from the edge of the glass and is propagating towards moving towards the center.

2 oem windshields in a row - the one that came with the car and a replacement, have both had cracks of over 24 inches with multiple fracture lines all stemming from one tiny rock hitting the windshield and leaving a pit. The vehicle was in motion on the interstate both times the small rocks struck the windshield and created the pits that later turned into the large cracks.

A few minutes into a drive through our neighborhood (after 9pm) we noticed a small crack appear in the middle bottom of the windshield. Right before our eyes we watched it grow from a couple of inches to about 10 inches in length. It only took a minute or two for this to happen.

Vehicle parked at charlotte douglas airport from 2/27/21-3/5/21 developed windshield crack in stationary condition with no observable external damage to windshield or car. Luckily the crack is minor and did not impair driving but a full replacement was necessary. Seems like this shouldn't happen to an almost new parked car with no noticeable damage to windshield.

My 2020 subaru outback has had a 2nd incident with a windshield crack that dramatically spread more than a foot long across the windshield, starting from a pin-needle-sized hole near the bottom left corner, I.e., on the passenger side of the windshield.

The windshield cracked. The car was parked in the garage at my residence. I got something out of my glove box and it was fine.

Windshield cracked for no apparent or obvious reason. Was not struck by any object. The vehicle was moving.

Last sunday morning I discovered a cracked windshield as I got into the car. Crack appeared for no apparent reason and was not there the day before when car was last driven. Car was parked in the garage overnight.

Windshield developed a progressive crack from edge on passenger side for no apparent reason. The crack was not there on friday, 2/26/2021 at the end of the day. However, when I went to drive it on saturday morning, 2/27/2021 there was a 6-8 inch crack.

Windshield cracked down the middle while driving on a clear day and nothing seemed to have hit the window

Returned to car found front windshield cracked. No event occurred to my recollection to cause this

Within 12 hours of having the car, the windshield cracked for seemingly no reason. No rock hit the windshield nor was I using air conditioning or the heater. Outside temp was about 65f.

Drove car on wednesday (2/17/21) and parked in my garage. Went to drive car on friday and saw I had an l shaped crack in the windshield from passenger pillar across and down the windshield. No ding is felt on the outside of the windshield.

Windshield started cracking from below the wipe trim and keeps cracking. Was driving up donner summit hwy 80. Traveling approximately 60 MPH.

My windshield cracked for no apparent reason while driving.

My husband and I were driving on the highway for approximately 20 minutes, when we started to hear a crackling sound. Soon after, we watched the windshield start to crack on the driver's side. The crack continued to spread, and by the time we returned home, the crack extended further.

The front windshield cracked for no apparent reason.

The windshield cracked for no apparent reason. The car was parked in the driveway for about 24 hours. I noticed the windshield was cracked when I got into the car.

Front windshield cracked on drivers side for no apparent reason. Vehicle was in motion. No objects hit vehicle.

I was driving on the freeway at around 55mph and the windshield suddenly developed a crack on it's own without anything other than air/wind hitting the windshield. The crack seems to have started at the left edge of the windshield on driver's side.

Crack in front of my eyes driving on interstate 10, no cars in front of me at the time

My wife and I were sitting in our car at a red light stationary and the windshield cracked from the base up about 10 in long for no apparent reason. There was no damage prior to the event.

Rear camera poor image quality. The back-up camera is that it gets fairly grainy in light rain and/or at night. Not very clear and I don't see any settings anywhere.

The vehicle experienced a ~12" crack vertical crack in the windshield. The vehicle was parked and stationary when the windshield cracked. No known pebble, rock, or debris was known to have stuck the windshield.

Windshield cracked in a relatively new (1-year-old) vehicle. I discovered the crack in the morning when the vehicle was stationary. I believe it wasn't there yesterday when I last parked the car.

Windshield spontaneously cracked overnight. No marking of rock or any damage.

After a 650 mile drive with no impacts to windshield or perceptible cracks, parked the car overnight. In the morning, a crack had developed from the lower driver side of the windshield moving up and to the passenger side. With no further driving, the crack continued to grow toward the passenger side, splitting into two cracks.

Today (26 december 2020) as I parked my 2020 subaru outback in a business parking lot, for the third time in just four months I noticed my windshield starting to crack for no apparent reason. There were no vehicles, road debris , or winds to cause this. This is the third cracked windshield on my new subaru in four months for no apparent reason.

My vehicle had been parked, in a safe place, at my residence for approximately 3 days. One morning, I discovered a crack in the windshield which began on the passenger side, runs in a smooth line, making a turn upward and continues across the windshield and stops close to the center. The car had not been struck by a projectile or anything the last time I had driven it.

Windshield spontaneously cracked. About a 12 - 14 inch crack around the windshield top-center. There was no impact.

My 2nd subaru outback in 3.5 years, and it is the 3rd time I have to replace a windshield (?!) this time it is only in 4 months old car, 2020 model. I was not even driving when I noticed the windshield crack popping up - I was parked in front of my home, just started the car to warm it up. Lower section in front of the driver's seat, slightly towards the center.

Vehicle was in motion on the highway and a large crack, approximately 12 inches in length, appeared following impact with a very, very small piece of debris, 1 cm max diameter. Near immediately a second piece of debris, also 1 cm max diameter, caused an 8 inch crack in length on impact weather was warmer than usual that week, compared to preceding days.

Our windshield cracked and the crack ran in a matter of minutes. I expect a broken windshield from time to time but this seemed very abnormal. The windshield was less than 6 months old and the small chip occurred after a tiny, tiny rock hit the windshield.

Came outside to get into the vehicle and saw that windshield was cracked. Had not driven it the previous day, the nearest house is over an acre away. We have no children.

600 miles on a brand new 2020 outback and I heard a pop while driving on the interstate and my windshield cracked from the edge prob 8 inches in. I did not see a rock and it didn't sound like a rock. It's a straight line.

New 2020 subaru outback with 3k miles. Was driving home at ~50mph on freeway, a small (1 cm) rock hit upper windshield and made a small chip. The chip then suddenly propagated to a foot-long crack right in front of the driver.

My windshield received two very minor chips at the top of driver's side windshield. Within hours a crack appeared from above and below the chips, which measures at least 17' across the windshield from top to middle. The crack appeared while driving on I 25 in nm in light traffic.

Driving on the highway and my windshield spontaneously cracked about 10 inches on the drivers side. Nothing hit the windshield when it happened.

For the third time, the oem and oem replacement windshields cracked starting from the edge and quickly propagated. No foreign object debris was noted hitting the windshield to cause a crack.

While driving on route 76 in akron ohio, the front windshield spontaneously cracked.we heard a loud sound--like a gun shot--but no evidence of the window being hit by a projectile. The crack runs from below the wiper blade on the passenger side for approximately 19 inches toward the center of the windshield. The vehicle was traveling through a construction zone at approximately 45 miles per hour.

The windshield cracked while in motion - it seems like something tiny might've hit the car but I was going slowly at less than 40mph and it was not anything large. There was a tiny spot but this quickly cracked into a large line only a few minutes later.

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason while driving

Subaru windshield continues to crack under suspect conditions. I am now on my third windshield in the first 5,000 miles of ownership. The first windshield cracked spontaneously while driving with no other cars around.

The first issue I notice was back in may, my subaru almost came to a full complete before it leap frogged into the car in front of me, causing me to reared end the car. Then today october 11. I got into my car, removed my windshield sunshade from my car at around noon.

The windshield cracked without impact, while in park position in a parking lot. The crack is in a "u" shape with the top of the u at the top of the windshield. The crack is on the passenger side.

Windshield cracked while driving down highway. No other vehicles on the road

A crack developed in the front passenger side window for no known reason. Over the a single day it had increased to a crack running all the way from the bottom of the window to the top. The crack was first noticed when the vehicle was parked and then increased to cover the height of the window within 10 minutes of driving on a smooth road.

The windshield in my 2020 subaru outback cracks for no reason. I'm on my third windshield in a month. The windshield cracks impair my vision and is making the card dangerous to drive.

Sitting stationary in the driveway, a large crack spontaneously began and extended across the windshield. The damage and circumstances are consistent with current class action legal filings from many, many vehicle owners who have had similar experiences with recent subaru windshields.

The windshield developed a crack for no apparent reason. The crack was noticed after the car had been stationary for more than 24 hours.

While driving approximately 35 MPH in my new 2020 subaru outback with about 2200 miles on a freshly slurry-coated road I saw a small pebble sized object tossed in the air by the oncoming traffic and land just inside the edge of the driver side windshield. There was a sharp pop - like a .22 - and a 4 inch crack appeared. I continued to drive home and the crack appeared to be stable.

A tiny rock chip turned into a large crack in my windshield. The chip happened while driving on the highway any highway speeds but was very minor. While driving the same days, same trip a large crack developed with the following hour and continues to grow.

Spontaneous crack of the windshield. Highway driving, hot day and a small crack appeared (there was no pebble or debris that hit the windshield). You know what happens next...

I was on a four lane road (university avenue in evansville, in - northbound) and my windshield just popped and crack on my way home from work this morning. I was more than 10 car lengths from the vehicle in front of me and I did not see anything hit my windshield or anything come from the vehicle in front of me.

Single rock chip to windshield of 2020 subaru outback limited xt while driving on highway resulted not just in chip but immediate multiple extending cracks spanning most of length of the windshield. Have noted ongoing class-action lawsuit over this issue.

While driving my brand new 2020 subaru outback on a 2 lane paved road at approx 35 to 40 miles per hour I heard this loud crack and I then notice a fairly large crack at the bottom of my windshield. There were no vehicles in front of me at the time of this crack sound.

Windshield cracked while driving on road.

2020 subaru outback. Cracker windshield from a pebble nick. Not a rock.

The windshield cracked for no reason I never saw anything hit it or never heard anything hit it. It looks like it started at the edge of the glass. Then the crack began to spread over night while car was sitting, because I woke up the next morning in the crack was way longer.

Windshield cracked while driving

I went into a store. When I came out, there was a s shaped crack in the windshield, starting on the passenger side. No cars were parked near mine.

Two oem windshields cracked (including the original) within 1 week of either buying the car or replacing them. Both windshields' crack started from the middle of either the supporting left or right bars, go in for about 6 inches, and then curved downward. Vehicle was in motion, no car in front of us to kick up gravel, no impact point on glass.

A large crack (10") appeared in our windshield while driving on the highway with no apparent impact from any debris on our new outback

A crack spontaneously appeared on my windshield a few days ago..it looks like an edge crack that just formed while it was stationary on my driveway and doesn't appear to be formed by contact with any object. This car is just 4 months old and has not been driven much. I believe this is a defect in the glass!

My windshield developed a lengthy crack for no apparent reason while it was parked at the airport for about a week in early april.

Vehicle was stationary in a parking lot while at work. Noticed the crack immediately upon leaving work. The crack stems near passenger side bottom of windshield near wiper and goes toward center middle of windshield.

I got into my car one morning and the wind shield was cracked at the mid/lower bottom. Glass shards were present in 1 location and over time the crack spread and another location w/ chips/shards was present.

Parked the vehicle in the garage for the night and when I woke up the following day I saw a crack across the middle of windshield. Crack looked like it started on the driver's side and continued to the middle of the windshield.

While driving on expressway at 70 MPH the passenger side windshield cracked about 5 inches from the side of the glass. When stationary the crack continued to expand.

Windshield cracked for no reason. The car only has 300 miles on it. The car was parked in my driveway.

While parked in a stationary position in a private parking lot for approximately 12 hours overnight, the windshield cracked in an "s" shape from the left edge all the way to just a few inches short of the center.

Windshield cracked with no visible projectiles. Crack continued to grow after initial crack with us fearing the windshield was about to cave in on us.

Parked vehicle, windshield started cracking for no reason, checked security cameras, nothing explains it.

Windshield spontaneously cracked.

The windshield on our 2020 subaru outback developed a crack with no signs of a child or any reason for the crack to have developed.

Driving on interstate at highways speeds, small pebble (most likely) struck windshield, could not see the pebble, was not very loud. Seemed insignificant but when I arrived at my destination 10 minutes later cracks had started emanating from the spot where the pebble struck. I've never seen a windshield break so easily, stuff gets kicked up all the time on this interstate.

Windshield cracked way too easily.

New 2020 outback, touring with less than 400 miles..windshield cracked while driving. No other vehicles in area.

A small rock hit the windshield while driving on a highway, and the next morning a massive crack appeared.

There is a crack in the windshield that basically appeared over night. It wasn't there when we parked it in the garage in the evening and then I noticed it the next day when I got out. It starts from the edge of the glass and there are even shards of glass coming out in one spot.

The morning of april 28 I noticed a crack developing on the windshield of my 2020 subaru outback. It started on the passenger's side below the wiper and is heading upward. The previous evening, I heard a small rock hit the windshield while driving on the highway, however there was no crack evident at the time.

Car hasn't been driven in weeks and has been safely stored on my property. Got the car out to wash it and I noticed a chip developed in the windshield. Not only that, but an incredibly unusual swirl developed in the glass that cannot be cleaned from inside or out.

We have a 2020 outback and a crack appeared starting from the driver side lower corner and began moving up and out into line of sight. I found the crack when I pulled out of the garage.

Vehicle has under 12k miles and this is the 3rd windshield that has spontaneously has cracked

I got in my car one morning and noticed a crack on the passenger side of the windshield. The crack was on the outside of the vehicle and originated from the very bottom of the glass. It has been a week or so, and the crack continues to grow everyday.

A large crack formed on the driver side at eye level. I've never seen a windshield break so suddenly and abruptly while driving. It distracted me for about 10 seconds as I was watching the crack get larger.

Front windshield has multiple pits on it after only a few hundred miles of owning the vehicle. There have been no rocks hitting it. The vehicle is garage kept and barely driven.

Windshield cracked at less than 1800 miles while travelling down highway. At less than 3,000 miles, another crack had developed. Both cracks started on the bottom right (passenger side) of the windshield and are travelling up and to the left of the windshield in front of the driver's line of sight.

New vehicle parked in driveway overnight. Found late crack in the windshield in the morning. No know chips or impacts.

2020 outback with under 6,000 miles and windshield crack from the upper right passenger side into the main view are

Within a week of purchasing my 2020 subaru outback a crack appeared across the windshield, for no apparent reason. It stretches from one side half way across the windshield, right in the field of view. It appeared overnight, while car was sitting in my garage.

In the morning we discovered a 10-inch long crack in our windshield. The vehicle had been parked in our garage over 10 hours. We filed an insurance claim presuming a rock had hit the windshield but neither driver recalled such an occurrence.

I bought car home on jan 2. On jan 4th I woke up and discovered the windshield had cracked over night for no reason that we could find. The car had been parked all night in a drive way and no other damage or anything was apparent.

Parked in driveway. Windshield spontaneously cracked. No rock hits or chips.

The windshield just cracked when it was parked in an open parking lot.

The windshield developed a crack sitting in the garage after returning from a 10 mile drive. Two hours after having parked the car without any visible damage, a 10 inch crack was visible originating from the upper left corner. The crack has grown to about 24 inches over the next day.

The windshield cracked just a few hours after applying crystal fusion to protect the windshield. It started raining after it was applied. We went to dinner, and when we came back to the parked vehicle, there was an approximate 6" crack, on the left, driver's side, from the edge of the windshield.

Windshield chipped very easily

Four weeks after purchasing the new vehicle, I noticed a small crack appeared in the bottom of the windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle. It continued to crack for about 6 more inches. I have now ordered a new windshield to replace the broken one.

While driving down the highway, my windshield spontaneously cracked from the top of the windshield down past the rear view mirror. I was hit by no rocks or any debris.

I purchased a 2020 subaru outback one week ago (jan 30, 2020) today I have 700 miles and after hearing of charges against subaru for producing defective windshields I inspected mine and I noticed a 2' long windshield crack on lower drivers side. I'm concerned that it may spread later to impede my vision, but wanted to go on record that this defect exists.

Car has ~1000 miles. The windshield spontaneously cracked on the passenger side. No chips or impact.

The windshield spontaneously cracked for no reason. When returning home, noticed a 15 inch crack rising from the lower passenger-side edge of the windshield, rising under the wipers and towards the center of the windshield. The car had previously been parked outdoors under overcast skies (not hot), and there was no impact to the windshield while driving.

Windshield cracked on passenger side from beneath the wiper blade up about 12-15 inches. Very small chip about 2 inches from the bottom of the windshield along the crack. Do not remember being hit by debris.

The car was parked on 12/28.2019 in perfect condition as new. Upon entering the vehicle at 11:50am on 12/29/2019 it was obvious that the windshield had cracked overnight.

2 separate incident windshield cracks within 3 weeks of new purchase

Windshield cracked spontaneously while in garage overnight.