This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Windshield crack in the middle of the day while driving to work on a local streets street. It's the bay area in cali, so the weather was around 60 F. there were no sign or chipped or anything.
In motion on a highway, windshield cracked. Crack could not be repaired and required replacement of windshield. Replacement cost was in the amount of auto insurance deductible of $500.
On Feb, 22, 2018 while driving South on I35 from norman to purcell, Oklahoma the front windshield of our 2017 Subaru Outback shattered completely. The glass remained in the frame of the car but was fractured into innumerable pieces. The traffic ahead of us was greater than 100 yards and I witnessed no debris airborne before the glass failed. When we arrived at our destination several people inspected the windshield yet none of us could determine a point of impact, either by the direction of the fractures or by an indent in the glass.
My windshield developed a crack starting from the bottom center, right where the windhield heating element is. The vehicle was in motion but nothing hit the windshield, I just heard a pop and saw the crack appear and in a matter of minutes it was half way up. Ended up replacing the windshield with an aftermarket one after Subaru of America said they won't cover it.
Windshield cracked and spread at multiple points during moderate temperature fluctuation. Cracked continued to spread over the course of a week. The vehicle was parked at the time the cracks formed and was parked when they speak. Ambient temperature inside the vehicle was 75 degrees F while driving and approx 40-55 F outside.
While driving on residential road with and not hit by any debris or stones -, windshield cracked starting from lower edge section and then across windshield on passenger side.
Parked the car with no crack in the windshield. Warmed up the car in the morning and found a crack when leaving for work. Vehicle was parked when it happened. Crack is located right above the wiper blade and spans in three directions right where the wiper deicer is located. Because of where it is located it could not have been caused by normal driving such as a rock or debris. I believe this to be a defect in the windshield.
The contact owns a 2017 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that after stopping the vehicle it was discovered that the front windshield was cracked at the base of the windshield near the middle. The vehicle was taken to the chico Subaru (2522 cohasset rd. Chico, ca) who replaced the windshield however, sometime thereafter the replacement windshield also sustained a similar crask. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 6,500.
Ironically on the same day that I had the vehicle inspected per Rhode Island inspection laws, I parked the car in my driveway after the inspection. I came out a while later to find that the windshield was cracked. When I first observed it, the crack was about 6 inches long. It has now exceed 2 feet in length. I was baffled as to how the windshield cracked but then I subsequently read about how there were lawsuits being filed against Subaru because there were numerous others whose windshield were cracking for no reason.
I parked my car in my apartment's parking garage overnight. When I went out to my vehicle in the morning there was a large crack in the windshield approximately 24". there were no cracks or chips in the windshield prior to the windshield failing, nor did any object strike the windshield when it was parked.
My windshield started cracking for no apparent reason. I noticed it after getting ready to travel home after work. My car was parked in a covered garage.
I purchased new 2017 Subaru Outback on August 2017. However, the windshield was cracked without any reason after two weeks. I found it in the morning. I called to local dealer, but they said that I need to pay over $800 to replace the windshield. To save money, I replaced the windshield on safelife autoglass. I paid around $500, but my eyesight was not adjusted.
Stress crack on windshield for no apparent reason. Driving on highway, noticed that the windshield started to crack from the bottom center to middle. There is no chip mark from road debris. Just started to crack. No cars in front of me.
The windshield has cracked in the bottom right corner and has traveled more than 15 inches towards the middle of the windshield. The cause of the crack is unknown
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- Eagle, CO, USA