30 complaints reported

2019 Subaru Ascent UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
30
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2019

REAR TAILGATE WON'T OPEN WHEN BUTTON PRESSED MAYBE HALF THE TIME. IT HAS CLOSED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK WHILE GROCERIES WERE BEING LOADED AND HIT TWO PEOPLE IN THE HEAD. SUBARU DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CONTROLLING MODULE BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR A YEAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 SUBARU ASCENT, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2019
Sep 2019

MY WINDSHIELD AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW ARE BOTH CRACKED ON MY ASCENT. THEY BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE 2ND CRACK AND WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT ON OUR ASCENT. THE 1ST REPLACEMENT WAS IN JANUARY 2019, JUST SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 SUBARU ASCENT, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: May 2019
Jul 2019

SUSPECTED IMPACT FROM A SMALL PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL CHIP ON THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WITHIN THE TOP 1/2" OF THE GLASS. AFFORDED NO TIME TO SCHEDULE A FIX WITH A GLASS COMPANY. WITHIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, CRACK SPREAD TO THE EDGE AND FROM UPPER RIGHT CORNER DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD (OVER 2 FOOT LONG) CRACK. THE CRACK APPEARS TO BE ONLY ON THE SURFACE OF THE GLASS. WITH PRIOR VEHICLES, A SMALL CHIP DID NOT RESULT IN A QUICK TO DEVELOP CRACK. CONCERNED ABOUT QUALITY AND DURABILITY OF SUBARU GLASS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 SUBARU ASCENT, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2019
Jul 2019

WE ARE HEARING A THUMPING OR KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL AREA. WE NOTICE THIS NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON A ROUGH ROAD WHILE DRIVING, TURNING, OR BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED OUR CAR FROM CHECKED ALL RUNNING GEAR PARTS UNDER THE CAR, AND STEERING COMPONENTS, TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY VISIBLE PROBLEMS. AFTER A TEST DRIVE BY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE, THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE, BUT WE'RE UNABLE TO FIND ITS SOURCE. WE ARE WONDERING IF ANY OTHER OWNERS OF A 2019 ASCENT HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 SUBARU ASCENT, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2019
Apr 2019

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM A SMALL ROCK WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 SUBARU ASCENT, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2019

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Quick Summary

The 2019 Subaru Ascent has 30 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.