2017 Subaru Forester VISIBILITY/WIPER

the car driven to work from 6:05 to 6:25am and parked in a parking lot. when my wife went out to eat lunch around noon, she noticed a crack running from the mirror to the bottom center of the windshield. upon further inspection we noticed the damage could be felt from the inside of the car, and was NOT caused by any stone chips or other damages from the outside of the car.

The air system has gone out in the car completely, you can hear it run or try to and then kick off, i have checked and it has not been recalled. there were no accidents prior to the air system giving out. it started around the june 2024, but it didn’t affect vision at that time. it started affecting vision as winter approached (nov 2024). My vision is now completely affected as the weather is hitting temps as low as 10° and the heating system doesn’t work at all. all the defoggers/defrosters nor actual vents. it has been out for a bit, but now it is becoming dangerous as my vision is highly affected, i even bought a heater for in the car and my vision is still affected. i haven’t gotten it looked at as it’s not something im sure is affordable, so it’s a work in progress, but this isn’t the only time i have hear of this same brand car’s defroster/defogger has gave up. my vision is almost completely affected at times due to this.

Right side of windshield had a small crack. Illinois law can’t drive with a cracked windshield. Called Subaru they don’t fix windshield problems. Appointment at Safelite on 1/23/24 crack had gotten bigger they cannot repair now have to replace windshield. Appointment on 1/25/24 to replace windshield. No prior incident that would have led to this situation. Never owned a car where the windshield needed to be replaced.

Windshield cracked without reason, and happened while vehicle was not being driven. Within the span on one day, the crack doubled in size, in my line of vision. There are other chips in the windshield that have occured, and I have filled them quickly as to not do damage like this. However, this crack occurred seemingly overnight, without time to schedule a repair at all.

I was at an event for about 3 hours and was parked next to a trailer. When I started driving there was a crack in the lower right hand of my windshield. The event was private and the trailer was not used. I am unsure where this crack came from and am very confused.

The front windshield spontaneously cracked, beginning from the bottom of the windshield at the de-icer on the passenger side and propagated up and across the windshield toward the driver's side. No evidence of a strike or outside damage which caused the crack is evident. The obstruction to my view is hazardous on the roadway as the crack continues to spread. This issue has been well documented in Subaru vehicles, and was the subject of a class-action lawsuit in 2017 regarding 2016 model year Subaru Impreza's and Outback's.

The windshield has failed without the vehicle suffering any collisions. The failure has led to the epoxy attaching the rear view mirror to detach with the glass from the windshield. Not only does the rear view mirror now hang from the electrical wire, the epoxy was able to remove a chunk of the glass. This has led to a significant safety issue as I’m unable to use my rear view mirror to no fault of my own. It is available for inspection. No dealer or further inspection with my insurance company has occurred.

The rearview mirror detached from the windshield due to heat. When this happened, the metal button removed a chunk of glass from the windshield, so the surface is not able to be cleaned to reaffix the button that holds the mirror. The rearview mirror is currently dangling by the electrical cord. Note that nothing was hanging from the rearview mirror prior to this incident, so additional weight is not a factor in the incident.

The lower part of the windshield has cracked and I have no incident that occurred to cause it to crack. If a piece of gravel caused it, it was so small to not even be noticed by me. I have never had a windshield crack so easily in all my years of driving.

The windshield cracked without anything happening. It started at the bottom and moved it's way up.

Windshield cracked while being parked on driveway over the week. Car has not been driven for a week and has not been hit by anything prior, normal outdoor temperature 50-85F.

Windshield fractured from the right wiper heater embedded into the windshield while the car was parked. The incident happened on 2/28/2022. The car is scheduled for a windshield replacement as it should not be driven.

MY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. IT IS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER AND THERE ARE NOW 2 CRACKS IN THE THIRD AND CURRENT WINDSHIELD.THE WINDSHIELDS THEY ARE USING ARE UNSAFE AND COST ROUGHLY $1300 TO REPLACE DUE TO THE EYE SIGHT SYSTEM. SUBARU IS INSTALLING THESE UNSAFE WINDSHIELDS KNOWINGLY AND COLLECTING MASSIVE PROFITS FROM ALL THE REPLACEMENTS.

Without any cause I found a crack on my windshield on 6/5/ 2021 . On the passenger side Starting at the base . A very clean long crack without any apparent impact . When My i parked my car in my parking on Friday 6/4 after work there was no crack on the windshield , when I got in my car on Saturday 6/5 morning I saw the crack about 12 “ long . On Monday 6/7 when I got in my car to go to work , the crack was already about 2’ in length.

WINDSHIELD PRONE TO LARGE CRACKS AFTER ANY SMALL CHIPS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 2 MONTHS. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN CRACKS WERE NOTICED.

Windshield cracked for no good reason and the crack extended to over 12 inches long in 2 weeks time.

Cracked windshield

While driving on the highway around 65mph, the windshield was struck by a small piece of debris, no larger than a nickel in diameter. This initially produced a small crack at the base of the windshield on the driver's side, which quickly lengthened to over 12 inches over the course of the day. Especially under bright sunlight, the crack produces a sharp glare which significantly reduces driver visibility. When running my finger along the crack, I cannot feel any crack. There is no chip in the glass. The crack is internal to the windshield. (See photo included with this incident submission.) This seems to be a defect in the windshield quality that other Subaru Forester owners have also reported.

I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD A SECOND TIME IN A 30-DAY PERIOD OF TIME. I HAD MY WINDSHIELD BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. AS SOON AS I GOT IT REPLACED, 3 DAYS PAST AND I WOKE UP ONE MORNING TO SEE THAT MY WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AGAIN. NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD EITHER TIME AND IT JUST SPORADICALLY CRACKED. I'M DREADING HAVING TO PAY FOR THE THIRD REPLACEMENT.

I PURCHASED MY 2017 SUBARU FORESTER IN JULY 2017, SO I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS. ONE DAY RECENTLY I GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A MASSIVE STRESS CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF MY HOME AND I HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN ANY CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK IS AROUND 12 INCHES IN LENGTH, MAYBE LONGER. IT STARTS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND EXTENDS MOSTLY HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. I RAN MY FINGER END TO END ACROSS THE CRACK BOTH OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND I COULD NOT FEEL THE CRACK. WHICH MEANS THE CRACK IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH MAKES ME THINK IT IS A STRESS CRACK. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS SUBARU VEHICLES OF VARIOUS MAKES, MODELS, AND YEARS. MY 2017 SUBARU FORESTER IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF VEHICLES THAT IS AFFECTED. SUBARU HAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE THIS ISSUE OF SUBARU WINDSHIELDS CRACKING IS SO COMMON. HERE IS A NEWS ARTICLE WITH MORE INFORMATION: HTTPS://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/1084/SUBARU-CRACKED-WINDSHIELD-LAWSUIT-UPDATE-WARRANTY-CLAIMS-ARE-DISMISSED

MYSELF, WIFE,AND SON WERE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 99 WHEN WE HEARD A POPPING SOUND FOR NO APPARENT REASON WE WERE STARTLED, THERE WAS NO CAR OR TRUCK IN FRONT OF US SO I KNOW IT WASN'T A ROCK,I THEN NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD, THEN WITHIN SECONDS OF NOTICING MY WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK RIGHT INFRONT OF US AND CONTINUED TILL WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION. WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE HOW FAST IT CONTINUED TO CRACK FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

AFTER OWNING MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED SUBARU FORESTER FOR 3 MONTHS I WOKE UP TO A LARGE SPIDER CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT MY APARTMENT COMPLEX IN A PATROLLED LOT. IT WENT DOWNWARD ABOUT 8 INCHES IN LENGTH. NO ROCKS WERE HEARD OR VISUALLY OBSERVED TO IMPACT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SOURCE OF THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GLASS WHERE IT IS SEALED AT THE VERY TOP. THIS CRACK WAS NOT ABLE TO BE FELT WITH A FINGERNAIL WHICH IS HOW IT IS KNOWN TO BE UNDER THE GLASS.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD ON A WELL-MAINTAINED HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS MY CAR HAS BEEN HIT WITH SEVERAL ROCKS THAT HAVE BEEN FLUNG FROM TRUCK WHEELS INTO MY LANE. MY CAR'S WINDSHIELD CHIPPED AND CRACKED IN AN UNUSUALLY EASY AND VIOLENT MANNER. ONE OF THE CRACKS SPECIFICALLY SEEMS LIKE A HAZARD TO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE GLASS, AS IT IS EASILY SPREADING WITH ANY PRESSURE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 6 MONTHS, AND I HAVE 7 (POSSIBLY MORE) VISIBLE ROCK CHIPS AND CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD. MY PRIOR SUBARU WAS AN OLDER (2001) MODEL AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED A VISIBLE ROCK CHIP IN 8 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF 8HRS WHILE I WAS AT WORK. THE CRACK STARTS FROM THE BOTTOM AND EXTENDS VERTICALLY AND THEN MOVES HORIZONTALLY. I BELIEVE IT TO BE INTERNAL AS IT HAS NO EXTERIOR MARKS OR CHIPS FROM THE OUTSIDE. I ALSO HAVENT HAD ANY DEBRIS HIT MY VEHICLE DURING THE LAST TIMES I HAVE COMMUTED TO WORK.

THERE IS A CHIP/DENT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE WINDSHIELD OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED FROM REGULAR USE AND THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS INFERIOR/DEFECTIVE.