2015 Subaru Legacy VISIBILITY/WIPER

ON JULY 13, 2015, IN THE MORNING I SAW A CRACK THAT HADN'T BEEN ON MY WINDSHIELD THERE THE DAY BEFORE HAD STARTED LOW IN THE PASSENGER SIDE, NEAR THE CORNER OF MY 9- MONTH OLD 2015 LEGACY. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IT GREW INCHES A DAY, STRAIGHT UP AND ANOTHER CRACK TOWARDS THE DRIVING SIDE. NO OBVIOUS CAUSE - NO ROCK HIT NOR "STAR" TO START IT. THE DEALER IN SAID WINDSHIELDS ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND WANT $839 FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION. I STILL HAVEN'T HAD IT REPLACED, WAITING TO SEE IF SUBARU IS GOING TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY, SINCE THE INTERNET IS FILLING UP WITH SIMILAR ACCOUNTS.

OUT OF NOWHERE THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK - STARTED ON THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGERSIDE ABOUT 8-10 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM - AT THIS POINT IT HAS SPREAD PAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD LEAVING A HORIZONTAL CRACH THAT PRETTY MUCH SPLIT MY WINDSHIELD IN HAVE - THE WINSHIELD IS CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER WITH NO ETA AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE. THREE LARGE CRACKS ONE OF WHICH IS NOW ALMOST ALL THE WAY OVER IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THERE WAS A CHIP WHERE THE CRACK STARTED. THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT THE WINDSHIELDS ARE ON BACK ORDER WITH NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL BE TO GET A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD CARS WITH ROCK CHIPS BEFORE AND USUALLY GET THEM FILLED, BUT THIS WINDSHIELD CRACKED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP. I THINK IT IS OBVIOUS THAT SUBARU HAS A PROBLEM WITH POOR QUALITY WINDSHIELDS IF THEY CANNOT MAKE THEM FAST ENOUGH TO REPLACE ALL THE DAMAGED ONES. THE CAR DOES HAVE THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO AFTERMARKET WINDSHIELD AVAILABLE.

CRACK IN WINDSHIELD APPEARED WITHOUT KNOWN CAUSE. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEW SUBARU LEGACY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME EXPERIENCE. THE GLASS IS ON BACKORDER SO REPAIRS MAY BE SEVERAL WEEKS OUT. SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED MORE THAN ONE CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON THE SAME NEW VEHICLE.

SUDDEN LOUD CRACKING SOUND WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. NOW THERE IS A 3 FOOT WINDING CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING STRIKING THE GLASS. REPLACEMENT NOT AVAILABLE FOR 6 WEEKS. DEALER ADVISES 500 WINDSHIELDS ON BACKORDER FOR 2015 LEGACY.