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 cracked while driving on interstate with no vehicle near me at the time, talked to dealer I bought it from new, they said no recalls for bad windshield so I was on my own to replace.
Had to replace windshield in my wife's 2017 Outback 2 times. Both times the same situation: Small pebble chips window and a long and eventually growing crack extends across window.
Vehicle was in motion on a highway when the driver heard the windshield crack. Driver never saw any item strike the windshield. Because eyesight sensors have to be recalibrated after a windshield replacement, this incident cost almost $1000 to repair.
Windshield has cracked three times in four years, requiring replacement each time. The first two times started with a small rock chip on the drivers side that spread across the windshield within a few days. The latest one cracked from drivers side roof downward with not apparent damage while the vehicle was sitting idle in the garage. In 35 years of driving, I have only replaced a few windshields due to cracks caused by large stones hitting the windshield on the highway. I view the cracking windshield on the Subaru as very unusual.
Front windshield cracked without impact from road debris. Car was traveling at 55 mph on a rural road. Windshield was replaced on 9/16/20 by safelite auto. American family insurance provided partial coverage.
My vehicle developed a crack that has transversed the entirety of the windshield, necessitating its replacement. The crack began on the lower left (driver's) side and moved across to the right (passenger's) side before curving back and upward toward the location of the rearview mirror. This has obscured the eye sight cameras and impaired the safety mechanisms in the vehicle. The vehicle was parked when the crack began with no precipitating damage observed to the windshield. The crack continued to grow over the course of several days. ~`````````````
I was driving down the highway that wasn't very busy (around 12:30 pm) and all of a sudden I hear a slight crack noise. I look around and I see a crack appeared on the passenger side of my windshield. While driving, it was growing longer. I don't understand how or where it came from but I am scared that it is going to get larger as the day and week continues. No debris nor large dump truck was near me. This crack happened too easily and has me questionable about my windsheild. I don't understand how something so little is turning into something so large and can potentially become dangerous.
While driving on the highway a pebble hit the windshield months before September. There was a chip but no cracks, come September the windshield cracked from the spot where the pebble hit. Pictures are shown below. The vehicle at the time was only 4-5 months old and in September 8 months old when the cracking started. I had the windshield changed through my insurance and satellite. The windshield has had pebbles hit it while I have been driving and there have been no cracks or chips.
As I was driving on a 2 lane road a tiny peddle off a vehicle in front of me hit the windshield creating a very subtle crack. The next morning there was a huge crack along the entire windshield affecting driver visibility. I currently don't have pictures because it has already been replaced by the Subaru dealer. The total cost was over $1,000 to replace. I was not aware of this vehicle complaint website at the time.
In late 2019 I started having issues with my windshield. I wash my car 2X a week and park inside a garage every night. I started seeing light cracks forming on the windshield out of the blue. Fast forword to 2020 I now have multiple feint cracks and I am afraid to drive with the fear it will crack more.
Windshield cracked. It's unknown whether it was due to road traffic as we didn't notice it rigtht away. The original crack started below the dashboard eyesite.
I bought this vehicle new. I am on the 4th windshield now. Cracks show up below the wiper and spread straight up and down then across the windshield. Any litle ding causes a complete loss of the windshield. I have never owned a car that had this problem...
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- Malvern, PA, USA