10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,760 miles

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2017 Subaru Outback Owner Comments (Page 7 of 10)

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problem #80

Aug 272019

Outback

  • 28,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Was driving down the road and a crack appeared in the windshield. The crack quickly grew to cover a large portion of the driver's field of view.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #79

Mar 062020

Outback

  • 83,210 miles
My front windshield cracked for no reason. The vehicle was parked in my garage

- Santa Fe, NM, USA

problem #78

Mar 082020

Outback

  • 40,000 miles
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.

- Antelope, CA, USA

problem #77

Mar 012020

Outback

  • 60,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Everett, WA, USA

problem #76

Mar 032020

Outback

  • 59,680 miles
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.

- Island Heights, NJ, USA

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problem #75

Mar 022020

Outback

  • 66,360 miles
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.

- Truckee, CA, USA

problem #74

May 202019

Outback

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #73

Apr 262018

Outback

  • 6,500 miles
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.

- Oroville, CA, USA

problem #72

Jan 062020

Outback

  • 20,101 miles
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.

- Johnston, RI, USA

problem #71

Feb 232018

Outback

  • 23,000 miles
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.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #70

Dec 172019

Outback

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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.

- Lakewood, CO, USA

problem #69

Sep 152017

Outback

  • miles
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.

- Middleton, WI, USA

problem #68

Jan 162018

Outback

  • 20,022 miles
I had to replace the windshield after discovering a crack. The vehicle was parked in our car port and was crack free when last driven the day before.

- Darien, GA, USA

problem #67

Feb 172020

Outback

  • miles
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.

- Montebello, CA, USA

problem #66

Jan 242020

Outback

  • 70,000 miles
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

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #65

Jan 012018

Outback

  • 20,000 miles
Cracked windshield replaced, wipers have not worked as well after

- Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA

problem #64

Apr 152019

Outback

  • 22,000 miles
Crack in windshield on drivers side, under the wiper bade area. Appears to originate in the 'frit' area of the windshield. Occurred around April, 2019.

- Greensboro, NC, USA

problem #63

Feb 202020

Outback

  • 40,000 miles
Two episodes of spontaneous chipping/cracking. First chip happened in the lower right corner when parked in parking lot. This happened before the first 3 month check-up. We choose not to replace it as there was no evidence of spidering and it did not affect driver vision. Second crack happened today, while parked in a garage, at around 40K miles. This is a large crack that is arising from the medial bottom aspect of the windshield.

- Redwood City, CA, USA

problem #62

Jan 192020

Outback

  • 48,000 miles
I bought my Subaru Outback new from the dealer in June of 2017. Since then I have had to replace the windshield three times. The first crack, in 2017 was the result of a black walnut falling from a tree in which the car was parked under. The crack went from the driver's side all the way across the windshield. The second crack in 2018 was from gravel on a highway exit when the car was traveling at 35mph. The crack started at the top of the windshield and grew all the way down and across the driver's side in less than a day. The third crack happened in January 2020, the car was traveling at 65mph on rt 95 when the driver heard a pop and a crack appeared at the bottom of the windshield. The driver had not seen an object hit the glass nor heard anything greater than the small pop of the glass.

- Warren, NJ, USA

problem #61

Jan 102019

Outback

  • 40 miles
Windshield cracked and I'm not sure why. Started small; stretched completely across within two days. Driving it with the crack didn't feel safe. Hard to say if it was happening wile the car was moving or while it was parked since it happened slowly.

- Waverly, PA, USA

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