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While driving on interstate highway, windshield starred then cracked across most of windshield width quickly. No other vehicles were near and there was no debris in roadway. This occurred several months ago; windshield has long since been replaced.
I have a 2018 Subaru Outback (less than 2 years old). Driving on the highway and heard a glass crack. Then I noticed that there was a large window crack starting from the bottom of the windshield (driver side windshield wiper) and curving upwards towards the center. Pulled over to check, and there was no signs of obvious rocks hitting the windshield where the crack appeared. I recall driving in the morning and as the weather warmed up the window crack occurred. Not sure if temperature may have caused this, but in any case the windshield should not be cracking on its own without obvious signs of impact by objects. I believe this to be a defective windshield issue.
I was driving on a 2 lane hwy going about 50mph when I spotted a small star crack in the bottom, middle of my windshield. The crack has continued to grow, mostly horizontal over the next 2 weeks. The weather was mild, about 55 degrees and there was no one driving in front of me.
On returning to parked car mid-day on 2/2/2020 (a mild winter day, parked in shade at ski resort), I saw a T shaped crack on lower part of windshield just on passenger side of center. There was no chip or dent or crack in the central windshield when I parked the car. I didn't see or hear an impact to the windshield on the drive that morning. Over the course of the next 10 days, this has grown, extending to the bottom of the windshield and across about half the width of the windshield.
- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Windshield cracks easily and quickly. Affects safety/camera and sensors. A small chip appeared on the windshield, under cold temperatures in Kansas 2020 January, chip grew a crack extending from driver to passenger side
We have 2 cracks that continue to grow on our windshield. We have never had a windshield crack in this way in over 50 years of driving. The cracks grow overnight in the garage!!
Windshield spontaneously cracked overnight while parked in a garage. 12" crack appeared on driver's side. This is the second windshield that has cracked within 2 years and less than 27K miles.
Small rock (maybe?) hit windshield and it immediately cracked. Was driving back from memphis, tn to little rock, ar christmas evening on I-40. This is now the second time this has happened in 1.5 years of owning this vehicle.
Like other late model Subaru Outback owners, a spontaneous crack developed in the windshield. This crack appeared at approximately noon on Saturday, December 29th, 2019 in the parking lot of a restaurant. I have an appointment to assess the problem tomorrow at the Subaru dealer from whom I purchased the vehicle. The initial indication is that the crack may not be covered by the warranty. I am filing this complaint to document the issue and perhaps to recover the cost of this repair, if incurred, from Subaru.
I found a crack in the upper right hand corner of my windshield (Subaru Outback 2018). The vehicle was stationary at the time. There was no cause for the crack (hail storm, rock/gravel hitting car). At this time, the crack has spread and the Subaru eyesight program (sensor program) does not work.
While driving on the freeway a rock of piece of gravel hit the passenger side front windshield approximately 1/8" from the top edge of the glass immediately resulting in a crack which within hours spread across the windshield.
A small rock or piece of gravel hit the driver's side windshield approximately 3" from the top edge while driving on the freeway. Almost immediately a 12" long crack developed and has continued to spread. This is the second time this has happened in 16 months.
Sudden cracking of the windshield. No rocks or pebbles hit the windshield. In the morning I entered my vehicle (that was stationary all night) and noticed a 2 inch crack that didn't exist the day before. By afternoon, the crack grew to almost half the windshield and we needed to replace it. Glass claim was placed via geico who replaced the windshield.
In August 2019 driving at about 40mph on a samll country road a very small piece of gravel stuck windshield and within 20 minutes it expanded to a crack over 18 inches long. Just five months later on December 22 driving at about 65mph on interstate 5 another small stone struck wind shield and within 30 minutes a crack formed almost 14 inches. Both windshields were Subaru oem parts.
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- Harshaw, WI, USA