What 488 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Subaru Forester Wilderness

A CRACK STARTED IN THE LOWER PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HAS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING VIEW. I NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VICKSBURG, MS. IT WAS UNDER A LEASE AND THEN I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH OF 2021.

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WINDSHIELD HAS TWO CRACKS ON OPPOSITE SIDES EXTENDING FROM BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD UPWARDS. ONE APPEARS TO BE IMPACT-RELATED. THE OTHER DOES NOT. CRACKS ARE EXTENDING TOWARD THE LOCATION OF THE SUBARU EYESIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM CAMERAS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A CRACK TO THE LOWER WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE SUBARU CATONSVILLE (6624 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE SUITE A, BALTIMORE, MD 21228, (844) 224-1954) WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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HAVE HAD MY 2018 SUBARU FORESTER FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS NOW AND IT HAS APPROX. 29855 MILES. BEFORE THE CRACK APPEARED I HAD NO DAMAGE TO MY WINDSHIELD. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A A SLIGHT POP ALMOST LIKE A BOTTLE DENT POPPING OUT BECAUSE OF CARBONATION AT THE TIME THEIR WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING IN MY VICINITY, SHORTLY AFTER HEARING THE NOISE MY PASSENGER NOTICED THE CRACK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A HORIZONTAL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACK AND SAW A SPIDER WEB CRACK HAD FORMED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACKS OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISION TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500.

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A CRACK APPEAR ON MY SUBARU FORESTER 2018 WINDSHIELD IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY A ROCK IT JUST APPEAR

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THE WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK STEMMING FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) GOING ACROSS TO THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) AND THERE ISN'T ANY SIGNS OF IT BEING CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. IT JUST APPEARED AS I WAS GETTING HOME.

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I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED IN MY FIELD OF VIEW, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. ONCE STOPPED, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A TINY CHIP NEAR THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD, NEAR THE HEATING ELEMENT BENEATH THE WIPERS, SO SMALL THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF ANYTHING EVER HITTING IT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING SO SMALL SHOULD NOT HAVE COMPROMISED THE WINDSHIELD IN SUCH A MAJOR WAY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE.

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FOUND A 10" CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AFTER PARKING IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT. IT RUNS HORIZONTAL FROM ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EDGE TOWARD THE CENTER. IT HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT.

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MY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED EASILY IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. IN THE LITTLE OVER A YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS CRACKED SOONER AND MORE OFTEN THAN MY TWO PRIOR VEHICLES. THE EASE OF WHICH MY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED IS CONCERNING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER DUE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD BEING SO EASILY IMPAIRED.

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CRACKED WINDSHIELD FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

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DROVE TO DINER PARKED CAR WHEN WE RETURNED THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED NO APPARENT DAMAGE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE

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A CRACK APPEARED RANDOMLY IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD.

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VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED, ENGINE WAS OFF, NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR. CRACK SPONTANEOUSLY APPEARED FROM BASE OF WINDSHIELD UP ABOUT 5 INCHES. THERE WAS NO CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO ROCK CHIP ON THE WAY UP. I LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE CRACK AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK CHIP, NO DIVOT ANYWHERE ALONG THE CRACK, NONE WHATSOEVER. WHEN I RETURNED, A CRACK HAD SPONTANEOUSLY APPEARED. THE SERVICE DEPT AT EASTSIDE SUBARU IN KIRKLAND, WA, SAID TO CALL MY INSURANCE AND THAT IT'S NOT COVERED THOUGH THE CAR HAS BASIC WARRANTY AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.

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WINDSHIELD GOT CRACKED WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE REASON WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE, AND CRACK GRADUALLY WENT ALL ACROSS THE WINDOW. THAT MADE DRIVING NOT SAFE. WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND DID COST A BIT OVER $1500 INCLUDING EYESIGHT RECALIBRATION. ALL PAPERWORK FOR REPAIR/CALIBRATION IS AVAILABLE.

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WHILE DRIVING GLASS CHIPS APPEARED, UNEXPECTEDLY, ON THREE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED ON THE LOWER PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED. THE FRACTURE EXPANDED TOWARDS THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED A DEALER NOR A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE FROM A NEWS SOURCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,159.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE PRESENT ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CRACKS OCCURRED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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I ENCOUNTERED A CHIP IN MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WITH CRACKING GOING UP AND DOWN VERTICALLY. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO STATED THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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ENCOUNTERING 2 ISSUES: WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAUSED UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR ON FRONT TIRES

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ENCOUNTERING 2 ISSUES: WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAUSED UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR ON FRONT TIRES

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WINDSHIELD CHIP REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY AT APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES. CRACKED ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD.

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I WAS SCRAPING ICE OFF THE WINDSHIELD WITH A PLASTIC/TYPICAL ICE SCRAPER AND IT SHATTERED AT THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHICH THEN CAUSED A 5" CRACK WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO LENGTHEN. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME.

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AN ACORN FALLING OUT OF A TREE OUT A 14' CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD WHILE PARKED THAT I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE

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