What 279 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Subaru Crosstrek

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW SUBARU CROSSTREX FROM THE DEALER ON MAY 28TH, AND IT ARRIVED WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 9TH, NEVER TRAVELLED ON A HIGHWAY AND ONLY DRIVEN ON VILLAGE STREETS SURROUNDING MY HOME, IT ENCOUNTERED A CHIP/SMALL CRACK. THIS WAS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I AM NOTING THAT EACH BRAND NEW SUBARU VEHICLE PURCHASED HAS HAD A CHIP/CRACK WITHIN WEEKS TO MONTHS OF PURCHASE. PRIOR TO THESE TWO VEHICLES, I HAD PURCHASED A SUBARU SEDAN, BRAND NEW FROM THE FACTORY, AND IN THE 10 YEARS I OWNED IT, WITH 100K MILES, IT NEVER HAD ONE CHIP NOR CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD BETWEEN THE YEARS 2006 TO 2016.

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THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

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AFTER A FEW WEEKS AND ~400 MILES ON MY CAR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOMETHING SMALL HIT MY WINDSHIELD. NOTHING SHOWED UNTIL A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN A CRACK ABOUT 2 FEET LONG SHOWED. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE ODD THAT SOMETHING SO SMALL COULD HAVE CREATED SUCH A LARGE CRACK. THEN I READ AN ARTICLE ONLINE AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO SHARE MY INFO IN CASE IT SUPPORTS A TREND. I ASKED SUBARU WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $2500 TO FIX WHICH I FOUND ABSURD.

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DRIVING MY 2019 SUBARU, CROSSTREK IN THE #1 LANE WESTBOUND ON THE 118 FREEWAY UTILIZING MY EYESIGHT DRIVERS ASSIST AND CRUISE SET AT 65 MPH, INTO MY OFFICE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 @ 5:30 AM. IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON. PRIOR TO PASSING THE TAMPA OFFRAMP, I THOUGHT I HEARD A "PING" ON MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE, I INSPECTED MY WINDSHIELD AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY DAMAGE. THE RAIN CONTINUED ALL DAY AND WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR @ 2:30 PM, I SAW THAT MY WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED HORIZONTALLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT 7" LONG, 6 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD IS MOUNTED. I CHECKED WITH SUBARU ABOUT THE GOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED TO SEE IF IT COVERED THE REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS INQUIRE IF MY REGULAR WARRANTY WOULD COVER REPLACEMENT SINCE I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR FOR EVEN 2 YEARS YET. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW SUBARU WINDSHIELD FOR ABOUT $950.00 PLUS THE RE-CALIBRATION CHARGES OF THE EYESIGHT CAMERAS ANOTHER $200.00. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A WINDSHIELD WOULD CRACK THAT EASILY AND NOT BE SUPPORTED BY SUBARU SINCE THE CAR IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS REGARDING A WINDSHIELD THAT SHOULD BE PROTECTING ME AND NOT CRACK BY A TINY LITTLE ROCK DETERMINED VERY SMALL SINCE THE SOUND WAS JUST A "PING"? PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS WINDSHIELD. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

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PREMATURE CRACKING OF THE WINDSHIELD IN THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-70MPH) ON I-80, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35F. OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THE CRACK LENGTHENED FROM ~2IN TO OVER 12IN.

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DRIVING ON ROAD WHEN WINDSHIELD HIT BY SMALL ROCK (HARDLY MADE A NOISE WHEN HIT) AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. PURCHASED CAR APRIL 2019 AND CRACK HAPPENED LATE JUNE, 2019. PREVIOUSLY HAD A FORRESTER AND AND SEVERAL ROCKS WHICH HIT WINDSHIELD VERY HARD WITH NO CRACKING. CONCLUDED WINDSHIELD WAS POOR QUALITY OR DEFECTIVE.

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WINDSHIELD CHIPPED AND CRACKED 3 MONTHS INTO OWNERSHIP. CRACK ACROSS ENTIRE UPPER WINDSHIELD OVERNIGHT.

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ENTERED MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS TO FIND A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAD BEEN STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN A SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS FOUND IN THAT STATE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED A VISIBILITY HAZARD WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK SUDDENLY BEGAN AT THE LOWER SECTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 40 INCHES ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WHITE BEAR SUBARU (3505 HWY 61 NORTH VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

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VEHICLE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. CRACK IS HORIZONTAL ACROSS ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I THINK THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. I AM ESTIMATING THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE, MPH, AND MILEAGE AS I DID NOT NOTE ANY OF THAT.

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MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO APPEARS TO LET IN MOISTURE, WIND, NOISE AND IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50+MPH. THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED ABOUT 18 INCHES ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE THAT EXTENDS TO THE DRIVER LOWER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD.

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APPEARS MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. THE CRACKED IS ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG, EXTENDING FROM THE PASSENGER LOWER SIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE DRIVER LOWER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO APPEARS TO BE DEFECTED AS IT GATHERS MOISTURE, HAS POOR ROAD/WIND NOISE BLOCKAGE CAPABILITIES AND CRACKS EASILY.

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DRIVING THROUGH KANSAS MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED, I THOUGHT DUE TO THE WIND, AND I HAD TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM FOR IT TO BE REPLACED, PAYING A $250 DEDUCTIBLE ON A $1022 BILL.

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I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF OF THE DEALER LOT. I WENT OUTSIDE ONE MORNING TO REPLACE THE PAPER TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE WITH THE PERMANENT LICENSE PLATE AND A CRACK SPANNING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN AN L SHAPE, UP THE MIDDLE, TO THE TOP OF THE WINSHIELD, APPROXIMATELY 45 INCHES LONG HAD APPEARED OVERNIGHT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OCCURING. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN ONE MONTH BRAND NEW.

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VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, NO WIND JUST COLD WEATHER. NOTICED A CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING BELOW WIPER. CAR WAS NOT HIT, NO DENTS OR ANY OTHER DEFECTS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ONLY 4MOS AGO AND HAS 3,300 MILES ON IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTRECK. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE CRACKED UNDERNEATH WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE CONTACT STATED THEIR WINDSHIELD CONTINUED TO CRACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB BAKER SUBARU, 5500 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 6,200.

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WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK OVERNIGHT IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE AREA. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 8K MILES.

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ON 1/18/2019, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WITH SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND THE NEXT CAR WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING HIT THE CAR AND SAW NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD AT THAT TIME. SEVERAL HOURS LATER A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD STARTING BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THERE WAS A SMALL PIT THERE, BUT THE LOCATION SEEMS UNLIKELY FOR A ROCK STRIKE AS IT APPEARS PROTECTED BY THE HOOD. THE PIT IS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF A HEATING ELEMENT AND THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A HEAT EXPANSION ISSUE GIVEN THE LOCATION AND THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED TO STOP THE CRACK FROM SPREADING, BUT THE DAMAGE CAN STILL BE SEEN. THE ATTACHED PHOTOS ARE BEFORE THE REPAIR.

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THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM CENTER WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT FROM A ROCK HITTING IT. CLEAN "LINE" 1 FOOT LONG. IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON MANY WEBSITES DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM

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UNKNOWN CRACK ON WINDSHIELD FROM WHAT SEEMS TO BE NOTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE ON MY DRIVEWAY.

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GAVE MY CAR A CAR WASH AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. I DIDN'T HIT THE CAR HARD WITH THE BRUSH OR ANYTHING. IT JUST APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE...

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I EXPERIENCED A SPONTANEOUS WINDSHIELD CRACK ON MY VEHICLE, IT STARTED IN THE UPPER DARKENED SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD.

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I WOKE UP ONE MORNING AND FOUND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. IT'S LITERALLY ABOVE THE DEFROSTER FOR THE GLASS WHEN ITS WINTER. IT SPREAD FOR NO REASON NOTHING WAS THROWN AND I WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT FOR THAT TO CRACK ON IT'S OWN BECAUSE IT WAS COLD. I LIVE IN QUEENS, NY AND WE HAVENT HAD ANY COLD COLD WINTERS YET FOR THAT TO HAVE HAPPENED ON IT OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I DISCOVERED THE CRACK. I CANT USE THE DEFOGGER BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THE WINDSHIELD CRACK EVEN MORE!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE CONTACT CALLED STATELINE SUBARU AT 508-676-3071 (LOCATED AT 1451 BRAYTON POINT RD, SOMERSET, MA 02725) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BY PHONE AND EMAIL, BUT NO ONE CALLED BACK. THE CONTACT CALLED AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. *LN

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CAME OUTSIDE 11/28/19 TO THE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FROM THE BASE OF IT UP 4 INCHES, AND 90 DEGREE ANGLE TURN INTO ANOTHER 12 INCH CRACK.

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