2020 SUBARU IMPREZA Visibility/wiper Problems

While car was parked. Front windshield developed crack in the lower mid section of windshield. There was no damage to windshield that would have resulted in cracking. Crack has since spread.

Windshield breaks (cracks) very easily. I have owned/driven cars for 45 years, during the first 41 years I have only had to replace one (1) windshield. Since I have owned this vehicle (Subaru), I am now onto windshield number five (5). Are they making these windows with inferior materials or thinner? I hate to think that an inferior window will not hold up or perform as designed in a major accident, possibly causing greater injury or death.

Over the course of 3 days, my vehicle has sustained 4 chips in the windshield from standard city street driving. The windshield now needs to be replaced from excessive cracks.

Was sitting in car preparing to leave. Car was in park and turned on. Heard a loud popping/creaking noise. Looked up and the front windshield cracked in several places.

I was stopped at a stop light. Traffic was basically at a stand still while the lights were changing. During this time my windshield spontaneously cracked on the lower center section of the glass. It cracked for seemingly no reason at all. Since traffic was stopped there's no way it could have been caused by a rock or flying debris. No weather (such as hail) was occurring at the time.

My car was parked outside on the street and when I went to drive it the next morning the windshield had a foot long crack in it. There is no obvious point of collision--it looks like it just split. I will need to replace the windshield for around $1300 since the crack is so large.

I own a 2020 Impreza Hatchback with 18k miles. A significant crack appeared in the windshield out of nowhere, literally while parked in a safe environment. I was advised by Subaru corporate and my local dealership that this is not covered by warranty and would have to make a claim with my insurance. I can provide pictures and further detailed information if so required.

A large Crack appeared and the bottom middle of the windshield and cracked upwards to the lower middle windshield and cracked both to the left and right side.

I was driving at approximately 5 mph, on a road with several steep speed bumps, with no cars around and no overhanging trees, and suddenly a 24-inch hairline crack popped across the driver's side of my windshield. There's no evidence of any impact at all on the windshield--the crack is entirely in between the laminate. Entire windshield now needs to be replaced and I assume the EyeSight recalibrated.

Vehicle was parked in sunlight for approximately 4 hours on a private driveway. Came back and there was a 12+ inch crack in the windshield. No evidence of rock chips. Glass will not be able to be inspected because it needed to be replaced.

Chipped windshield, crack started to spread inside the windshield

My windshield cracked straight up the middle for no apparent reason. This problem has been confirmed by numerous NHTSA complaints. Less than 12,000 miles. No rock hit my windshield but I hit a bump when it cracked. $470 to replace or pay my $2,000 deductible.

The windshield cracked without any reason, at the top by the passenger side. The initial crack was approximately a foot and it has since grown and is moving horizontally across the windshield. It is available for inspection. This happened while the car was parked.

The contact owns a 2020 SUBARU IMPREZA. The contact stated that after warming up the after driving approximately 1/10 th of a mile at approximately 10 mph or less when the vehicle's windshield suddenly fractured under the seal rubber in the lower center of the vehicle. in the lower then suddenly migrated to the left and to the right of the windshield in different directions. The contact contacted the dealer however they had not inspected the vehicle in person as of yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

Windshield cracked for no apparent reason

The windshield spontaneously cracked. The car has 3600 miles on it, has never been driven on a highway, and resides in a garage

When driving on freeways, twice in the last 6 months, the windshield was struck by a small piece of gravel and cracked immediately. The first time there was an impact indent and a 6 inch crack, the second time there was a star shaped indent and an 11 inch crack. The windshield does not seem strong enough to deal with small gravel impacts. In both cases the crack spread overnight as the car heated and cooled. Both times I had the windshield replaced by a USAA-certified glass replacement shop and recalibrated by Subaru.

I was informed that the windshields in certain models are spontaneously cracking two inches from the bottom of the windshield - a tiny rock caused a 14 inch crack which is unheard of. Clearly, the windshield is terrible and Subaru doesn’t want to take responsibility for their faulty windshields. When I check Google, I am not the only one.

Spontaneous windshield large crack while parked at worksite parking place on 06/07/2021. My safety was put at risk because I had to drive back home not knowing if the windshield would explode. I called the dealer (Herb Gordon Subaru in Silver Spring Maryland)right away (around 5:30 pm) and they gave me an appointment for repair with an $800 estimate. They did not inform me of Subaru issued with windshields. This is a recently purchased pre-owned Certified vehicle on 3/22/2020. Called the insurance company and advised me to go in person talk to the dealership which I will today 6/8/2021. No warnings nor I noticed any thing hitting the windshield.

I GOT TO WORK AT 6AM AND THERE WAS NOTHING, GOT OUT AT 6PM AND SAW A BIG CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 12,368

HAD TO REPLACE THE OEM WINDSHIELD AGAIN DUE TO SMALL ROCK MAKING THE WINDSHIELD CRACK THE WHOLE SCREEN. THE SCREEN IS NOT UP TO STANDARDS AND HAS TO BE REPLACED ALOT! IT'S TO WEEK.

Mileage: 13,350

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY WINDOW STARTED TO FOG SO I TURNED ON MY DEFROSTER AND MY WINDOW STARTED TO FORM A CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW AND WORKED ITS WAY UP ABOUT 10 INCHES AND THEN FORMED A T ABOUT 6 INCHES ON EACH SIDE AT THE TOP

Mileage: 1,800

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED SEEMINGLY OVER NOTHING AND I REPLACED IT FOR $800 AND NOW IT HAS CRACKED AGAIN A WEEK AFTER SEEMINGLY OVER NOTHING

Mileage: 12,300

VEHICLE IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD WITH NO DAMAGE BUT A LARGE CRACK HAS BEGUN SPREADING DOWN THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE TOP EDGE IN THE LAST WEEK. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK STRIKE OR OTHER DAMAGE TO CAUSE THIS. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD ITSELF.

Mileage: 15,000

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO KNOW REASON. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES. IT WAS A WARM DAY. GENUINE SUBARU SUN SHIELD WAS PLACED ON DASH TO KEEP HEAT OUT. WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE SUN SHIELD THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED.

Mileage: 7,000

AFTER REPLACING A BRAND NEW OEM WINDSHIELD FROM THE FIRST TIME ONE MONTH LATER I HAD TWO SMALL ROCKS HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED IT I AM FORCED TO REPLACE IT FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 11,410

WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING SPOT GETTING READY TO GO INTO A STORE, THE WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM AND WENT UP ABOUT 12 TO 15 INCHES.

Mileage: 12,200

TODAY, 12/14/2020 AT 430AM I STARTED MY CAR LIKE NORMAL. CURRENTLY TEMPS BELOW 30 OVER NIGHT. VEHICLE HAS A REMOTE START SYSTEM. LET THE VEHICLE WARM UP, WENT OUTSIDE AND GOT IN THE VEHICLE. NOTICED A 12 INCH CRACK ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE, GOING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. WASN'T THERE THE DAY BEFORE WHEN I PARKED IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD. I'VE CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND EVEN A LAWSUIT BEING FILED AGAINST SUBARU. CONTACTED MY SUBARU DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY, BUT WILL CONTACT SUBARU. WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND SAFETY ISSUE. SEEMS AS THOUGH A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE EYESIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM HAS TO BE RECALIBRATED IF THE WINDSHIELD HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SERVICE ALONE IS $1000. OTHERS IN FORUMS/ONLINE HAVE STATED THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE WINDSHIELDS. SAME ISSUE, WHERE THEY'LL WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY TO A CRACK ACROSS IT.

Mileage: 7,000

OUR WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR LUNCH - NO DAMAGE. THEN HE WENT BACK OUT LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK. EVEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIT THE CAR (WHICH WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE SO MINOR THAT HE DIDN'T NOTICE), IT SHOULD NOT HAVE IMMEDIATELY CRACKED LIKE THIS. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE.

THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2020 SUBARU IMPREZA CRACKED BY ITSELF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE WINDSHIELD. NO MARKS FROM ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. IT CRACKED SIMPLY WHILE SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 7,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW 2020 SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT (BOUGHT AT 19 MI, CURRENT 1300 MI). VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED OVERNIGHT, DURING A COLD NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER DEFROSTING, I NOTICED A SMALL, 2' CRACK ORIGINATING FROM THE LOWER CENTER WINDSHIELD. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO MARK OF CONTACT BY DEBRIS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY, THE CRACK GREW UP TO 10 INCHES. CONTACT MADE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT DEFECT.

Mileage: 1,300

WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN A VEHICLE CHANGED LANES, SPRAYING A LITTLE BIT OF SAND ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. SUDDENLY MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A 10 INCH "L" SHAPED CRACK, STARTING FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD (ABOUT HALF WAY UP) AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT ACROSS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD.

Mileage: 2,900

MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND OFF, PARKED AT MY HOME. AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK THAT AFTERNOON, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE AFTER I FINISHED RUNNING AN ERRAND THAT MORNING. IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE AND STATIONARY. THERE IS NO CRACK OR CHIP TO INDICATE ANY IMPACT WITH ANY EXTERNAL OBJECT. THE CRACK ORIGINATES AT THE BOTTOM CORNER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO) THIS INDICATES TO ME, A FACTORY DEFECT. TO CLARIFY, I PLACED TAPE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TO MARK THE END OF THE CRACK. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED AS A CHIP OR MARK OF IMPACT.

Mileage: 20,000

SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AS BROKE VERY EASY. SEEING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THEY ARE BREAKING EASY. COST $987.00 TO REPAIR. HAVE ALL RECEIPTS WILL PROVIDE IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 6,148

WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS

Mileage: 8,000

A CRACK BEGAN AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD JUST AT THE MEETING OF THE ROOF. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE INDENTION OF MARK OF A OBJECT IMPACTING THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS OBSERVED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY - NOT ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 88,650

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I LOOKED UP AND SAW THE CRACK START AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE SITTING IN MY GARAGE. I DIDN'T HIT ANY ROCKS OR ENCOUNTER ANY UNUSUAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 3,300

WINDSHIELD CRACKED

Mileage: 1,200

THE FIRST CRACK OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY MID JULY 2020, STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON AN EXIT RAMP AT 40 MPH. MY PASSENGER NOTICE IT. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ON 8/13/20. TODAY ( 10/5/20) THE WINDSHIELDED SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED AGAIN... HEARD A "POP" AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH.

Mileage: 7,500

2200 MILES. WINDSHIELD CRACKED. 18 INCHES LONG. WHILE SITTING IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. CRACK STARTS FROM UNDER THE HOOD.

Mileage: 2,200

FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CRACK WAS FIRST NOTICED WHILE ON A CITY STREET WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE.

Mileage: 1,258

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED LESS THAN A MONTH OF HAVING MY CAR. WHILE PARKED THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. IT CRACKED INSIDE FROM BEHIND THE MIRROR BEFORE SPLINTERING INTO TWO LARGE CIRCULAR CRACKS. IT CONTINUE TO CRACK HORIZONTALLY OVERNIGHT.

Mileage: 630

WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT, ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'VE HEARD THIS IS VERY COMMON AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST SUBARU FOR IT. THE PATTERN IN WHICH MINE CRACKED IS SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE POSTED IN IMPREZA OWNERS FORUMS WHICH TELLS ME IT'S LIKELY A DEFECT AND NOT A TYPICAL CRACK.

Mileage: 7,000

APPROXIMATELY A 24 INCH LONG CRACK IN MY FRONT WINDSHIELD

Mileage: 4,400

A CRACK APPEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE IT WAS PARKED SO THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE GLASS WHEN IT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 4,551

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED IT ABOUT 2500 MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A STONE CHIP HOWEVER I DIDN'T SEE ONE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE HORIZONTALLY JUST BELOW THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE TWO CRACKS WERE NOT CONNECTED INITIALLY. HOWEVER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THEY DID CONNECT. THE CRACK GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OF MY WINDSHIELD AT THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND A MOMENT LATER NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK GOING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT HALF WAY UP. THERE WAS NO CAUSE AND THIS WAS JUST A CLEAN CRACK.

Mileage: 2,036

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2020 NEW FROM DEALER STOCK. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON IT AND EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS WINDSHIELD CRACKS WITH NO INDICATION IT IS FROM SOMETHING STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD. CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING AFTER THE CAR WAS SITTING ALL NIGHT. THE DAY AFTER NOTICING THE FIRST CRACK, A SECOND CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE FIRST, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ALL NIGHT AND CRACK WAS DISCOVERED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

Mileage: 2,000

WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY OUTSIDE MY HOUSE.

THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT A MONTH OLD, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A TINY PIECE OF GRAVEL HIT MY WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN A CRACK ABOUT 10 INCHES IN LENGTH LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT SECTION. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEATING ON AND IT WAS A SUNNY DAY

Mileage: 650