2017 Subaru Crosstrek visibility & wipers problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Feb 21, 202167,000 miILVisibility & Wipers

   I drove approximately 100 minutes to central illinois on a 80 degree and sunny afternoon. I parked my car on the street and when i returned to it 45 minutes later, there was a 12inch crack on my passenger side windshield. There was no apparent point of contact in the crack and there were no large sticks or branches on the car. It appeared as if the crack happened on its own. I got the crack repaired recently and it cost over $1,000 to fix.

   NHTSA complaint #11397230 · source
2. Filed Feb 19, 2021VAVisibility & Wipers

   Windshield has horizontal crack midway down window that extends almost from left to right edge. Car was parked in private driveway.

   NHTSA complaint #11396962 · source
3. Filed Jan 5, 202119,500 miVAVisibility & Wipers

   Windshield was cracked. Started out along bottom on driver's side and expanded up and across driver's side. From what i could tell, nothing hit the windshield to initiate the crack. Had to get replaced.

   NHTSA complaint #11386600 · source
4. Filed Jan 4, 202161,000 miCAVisibility & Wipers

   Read windshield glass spontaneously broke with no damage. Had to get service to repair and replace. Vehicle was stationary, parked in front of my house, on a residential street, parked and not in use at the time of the break.

   NHTSA complaint #11386455 · source
5. Filed Jan 4, 202150,000 miWAVisibility & Wipers

   I have an 'l' shaped crack in my windshield that is approximately 6"x6". The windshield sustained a small chip from a rock strike and before i could get the superficial chip fixed it turned into a very large 'l' shaped crack. The rock strike occurred while i was driving on the highway but the subsequent crack occurred while the car was stationary in my driveway. I was sitting in the car when the window cracked and other than it being a summer day the circumstances leading up…

   NHTSA complaint #11386400 · source
6. Filed Dec 31, 202027,800 miNVVisibility & Wipers

   The windshield cracked during the summer for no apparent reason, no obvious signs of chip in windshield surface. Crack starts upper middle edge of glass, down passed rearview mirror, then half way across passenger side, about 1/3 way down from top. We are getting it replaced now.

   NHTSA complaint #11385944 · source
7. Filed Jul 20, 202049,000 miPAVisibility & Wipers

   I got in my 2017 crosstrek premium on february 11, 2020 that was parked in my driveway and noticed a crack in the passenger side windshield. It was not there the day before. I did not hit anything, nothing hit me. I do not off road. The crack was spontaneous. Now the crack has sprouted into several spontaneous cracks that are continually getting worse, climbing approx. 1/3 of the way up the windshield! I have photos of the progression of the crack starting february 2020 to…

   NHTSA complaint #11340448 · source
8. Filed Jun 20, 202021,000 miMAVisibility & Wipers

   Windshield developed an 8" crack after a small rock strike within an hour. Vehicle was traveling about 50 mph on the highway.

   NHTSA complaint #11329811 · source
9. Filed Jun 10, 2020TXOther / UnknownVisibility & Wipers

   I was driving to work going down i-35 and my sunroof exploded without being touched. It shattered into pieces and there was glass all over my car.

   NHTSA complaint #11328130 · source
10. Filed May 29, 202026,000 miMAOther / UnknownVisibility & Wipers

    Windshield crack. Crack occurred when not in motion. Car was not near anywhere with rocks. Only drove car 30 miles from the time i bought it from the dealer.

    NHTSA complaint #11326527 · source
11. Filed May 19, 2020NJVisibility & Wipers

    My windshield cracked for no reason. My car was sitting in the driveway for 3 weeks not being used because of the pandemic and out of the blue a small crack appeared in two places on my windshield.

    NHTSA complaint #11325196 · source
12. Filed Apr 9, 202035,000 miCAVisibility & Wipers

    Hi, i was reading online that others have been issuing complaints about cracks in subaru crosstrek windshields randomly occurring. This happened to me as well. My windshield cracked seemingly randomly while parked in a parking lot at a mountain resort in winter or 2019 (~27 months of ownership of the vehicle). No preexisting damage was noted prior to leaving the vehicle. The crack extended from the side of the windshield to about 1/4 of the way across in front of the driver…

    NHTSA complaint #11320661 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology