A small crack appeared mysteriously on the front windshield and has spread - over the past month - where it now covers 1/2 of the windshield. Nothing hit my car, to create the crack or make it spread. The right air bag light keeps going on and keeps beeping when there is no one sitting in the seat. The only way i can get it to…
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A small crack appeared mysteriously on the front windshield and has spread - over the past month - where it now covers 1/2 of the windshield. Nothing hit my car, to create the crack or make it spread. The right air bag light keeps going on and keeps beeping when there is no one sitting in the seat. The only way i can get it to stop is to engage the seat belt - again, even though there is no one in the seat.
I have a crack running across the bottom of my windshield. I took the car to SafeLite for replacement. They do a pre-service check of the EyeSsight camera system which provides forward collision avoidance and lane departure warning. The scan revealed History Code P00FF and a Current Code B280AA8. The SafeLite technician advised …
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I have a crack running across the bottom of my windshield. I took the car to SafeLite for replacement. They do a pre-service check of the EyeSsight camera system which provides forward collision avoidance and lane departure warning. The scan revealed History Code P00FF and a Current Code B280AA8. The SafeLite technician advised they could not replace the windshield until the codes were removed. Then they could replace the windshield and calibrate the EyeSight system. They also stated I had to go to a dealer code removal. I contacted Brunswick Subaru (dealer where I purchased the vehicle) and they stated they could only calibrate after the windshield was replaced. Another dealer (Ganley Subaru) stated the same thing. PROBLEM - the windshield cannot be replaced with the codes and the dealer cannot remove the codes (by recalibration) until the windshield is replaced. I am left with driving the car with a broken windshield. PLEASE HELP
NHTSA ODI #11451323
Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 2021
Visibility/wiper
Noticed that there was a crack in the windshield when starting up car. Not sure why windshield should crack when parked. I can understand if this happened when driving on highway or next to construction vehicles.
NHTSA ODI #11437208
17,400 miles · Mar 10, 2021
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DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. NOBODY WAS NEARBY, NO ROCKS, CAR WAS JUST LEAVING GAS STATION ON SURFACE STREET, TURNING LEFT TO ENTER FREEWAY IN A QUARTER MILE WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO EXPLANATION. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH.
NHTSA ODI #11400212
90,000 miles · Feb 6, 2021
Visibility/wiper
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 7AM, AND I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR THE SOUND OF GLASS CRACK AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE, I SEE A HUGE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT JUST CONTINUED TO SPREAD THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED, OEM QUOTED ME OVER $800 AND EVEN MORE IF I HAD THE EYESIG…
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I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 7AM, AND I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR THE SOUND OF GLASS CRACK AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE, I SEE A HUGE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT JUST CONTINUED TO SPREAD THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED, OEM QUOTED ME OVER $800 AND EVEN MORE IF I HAD THE EYESIGHT OPTION.
NHTSA ODI #11394985
37,893 miles · Aug 19, 2020
Visibility/wiper
PRIOR TO DRIVING MY CAR ON AUGUST 18, 2020, THERE WERE NO OBSERVABLE DEFECTS IN MY WINDSHIELD. I DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO THE POST OFFICE. WHEN ARRIVING, THERE WAS STILL NO DEFECT. ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND FOUND A LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT EXTENDED FROM THE TOP MIDDLE, BEHIND THE REAR VIE…
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PRIOR TO DRIVING MY CAR ON AUGUST 18, 2020, THERE WERE NO OBSERVABLE DEFECTS IN MY WINDSHIELD. I DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO THE POST OFFICE. WHEN ARRIVING, THERE WAS STILL NO DEFECT. ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND FOUND A LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT EXTENDED FROM THE TOP MIDDLE, BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, DIAGONALLY DOWN TO THE LOWER CORNER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SUBARU DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE CRACK AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A MINUSCULE CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH I COULDN'T EVEN SEE, ALONG THE CRACK AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHIP, THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE REPLACEMENT COST, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED RECALIBRATION OF THE "EYESIGHT" SAFETY SYSTEM WOULD COST ME MORE THAT $1,000.00. I NOW LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY FORESTER, AS WELL AS OTHER SUBARU MODELS (I.E., SUBARU OUTBACK). THE LEVEL OF COMPLAINTS, WHICH COMPROMISES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETLY WARRANTS A RECALL.
NHTSA ODI #11350279
102,000 miles · Jun 23, 2020
Visibility/wiper
THE WINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #11330346
40,000 miles · Mar 14, 2020
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MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY
NHTSA ODI #11318071
69,000 miles · Dec 24, 2019
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I AM AN OWNER OF OF A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER XT AND I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER AFTER EXPERIENCING A SMALL ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD ON THE HIGHWAY.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ABLE TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD BY SUBARU BECAUSE I B…
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I AM AN OWNER OF OF A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER XT AND I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER AFTER EXPERIENCING A SMALL ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD ON THE HIGHWAY.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ABLE TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD BY SUBARU BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD IS FAULTY AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.*DT CONSUMER STATED INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN ON DEC.30TH,2019 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND A ROCK HIT WHICH CAUSED A INDENT ON THE WINDSHIELD BY A HAIRLINE CRACK.*JB
NHTSA ODI #11291101
30,310 miles · Nov 21, 2019
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ON MONDAY, 11/18/19, I FOUND MY WINDSHIELD HAD A FAIRLY LONG CRACK (ABOUT 9 INCHES) WHICH APPEARED TO BE INTERNAL AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 11/16 AND 11/18 WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY NEAR MY HOME. OTHER THAN RAIN, WE HAD NOT HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVEN…
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ON MONDAY, 11/18/19, I FOUND MY WINDSHIELD HAD A FAIRLY LONG CRACK (ABOUT 9 INCHES) WHICH APPEARED TO BE INTERNAL AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 11/16 AND 11/18 WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY NEAR MY HOME. OTHER THAN RAIN, WE HAD NOT HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT THAT MIGHT BE AN EXPLANATION. STRANGELY, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY VISIBLE OR TACTILE CHIP. EVEN WHEN I SCRAPE MY FINGERNAIL ACROSS THE CRACK, I CAN NOT DETECT ANY DIFFERENCE FROM A SMOOTH WINDSHIELD. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE IT IS WITHIN THE GLASS ITSELF. I HAD READ ABOUT SUBARO FORESTER RECALLS FOR CRACKING WINDSHIELD AND HAD BEEN RELIEVED TO SEE THAT MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER I FOUND THIS PROBLEM. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN LESS FREQUENT WITH MY YEAR, BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE OR ABILITY TO UPLOAD A PHOTO.
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may loosen.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the ODS sensor mat harness, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2020. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUM-98.
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX sedans (including STI), and 2013-2017 Crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also preventing keyless ignition vehicles from starting and CVT/automatic transmissions from being able to be shifted out of Park.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 WRX vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 21, 2015, and Forester 2.0XT vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 20, 2015. The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the turbocharger air intake duct, and replace it as necessary, free of charge, depending on the lot number found on the duct. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTA-62.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗