2022 Subaru Outback

I just brought this new 2022 Subaru Outback one day before this happened. I made a right turn on a local road at a speed near 30 mph. Suddenly, I heard a big sound from the windshield. Then I found there was a hole in the windshield. There was one SUV in front of my car when this happened, and its speed was similar with my car. I just brought this car and total mileage was around 50 miles. I can't image this happened at low speed. I think maybe one small stone caused this problem and I was lucky that it didn't hit me. We let our dealership to repair it and prevent it cracking. I hope I don't need to replace this windshield in the near future.

I purchased this vehicle brand new in August 2021 (so 1 year ago exactly). There is an issue with their windshields and cracking immediately the second you even get the smallest rock impact. Just today I got another one cracked across my entire windshield within seconds and the impact point is smaller than 1cm. This is my FIFTH windshield crack and replacement in ONE year. I am in insurance and in 12 years of being in the industry and also driving multiple vehicles myself... I have NEVER myself or my clients had this many cracked windshields within 1 year of a brand new vehicle. There was already a class action lawsuit on the windshields from 2014 to 2018 Outback models... clearly 2022 model is doing the same thing. Also, funny enough, in financing they offer glass coverage you can purchase which is something i have never seen financing offer and I didnt choose because I had glass insurance through my auto insurance BUT NOW I realize why they actually offer it because they are WELL AWARE that Subaru has glass issues. Of course, they don't tell you that. This is not a location issue, or a where I am driving and what types of roads issue. This is a city car used to go to and from my office. I am not on dirt roads etc. this is NOT normal. 5 massive cracks from things that are less than 1cm is a car issue not a driver/user issue.

On August 19, 2022, approximately 11:30 a.m., after parking my 2022 Subaru Outback Limited in a private driveway, the windshield began cracking from the bottom edge and has grown 25 inches toward the center of the windshield. There was no impact to the windshield. The weather was moderately cool--74 degrees, slight mist precipitation (wiper use minimal), and no wind. And, my previous drive (as with my history with this vehicle, 2,831 miles) was a gentle and uneventful four miles. I've spent fourty years entering and exiting the driveway and driving in that area, with other cars, and never once had a problem. I spent twenty years investigating traffic accidents and vehicle related problems in metro-Atlanta (Cobb County Police 1992-2012), and never saw a problem like this. But, since buying the car (my first Subaru), I've read countless Internet posts of similar events, from folks who have purchased a Subaru in the past five or so years. Subaru of America hasn't responded to my concern; and, my dealership (Subaru of Kennesaw (Georgia)) is dodging the burden of replacement costs. Not only is Subaru of America being irresponsible in the manufacturing and promotion of their cars, when they know there's a serious design flaw, but they show little interest in working to resolve a simple and important problem that affects everyone on roadways throughout the world.