2015 Subaru Forester Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 14
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- windshield cracked · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
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…
ODI 11281498
Visibility/Wiper
Shortly after 8 am on friday, november 1, 2019, the rear window of my 2015 forester spontaneously exploded. It blew outward, with some glass pieces flying nearly 20 feet. At the time of the explosion, the vehicle was parked in my driveway and the outside temperature was 34 degrees. Upon close inspection of the remaining glass pieces, i could see the rear window had bowed out before exploding outward. The entire…
ODI 11278117
Visibility/Wiper
My vehicle eats windshields. They seem to crack with the lightest tap from road debris or, in one instance, for absolutely no reason at all (while driving out of an underground parking garage). I have replaced 2 windshields in the past 4 months, and subaru keeps saying it is due to impacts (even when no impact occurred). It seems that this is a common occurrence, despite subaru denying it.
ODI 11149972
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
When needed for the ventilation to clear the fog, which forms on the windshield occasionally when the weather is humid or very hot or too cold, have to keep it on. Then when the car is off vapor forms on the windshield.
ODI 10993227
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield cracked when turned on defroster. Inspection by dealership verified crack was not due to any outside force. Subaru has extended warranty for defective windshield cracks on outback & legacy models, but has not responded to my request for replacement of defective windshield on my forester. Windshield crack started at bottom of passenger side windshield & extended about 12 inches upwards toward center of…
ODI 10959510
Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper
Vehicle may accelerate on its own. Stopped at stop sign and vehicle accelerated hard after removing foot from brake. Had to reapply brakes hard to stop car and maintain control. Luckily there was no traffic. As i ended up a lane further than were i intended. .
ODI 10910090
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield problem on new vehicle. Within the first 12 months of ownership, the windshield has cracked on 3 (three) separate occassions to the point of having to be replaced with subaru genuine glass. The vehicle was in motion on a highway when the damage occurred. The damage was due to unknown road debris (gravel/rock), but instead of dings in the windshield, the glass automatically cracked and resulted in unsafe…
ODI 10894174
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
My wife was driving to work, about 35mph on a paved road. Several electrical items suddenly failed, all at the same time - wipers, windshield washer, heater fan, turn signals all would not work. When she stopped the car, turned off the ignition, and turned it back on, the electrical system worked again. I am taking it in for warranty service at ganley subaru, wickliffe, ohio.
ODI 10836928
Visibility/Wiper
This is my first winter owning a suburu forester and most of the time it is stored in our garage. We live in wny and some times have to park it outside. On 3 different occasions, the suv was parked outdoors in temperatures less than 25 degrees and all the windows froze over on the inside. For those times it was parked 3 hours outdoors and it took us 15-20 minutes to defrost the windows before we could drive. A…
ODI 10824223
Visibility/Wiper
On the highway during a road trip, a tiny rock hit my windshield and cracked part of it. Over the course of the next 24 hours the crack grew in two directions rapidly. This forced me to have to get a complete windshield replacement only 1 month after purchasing the brand new vehicle. Looking online, this sounds like a very widespread issue with subaru windshields that are easily cracked.
ODI 10747599
Visibility/Wiper
6/2/15 morning i drove my 2015 subaru forester to work. The windshield was not hit by a rock or anything else, there was no crack or damage on the windshield. I parked it in the company's parking lot at 7 am. In the afternoon when i was ready to go home at 4 pm, i found a long crack on the windshield. It was too large to repair and it must be replaced. I have heated windshield with eyesight cameras, it would cost…
ODI 10725081
Visibility/Wiper
My new 2015 subaru forester with about 3,000 miles on it developed a long crack from the center top of the windsheild caused by what looked like an insignificanlty small pebble. The impact was barely noticible. I was going about 45 miles an hour. After inspecting the windsheild, i noticed a super tiny pit where a miniscule pebble must have hit the window. In the morning the tiny pit turned into a full on crack…
ODI 10765298
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. While driving approximately 65 mph, a popping noise was heard from the front windshield before the glass began to crack. The crack was located on the driver side in front of the steering wheel and extended upwards approximately 4 inches before extending to the center of the windshield. The windshield was replaced, but the failure also occurred on the replacement window.…
ODI 10724486
Visibility/Wiper
Bought car in anchorage and windshield cracked on way back to my father's home in fairbanks. Dealership reported no known problems with subaru windshields, (which isn't apparently accurate). As of now, i'm living in colorado and there are a million cracks in the windshield (a slight exaggeration). I'm hesitant to replace it, if it's merely going to start the process of cracking windshields all over again.…
ODI 10717900
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2015 Subaru Forester.
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