2020 Subaru Forester Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 11
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
Purchased car new, last week of january 2020. Within the first week i found numerous small chips in the windshield and there were no rocks that had struck the windshield. Yesterday while driving 45 moh on a two lane road a small rock was kicked from an oncomig car and put a large chip and crack in the windshield. I got the chip and crack repaired from safelite however after searching online i found this is a common…
ODI 11309351
Visibility/Wiper
On 2/13/2020 my windshield cracked over 12 inches long in a matter of seconds while in motion on a street. There was no hit sound. I took it to the dealer and the claim a very small rick hit the windshield causing the crack and manufacturer waranty wont cover. I cant believe a tiny rock that barely has an impact point will hit my windshield and course such a big crack in a matter of seconds.
ODI 11309336
Visibility/Wiper
Driving lower than 40 m/h on the city street with nobody in front when wipers were on due to snowing, a small crack suddenly appeared right on the bottom going vertically, almost in the center of windshield. It was about 6-7 inches before car was parked in the garage. In the morning noticed that crack changed the direction horizontally to the right, growing more for 2-3 inches. It's brand new 4 months car. At the…
ODI 11309084
Visibility/Wiper
Two days ago, after having the car for about three weeks, we had a crack appear and grow from the top portion of the windshield. On our drive yesterday, there was one incident where ice came down from a power line and hit the car, but i'm positive we weren't hit by any rocks. And we're talking about a skin of ice off of a power line, not a large chunk or anything of the sort. I live in new england, and every vehicle…
ODI 11308325
Visibility/Wiper
February 5, 2020, just got in the car to start driving it and noticed the windshield cracked for no reason starting at the very bottom center and is about 8 inches long already. It was not there earlier in the day. It just appeared suddenly and could not see any rock chip in the area.
ODI 11307434
Visibility/Wiper
I have a brand new, 2020 forester (touring) . When i had it for 21 days, i picked up a small rock in the windshield.the rock was small but it ruined my windshield. It i immediately spread across the windshield and is now covers three areas and more than 1/2 of my windshield . I have been reading up on subaru issues and i understand the windshields are a problem...but i didn't expect this. The windshield has to be…
ODI 11301838
Visibility/Wiper
Driving on i-5 in seattle area, a rock from an suv hit my windshield causing an immediate chip on the driver side of the windshield in the line of vision.
ODI 11300348
Visibility/Wiper
When the front windows are open and then closed they always come up from the inside of the door wet. This happens whether or not the car has recently been to the carwash/ its been raining outside/ or not. Condition has existed since i purchased vehicle.
ODI 11291156
Visibility/Wiper
WINDSHIELD CRACKED.
ODI 11289165
Visibility/Wiper
I purchased the vehicle on saturday, november 30, 2019. As i began my drive to work the following friday (december 6), i noticed a small crack at the bottom of the windshield. I reported it to the dealership since i purchased windshield repair coverage and the insurance company stated that i needed to contact the dealership since my vehicle wasn't in their system yet. The dealership said that it would have to look…
ODI 11291547
Visibility/Wiper
We very recently purchased this 2020 forester....less than 1000 miles. The vehicle was parked in my driveway and when we got in it the next morning the windshield had a small crack in it! I hope this isn't a sign of things to come, especially after reading the posts on here of 2019 foresters with windshield problems. I took it straight to a windshield repair company and had it repaired before the crack got worse.
ODI 11287848
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2020 Subaru Forester.
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