2020 Subaru Ascent complaints

MY CAR FAILED TO START AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR 3 DAYS. HOOKED BATTERY UP TO A PORTABLE JUMPER WHICH READ BATTERY AMPS AT 6.7. BATTERY JUMPED WITHOUT ISSUE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR 4+DAYS AND THE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER ADVISED ME TO LOCK MY CAR DOORS AS THAT COULD HELP TURN COMPUTERS OFF AND NOT DRAIN BATTERY. ANOTHER 2 MONTHS WENT BY AND MY BATTERY NEEDED TO BE JUMPED AT LEAST 4 MORE TIMES IF IT SAT AND WASN'T DRIVEN FOR MORE THEN 3 DAYS OR IF I FORGOT TO LOCK IT. FINALLY ON THE MORNING OF 4/20/20 I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD YET AGAIN. THE CAR HAD BEEN LOCKED BUT NOT DRIVEN FOR 3 DAYS. WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE PORTABLE CHARGER, THE AMPS READ 3.6. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE EYE SIGHT SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF PER INSTRUMENT PANEL. JUMPED CAR AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT CAR FOR 4+ DAYS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS IT BAD. CURRENT MILEAGE ON CAR IS 6633.

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED LARGE CRACK SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE. NO NOTABLE INSTANCE OF A ROCK OR OTHER OBJECT STRIKING THE WINDOW WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

NEW 2020 SUBARU ASCENT LIMITED. HEARD CLUNKING OR WEIRD SOUND FROM FRONT SUSPENSION/STRUTS ON BUMPY ROAD OR POTHOLES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND FELT WOBBLY WHEN I GOT ABOVE 20MPH. PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRES AND UNDER THE CAR, NO OBVIOUS ISSUES FOUND. TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON THE CAR, SAME ISSUE ABOVE 20MPH. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO GET UP THE TOW RAMP AND SMELLED AN ACRID ODOR THAT BOTH I AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED. MADE TERRIBLE SOUND WHEN SHIFTING FROM P THROUGH R TO D. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON PAVED ROADS GOING BACK HOME. THE CAR NOW HAS 150 MILES ON IT, BOUGHT IT 3 DAYS PRIOR NEW.

WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON

JERKY ACCELERATION BETWEEN 35-50 MPH. CVT "SWITCHING GEARS" UP AND DOWN. NOTICED AT 600 MILES. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY , WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN THE JOLT SNAPS MY HEAD BACK. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL AFTER 600 MILES.

PURCHASED 2-8-2020. WINDSHIELD CRACKER FOR NO REASON 2-22-2020. CRACK JUST APPEARED OUT OF NO WHERE. DEALER DENIED SERVICE BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY FOUND ITTY BITTY (SMALLER THAN A PIN HEAD) MARK AT VERY EDGE OF WINDOW MOLDING. BS - I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IF SOMETHING HAD HIT. INSURANCE PAID FOR REPLACEMENT ON 2-27-2020.

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED THR ENTIRE LENGTH OF WINDSHIELD. UPON I SPECTION NEITHER MY HUSBAND NOR I COULD FIND A CHIP WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CRACK. I AM UNSURE WHEN I NOTICED THE CRACK, I BELIEVE IT WAS WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING.

CRACK ON WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON NON PAVEMENT ROAD

FRONT WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED WITHIN WEEKS OF NEW PURCHASE.

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED JUST 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT HAS SINCE CRACKED TWO MORE TIMES. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL THREE TIMES. THE DATE BELOW IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE.

A LARGE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD HAS FORMED WITHOUT ANY REASON. THERE WERE NO MAJOR ROCKS OR ACCIDENTS. INSTEAD, IT CRACKED ON ITS OWN.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RANDOMLY CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. NO OTHER CARS AROUND. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDOW CRACKS.

VEHICLE EYESIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM (ADAPATIVE CRUISE CONTROL), LANE DEPARTURE AND ANTI COLLISION SYSTEMS DEACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BACKUP CAMERA FAILED WHILE IN REVERSE.

PURCHASED NEW 30 DEC 2019. OWNED 5+ WEEKS NO ISSUES - DROVE 07 FEB 2020 NO DRIVE-ABILITY ISSUES OR WARNING LIGHTS, PARKED AS USUAL IN HEATED GARAGE AT HOME. WENT TO START 08 FEB 2020, WHEN START BUTTON PUSHED, NO STARTING BUT ALL THE VEHICLE LIGHTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) FLASHED BRIGHTLY AND RAPIDLY (3-4 TIMES A SECOND) FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN ALL ELECTRICAL INOPERATIVE (NO LIGHTS ANYWHERE, NO HORN, NO STARLINK ACTIVATION... SUBARU ROAD ASSISTANCE CALLED & THEY SUMMONED ANDERSON TOWING (A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY); WHEN JUMPER CABLE ATTACHED TO BATTERY IMMEDIATELY ALL LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHTLY AND A LOUD ELECTRICAL ARCING NOISE OCCURRED AND IT STARTED. IF THIS TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE HAD HAPPENED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IT COULD HAVE RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC INJURY AND DAMAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL SUBARU DEALERSHIP 10 FEB 2020 WHO CHECKED BATTERY AND COMPUTER TROUBLE CODES AND FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? IT WAS A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE - JUMPING THE VEHICLE REMINDED ME OF PARAMEDICS SUCCESSFULLY APPLYING AED PADDLES TO DEFIBRILLATE A STOPPED HEART. THIS SITUATION IS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS NOTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE REMEDY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU ASCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT WAS UNABLE TO BE EXTEND FAR ENOUGH BACKWARDS FOR THE SEAT BELT TO BE USED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO HIS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT A STANDARD SEAT BELT WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO SECURELY FASTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. FAILURE MILEAGE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE SO MY SMALL PITS AND CHIPS IN MY WINDSHIELD. I HAVE LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND OWNED IF FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. I NOTICED THE FIRST CHIP IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP BUT THOUGHT IT WAS BAD LUCK. SINCE THEN I AM FACING WELL OVER A DOZEN, AND THEY ARE INCREDIBLY DISTRACTING. THERE IS NO WAY THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I'VE NEVER HAD A ROCK HIT THE CAR. ITS JUST THE FINE GRANULES THAT COME WITH DRIVING. THIS IS HORRIBLE!

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION - CAR WENT THROUGH AUTOMATIC CAR WAS WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND IN NEUTRAL. AFTER WASH WAS COMPLETED CAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND I VERY LIGHTLY TOUCHED ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CAR LURCHED FORWARD AS THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS FLOORED. REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, ENGINE WAS CONTINUING TO RACE AS CAR CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED AND HEADED OUT ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY. THE EXIT FROM THE CAR WASH WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY QUICKLY I STEPPED AS FORCEFULLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROUGHT CAR TO A STOP. A VERY CLOSE CALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU ASCENT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DROPPING HER DAUGHTER OFF AT DAYCARE, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, PUSHED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON, SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, THE BATTERY TERMINALS WERE DISCONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINALS WERE RECONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP INDEPENDENTLY. ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TOWED HYMAN BROS SUBARU, 11960 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23113, (804) 893-8900, TO BE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

I PURCHASED MY ASCENT ON NOVEMBER 29, 2019. BY DECEMBER 8, I HAD TWO CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, AND WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 45MPH WHEN BOTH OF THESE CHIPS OCCURRED. ONE WAS (ACCORDING TO SAFELITE) TOO SMALL TO REPAIR. THE OTHER ONE WAS REPAIRED ON 12/10. BY JANUARY 2, THE CRACK THAT WAS REPAIRED HAS REAPPEARED. SAFELITE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THEIR WORK, AND NOW I WILL HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE AND USE MY DEDUCTIBLE TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.

I HAVE HAD MY 2020 SUBARU ASCENT FOR A MONTH AND ALREADY HAVE HAD TWO WINDSHIELD CRACKS DUE TO VERY SMALL PEBBLES. THESE WINDSHIELDS CRACK TOO EASILY!

IN AM TAILGATE FOUND OPENED (BY ITSELF), BATTERY DEAD , 3 JUMP STARTS OVER 24HRS BATTERY STILL NOT RECHARGING AFTER 6 HRS CONTIN. OPERATION, NOW CARPLAY AND BLUTOOTH MICROPHONE NOT WORKING, MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE RE THIS, NO MANUAL TAILGATE OPENING, AND NO WORKING BATTERY SHUT OFF OF TAILGATE OR ITS LIGHT IN SOFTWARE

ODOMETER: 1,289 MILES VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, DROVE 3 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND CHECK COOLANT INDICATOR CAME ON. OPENED HOOD TO SMOKE AND SERPENTINE BELT HAD SHREDDED. COOLANT WAS SPRAYED ALL OVER UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT AND APPEARS BATTERY LIGHT AND OVERHEATING WAS CAUSED FROM BELT FAILURE.

WE ARE ON OUR SECOND SUBARU ASCENT, FIRST ONE BOUGHT BACK FOR THE SAME ISSUE. UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE CABIN WILL FILL WITH A STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL (NOT EXHAUST). THE CAR WILL ALSO FILL WITH THE SMELL IF RUNNING WHILE PARKED, REMOTELY STARTED, ETC. THE SMELL IS ALSO NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT.