Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2019 record →
WHILE CAMPING IN A SEMI-REMOTE LOCATION, OUR BATTERY DIED, REQUIRING A LENGTHY PROCESS TO GET A JUMP START. THE ONLY DRAW ON THE BATTERY HAD BEEN MODERATE USE OF THE LJFTGATE THE EVENING BEFORE. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INVOLVED A HOTEL STAY AND PURCHASE OF A JUMP BATTERY FOR PEACE OF MIND FOR THE REST OF OUR TRIP. WE DID HAVE TO USE THE JUMP BATTERY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS TO BE ABLE TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING.
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IT WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE AND WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR PAST 48 HOURS. 2ND TME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALERSHIP SAYS COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN TO THEM. THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR DO NOT WORK EITHER. NOTHING WORKS ON CAR TODAY. CAR HAS 13, 000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A 2019 OUTBACK. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY PARKED IN MY GARAGE.
MY WINDSHIELD HAVE BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS DO TO STRESS CRACKS HENDERSON GLASS IS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN THEY ARE SAYING THAT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. PLEASE HELP THIS CANT BE HAPPENING I ALREADY PAY $600 FOR IT
CONSTANT SMELL WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS (FRONT) AND WASHING FLUID. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THEY ASSURE ME IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE THAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE AND IT MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW.
2 CRACKS IN THE FRONT WINDSHEILD APPEARED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHIPS BEFORE THE CRACKS STARTED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 10000 MILES ON IT AND THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE CRACKS. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE CRACKS APPEARED.
THE WINDSHIELD RANDOMLY CRACKED AFTER SPRAYING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID ON IT. THE CRACK CONTINUED TO GROW BIGGER THROUGHOUT A COUPLE DAYS AND REACHED A LENGTH OVER 1 FOOT BY THE SECOND DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT WAS SPRAYED WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND EXPANDED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD CONTACTED HER INSURANCE COMPANY WHO AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE SECOND TIME. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK SINCE JUNE OF 2020. I RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM SUBARU. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT RISK FOR A CRASH IF NOT REPAIRED. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO I CONTACTED SUBARU OF EL PASO WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, TO SCHEDULE AND COMPLETE THE SAFETY REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT THE REQUIRED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE SUBARU AGENT WAS UNABLE TO LET ME KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FOLLOW-UP FROM SUBARU SINCE THAT TIME. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
THE FIRST WINDSHIELD FROM MANUFACTURER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A CHIP WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A FOOT OF CRACK OVERNIGHT. WITHIN A WEEK, THE CRACKS WENT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. EVEN THE CAR WAS STATIONED FOR DAYS (QUARANTINE), THE CRACKS WERE STILL DEVELOPING. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AND INSTALLED A NEW ONE BY SUBARU ON JULY 16TH. IT WAS CHIPPED A WEEK LATER DRIVING UNDER 45 MPH. AGAIN, THE CHIP BECAME A 5-INCH CURVY CRACK OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, THE NEW CRACK DEVELOPED AND DIFFERENT CRACKS APPEARED WITHIN 3 DAYS. THE SLIGHTEST IMPACT WITH ANY OBJECT CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK EASILY AND IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS BECOME A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN.
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, TOTALING MY 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER REPORTED HITTING THE DASHBOARD OR THE WINDSHIELD. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER'S HEADREST ENDED UP ON THE DRIVER'S LAP. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE FRONT AUTO WAS ABOUT TO START FORWARD OR HAD STARTED FORWARD WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN.. THE POLICE REPORT IS ATTACHED, WITH A LETTER FROM THE MERIDIAN, IDAHO POLICE DEPARTMENT. MY CONCERNS ARE 1) SHOULD THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED AND 2) SHOULD THE DRIVER'S HEADREST HAVE DETACHED FROM THE SEAT? IF THE DRIVER'S CONTACT INFO IS NEEDED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
BRAND NEW 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK WINDSHIELD MAJOR CRACKING DAMAGE FROM SMALL STONE IMPACT OR JUST A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING? UNREASONABLE AND NOT RIGHT AT ALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEAN TEAM VOLKSWAGEN OF BALLWIN (15121 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, 7 MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.*DT WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED.*JB
WHILE HEADING HOME FROM A TRIP DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 69 IN MICHIGAN OUR WINDSHIELD DECIDED TO START CRACKING. WE DID NOT HEAR ANY IMPACT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OCCASIONAL BUG. OF COURSE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS.A ROCK OR FOREIGN OBJECT HAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. WRONG. I HAVE ALWAYS FEARED WHEN GETTING HIT BY A ROCK THE WINDSHIELD WOULD CRACK. MY WIFE ACTUALLY WITNESSED THE CRACKING PROCESS THINKING AT FIRST IT WAS RAIN AGAIN HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN 200 MILES THE CRACK ESCALATED FROM A COUPLE INCH CRACK TO ALMOST A 2 FOOT CRACK STARTING TO MAKE A U-SHAPE AROUND THE EYE-SIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM. I WOULD HATE TO THINK A BUG'S IMPACT WOULD CAUSE SUCH DAMAGE.
I I HAVE A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 16,700 MILES ON IT. PURCHASED IN 11/2018. WHEN I GO AND LOWER THE PASSENGER WINDOW, PUTTING IT BACK UP ON THE ONE TOUCH AUTO FUNCTION IT WILL GO TO THE TOP AND THEN BACK DOWN HALFWAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH BECOMES INOPERATIVE. I HAVE TO RAISE IT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SWITCH SLOWLY TO GET THE WINDOW CLOSED AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE AND HOT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT WEEK AT THE SUBARU DEALER TO LOOK AT IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED A CRACK ON THE LOWER PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED A GLASS REPAIR TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT INFORMED SELLERS SUBARU LOCATED AT 23651 HALL RD, MACOMB, MI 48042, (586)276-7706, OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V218000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE BREWSTER SUBARU LOCATED AT (1021 NY-22, BREWSTER, NY 10509) WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT*JB*DT*JB
I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET WITH NO CARS AROUND AND MY WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED RIGHT NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER (BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD) AND IT GREW INTO 3 LONG CRACKS THAT ARE OVER A FOOT LONG. I HONESTLY DO NOT BELIEVE A PEBBLE HIT MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE NO CARS WERE AROUND ME. IN READING ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE MANY OWNERS OF SUBARU OUTBACKS HAVE HIT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR WINDSHIELD CRACKING IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT.
CAR BATTERY DIED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE. NO CAUSE OR DRAIN WAS IDENTIFIED. CAR BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THEN, SAME THING HAPPENED WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE OF BATTERY DRAIN APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AFTER THE CAR BATTERY WAS REPLACED. CONCERNED THAT SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUE IS CAUSING UNEXPECTED BATTERY DRAIN AFFECTING THE BATTERY'S LIFE AND THAT THIS IS RECURRING AND UNDIAGNOSED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO SERRA SUBARU OF TRAVERS CITY LOCATED AT 1747 S. GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS FAULTY FUEL PUMP COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,925.*DT*DT*JB
WITH 8400 MILES AND 13 MONTHS OLD BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. 6 DAYS LATER THE CAR BATTERY WAS DEAD AND NEEDED JUMP START. TOOK IT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM OR REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. NO EXPLANATION. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS PARKED. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD STARTED THE CAR JUST 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO BATTERY BEING COMPLETELY DEAD.
I AM SUBMITTING A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SUBARU WINDSHIELD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I AM THE FLEET MANAGER OF A LARGE COMPANY. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED ABOUT 30 2019-2020 SUBARU VEHICLES INCLUDING THE OUTBACK, FORESTER AND LEGACY. APPROXIMATELY, 1/3 OF THEM EXPERIENCED A RANDOM WINDSHIELD BREAK. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 OF THOSE REPLACED, CRACKED AGAIN. I'VE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM SUBARU AND MY DRIVERS RECEIVE NO WARRANTY ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE GROWING LIST OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. I UNDERSTAND THE LAWSUIT COULD TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE A FINAL DECISION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED. THANK YOU
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TURNING ON HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK INITIALLY STARTED AS A VERTICAL CRACK ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND OVER TIME SPREAD HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GROOVE SUBARU (5300 S BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113) WHERE SHE WAS REFERRED TO A WINDSHIELD REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN PROGRESS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DRAINS THE BATTERY CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, EVEN AFTER BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY DEALER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE FRONT WINDOW ALSO CRACKED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
SPONTANEOUS CRACKS APPEARED ON MY 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH 10104 MILES. NO IMPACTS HAVE OCCURRED TO VEHICLE OR WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CRACKS DISCOVERED. VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY LOW MILES SINCE THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. THE FIRST CRACK RUNS HORIZONTAL AND POSITIONED ABOUT HALF WAY UP WINDSHIELD AND A LITTLE LEFT OF CENTER (TOWARDS DRIVER'S SIDE). THE SECOND CRACK IS A CRESCENT SHAPED CRACK APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES BELOW THE HORIZONTAL CRACK.
MY OUTBACK HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND STALLED ON HIGHWAY RAMP ON JULY 5, 2020 AFTER SUBARU DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP ON JULY 1, 2020 PER SAFETY RECALL WRD-20. ON JULY 1, 2020, I HAD MY 18,000 MILES SERVICE AND SAFETY RECALL WRD-20 (FUEL-PUMP) DONE AT SUBARU DEALERSHIP. PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME. ON JULY 5, I DROVE FROM PLEASANT HILL TO SAN FRANCISCO AND THE CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY 101 AT OFF RAMP. I CANNOT RESTART THE CAR AND THERE WAS HEAVY SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING INSIDE THE CAR. I CANNOT PUSH IT TO THE SIDE SINCE THE DRIVING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO MOVE AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THREE LANES HIGHWAY RAMP. I HAD TO WAIT FOR TOW TRUCK TO COME TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS TOWED BACK TO MY HOME SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP IS CLOSED ON SUNDAY. AFTER THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED OFF MY CAR, I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR AND FOUND OUT GASOLINE IS LEAKING/POURING FROM BOTTOM OF MY CAR AND STILL CANNOT START. I HAVE ATTACHED TWO PICTURES TO SHOW THE GASOLINE LEAKING/POURING CONDITION. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY CASE THAT FUEL PUMP FAILED AGAIN AFTER RECALL WRD-20 FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVERS.
MY 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK HAD A FUEL PUMP RECALL, AND THE DEALERSHIP DID THE RECALL. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 15 MILES, PARKED IT ON A CITY STREET, AND WHEN I RETURNED BACK AFTER AN HOUR TO START THE CAR, IT DID NOT START. THE WHOLE INTERIOR STARTED SMELLING LIKE GASOLINE. WHEN I EXITED THE CAR, I NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, AND ALL OVER THE CITY STREET. I THINK THE NEW FUEL PUMP THEY ARE INSTALLING ARE DEFECTIVE.
WE STARTED HAVING BATTERY ISSUES IN APRIL 2020. I USE THE OUTBACK FOR WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WEAK BATTERY AFTER THE WEEKEND. I LET IT SIT FOR THREE DAYS, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, IT WAS DEAD. I PUT A CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, STARTED RIGHT UP THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT TO WORK AND LATER THAT DAY, ATE LUNCH IN THE CAR. AFTER LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR TO RUN THE AC. IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING, BUT I MANAGED TO START IT AND LET IT RUN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT WAS STILL A LITTLE SLUGGISH STARTING AFTER WORK, SO I LEFT IT HOME AND TOOK A DIFFERENT CAR THE NEXT DAY. AFTER TAKING A DIFFERENT VEHICLE TO WORK, I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, AND AGAIN IT WAS DEAD. SUBARU ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WOULD ONLY PAY FOR A TOW FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP; IT WOULD HAVE COST ME OVER $100 TO TOW IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I PUT A NEW BATTERY ON IT IN MAY, AND SO FAR HAVE NOT HAD ANYMORE ISSUES WITH IT STARTING.
MY WIFE AND I DRIVING HOME EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 50 AND NOTICED SMALL CRACK IN WINDSHIELD GLASS UNDER WINDSHIELD WIPER. NEVER HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING HIT WINDSHIELD AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OR BEHIND US. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND THE WINDSHIELD USUALLY WILL GET A SMALL DING WHEN HIT HARD BY ROCK OR PEBBLE BUT WILL NOT CRACK. THIS CRACK STARTED AT BOTTOM ON WINDSHIELD UNDERNEATH THE WIPER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HAD EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT NO OBJECT HAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD. LITHIA SUBARU OF FRESNO LOCATED AT 5200 NORTH BLACKSTONE AVE FRESNO, CA 93710 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
UNEXPLAINED CRACKED WINDSHIELD.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED 3 INCHES. NO IMPACT FROM ROCK. HAVEN'T DRIVEN SINCE AND IT'S NOW CRACKED HALFWAY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. DEFINITELY A DEFECT.
I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. THIS HAPPENED SECOND TIME ON MY CAR WITHIN 12 MONTHS.
BATTERY HAS DIED AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE APRIL 2019. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAID "CARGO LIGHT WAS LEFT ON AND DRAINED THE BATTERY", ANOTHER TIME "REAR CARGO DOOR PROBABLY WAS AJAR", THEY ALSO SAID "PERHAPS IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH" AND "WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE SYSTEM IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WIFI SIGNAL SO THAT MIGHT DRAIN THE BATTERY TOO". I STOPPED TAKING IT TO DEALER AND RECHARGED IT ON MY OWN. DEALER SAID THEY'D REPLACE THE BATTERY BUT COULD ONLY DO IT WITH THE SAME SIZE AS THE ORIGINAL.
I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK IN AUGUST 2019. A LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE WINDSHIELD IN JUNE 2020. I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. 10 DAYS LATER ANOTHER LARGE CRACK DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS REPLACED ON 7/2/2020. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT $1000 SO FAR ON WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS FOR A CAR THAT IS UNDER ONE YEAR OLD. *TR
THE CAR BATTERY DRAINS AND DIES FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON WHILE JUST PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN THE BATTERY DIES THE LIFTGATE GETS STUCK AND/OR THE RADIO/NAVIGATION SCREEN FREEZES (AT THE STARLINK LOGO). I HAVE BEEN USING THE CAR FOR SHORT TRIPS BUT HAVE BEEN USING IT MORE THAN THE OTHER VEHICLES IN OUR HOUSEHOLD BUT THE BATTERY OF THE OUTBACK STILL DIES. I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NONE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW AND EACH TIME, I HAVE TO JUMP START THE OUTBACK. I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I WAS DONE SHOPPING THE CAR HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING. THE LIFTGATE GOT STUCK AND I HAD TO ASSIST IT TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE THE LIFTGATE WAS OPEN. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT HAD THIS SLOW CRANKING SOUND LIKE IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME TO START THEN AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE A FIVE TO TEN SECONDS THE CAR EVENTUALLY STARTED. THE DEAD BATTERY ISSUE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW STARTING IN APRIL 2020 WHEN I FIRST REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. THE MOST RECENT DEAD BATTER WAS TODAY, 7/3/2020.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON. NO CHIP OR DAMAGE. HAMPERS EYESIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM. NOT BEING COVERED BY SUBARU DESPITE MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON NHTSA AND LAWSUITS IN NEWS.
IN SEPT OF 2019 I WAS DRIVING, HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THEN WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR A FEW HOURS LATER SAW A 12 PLUS INCH CRACK FROM THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. BY THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS WELL OVER 24 PLUS INCHES. DEALER SAID SOMETHING MUST OF HIT IT. I CHALKED IT UP TO BAD LUCK AND PAID THE NEARLY $1,000 TO REPLACE AND RECALIBRATE IT. THIS PAST MONDAY MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR, NO DAMAGE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHEN HE LEFT. HE HEARD A SLIGHT POP AND WHEN HE RETURNED HOME A FEW HOURS LATER ALMOST 30 PLUS INCHES OF CRACKING. IT BEGAN AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED WAS ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS NEARBY. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE GLASS AND TELLS ME THERE IS AN IMPACT THEY FOUND BY RUNNING A PEN DOWN THE CRACK. THE SUPPOSED IMPACT IS NO LARGER THAN THE TIP OF A PEN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS GLASS. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS AN IMPACT, BUT EVEN IF THERE WAS, SHOULD THE WINDSHIELD CRACK BEYOND REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. THIS CANNOT BE SAFE. I HAVE CALLED NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED A CASE. *TR
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HEARD A POP AND WITNESSED A CRACK START AND PROGRESS BOTH VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY STARING AT THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD AND HAS CONTINUED TO EXTEND SEVERAL HOURS LATER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBARU OF GEORGETOWN (7501 N INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, GEORGETOWN, TX 78626 (512) 930-2111). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.
AS I WAS REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY RIDING THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND WOULDN'T STOP. THE RESULT WAS I HIT A TREE. I AM THANKFUL IT WAS NOT A PEDESTRIAN OR ANOTHER PERSON. *TR
WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING MY BRAND NEW 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK I HAVE HAD TO JUMPSTART IT SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS PROBLEMS WITH THESE BATTERIES THAT THEY HAVE A BAD CELL IN THEM. SO THEY SAID THEY WILL GET ME A NEWER AND BETTER BATTERY, WELL ALMOST ONE MONTH LATER I NOTICED MY CAR'S BATTERY STARTED TO ACT VERY VERY WEAK AND I BELIEVE WITHIN A DAY OR TWO I WILL NEED TO HAVE A JUMPED AGAIN TO GET IT RUNNING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING MY BRAND NEW 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK I HAVE HAD TO JUMPSTART IT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS PROBLEMS WITH THESE BATTERIES THAT THEY HAVE A BAD SELLING THEM SO THEY SAID THEY WILL GET ME A NEWER AND BETTER BATTERY WELL ALMOST ONE MONTH LATER I NOTICED MY CAR'S BATTERY STARTED TO ACT VERY VERY WEAK AND I BELIEVE WITHIN A DAY OR TWO I WILL NEED TO HAVE A JUMPED AGAIN TO GET IT RUNNING. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH 2 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T DRIVE IT A WHOLE LOT I AM NOW AT 3200 MILES AND I'M HAVING BATTERY ISSUES. THE CAR JUST TURNED ONE YEAR OLD IN MAY OF 2020. THIS CAR SPENDS MOST OF THE WEEK IN A GARAGE AND IT IS REALLY ONLY DRIVEN ON THE WEEKENDS BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT JUMPED FOR ONLY SITTING A FEW DAYS IN THE GARAGE. *TR
CAR WILL NOT RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE (HOUR OR MORE) THE CAR RESTARTS NORMALLY. IT ACTS LIKE A DEAD BATTERY, BUT ONLY SOMETIMES. THE TURN OFF PERIOD COULD BE AS BRIEF AS 2 MINUTES. I PURCHASED THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN BOISE LARRY H MILLER SUBARU AND ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IT'S NOW AT THE DEALER. CAR HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS ON HIS WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEBSTER GROVES SUBARU (7982 BIG BEND BLVD, WEBSTER GROVES, MO 63119) ON TWO OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED FOR VARIOUS CRACKS. AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
RECEIVED TWO CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD - ONE IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF OWNING THE CAR AND ANOTHER ONE TWO WEEKS AFTER. BOTH CHIPS OCCURRED AT MODERATE SPEEDS - ONE ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP AND THE OTHER ON A FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. THE CHIPS SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED QUITE EASILY WITH MINIMAL IMPACT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER CHIPS SINCE NOR HAVE THE EXISTING CHIPS BEEN REPAIRED OR CRACKED YET. *TR
SUBARU WINDSHIELD EASILY CRACKS. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, A CRACK FORMED BEGINNING AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SPREAD DOWN. SINCE REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD WITH AN OEM PART, 3 MORE LARGE CRACKS HAVE FORMED. WHILE SOME HAVE BEGUN FROM A SMALL ROCK CHIP, THEY ORIGINATE FROM THE EDGE OF THE GLASS AND SPREAD INWARD. THE GLASS APPEARS WEAK AS EVEN THE SMALLEST CHIP WILL CAUSE A LARGE CRACK. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN ANY DIFFERENTLY FROM CURRENT AND PREVIOUS VEHICLES OWNED YET THE AMOUNT OF CHIPS AND CRACKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE WINDSHIELD IN THE LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF CHIPS AND CRACKS WE'VE HAD IN THE LIFETIME OF OUR OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND RAN ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE CRACK AS WE DIDN'T NOTICE ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE 1ST TIME THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED TOP PASSENGER SIDE AND THE CAR WAS MOVING ALONG THE HWY AND WE NOTICED A RUN FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT RAN ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE. CAR HAD 4000 MILES. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN WE NOTICED A CRACK AT THE TOP MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED TO RUN ACROSS THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. AN ASIDE WE HAD A SUBARU TRIBECA 2007 FOR 12 YEARS AND +200K MILES WITH ONLY 1 CRACK WINDSHIELD THAT NEVER RAN.
BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF NOT USING VEHICLE, THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO LEAVING THE KEY IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE, OR THE AUTO CLOSE BACK HATCH NOT COMPLETELY CLOSING DUE TO MAT OBSTRUCTION. AFTER BEING STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALMOST MISSING A FLIGHT WE PURCHASED A BATTERY STARTER. IT WAS IRONIC AND A LITTLE HUMBLING TO HAVE TO CARRY A BATTERY STARTER AROUND WITH YOU IN A BRAND NEW CAR SO YOU WOULDN'T GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE - ESPECIALLY A VEHICLE MARKETED TO ADVENTUROUS FOLKS WHO PARK AT REMOTE TRAILHEADS. I EVENTUALLY PURCHASED A NEW HIGHER AMP BATTERY WHICH HAS LARGER MITIGATED THE ISSUE, BUT I STILL PERIODICALLY CHARGE THE NEW BATTERY AS ADDITIONAL INSURANCE. I MEASURED A PARASITIC DISCHARGE RATE OF ~114 MA WHICH IS ABOVE BASELINE OF 50 MA CITED BY SOME, BUT BELOW 150 MA THRESHOLD MENTIONED BY OTHERS. SUBARU (BOTH DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE) WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT DIDN'T OFFER TO DIAGNOSE OR REMEDY, ATTRIBUTING THE ISSUE TO NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFTEN ENOUGH IN COMBINATION WITH SUGGESTION WE PURCHASE A BETTER BATTERY GIVEN OUR DRIVING HABITS. SO WE HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A RELATIVELY HIGH PARASITIC DRAIN RATE THAT COMES WITH A UNDER SIZED BATTERY, LEAVING THE CUSTOMER TO WONDER WHAT IS GOING ON AND CREATING POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES IN TERMS OF NON-STARTING VEHICLE. *TR
LIFTGATE OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY OVERNIGHT, CAUSING RAPID BATTERY DRAINING. BATTERY WAS DEAD THE NEXT MORNING. CAR WAS INSIDE LOCKED GARAGE. *TR
THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AND THEN LOST POWER WHILE EXITING I-55 IN THE CHICAGO AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND EXIT THE INTERSTATE. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS RELATED TO THE ONGOING FUEL PUMP RECALL. *TR
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