2016 Subaru Forester Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“In 2016 while driving on the highway it started to sleet. There were no cars in front of me. I turned on my heater and defrost and the window popped and cracked from the heating vent to about 1/2 up the window. Over the next few months the crack continued to grow.”

“We noticed a tiny chip in the windshield one day. We did not see or hear it happen and it was too small to repair (no bubble to fill), so we had no choice but to leave it alone and hope it didn't spread. A few weeks later the weather changed and it became a 2ft long crack across the driver's side of the windshield. The dealer told me today that the manufacturer would cover it only if the crack originated from the bottom, not from a rock in the middle. …”

“I had dropped my car off at the shop for a recall. On the drive home, when I was about 6 miles from the shop, I stopped at a traffic light. Suddenly my front window cracked from right above the rearview mirror down the center of the window and then over towards the driver's side. I've attached a photo of the crack. The shop reviewed their video of the work on the car and said they did not see anything that had struck the window. It was a very hot day and I had just turned my air conditioning up all the way right before the window cracked. The street I was on was a 4-lane county road.”

“I was driving down there highway in utah with no vehicles in front of me. I heard a loud cracking noise come from the passenger side upper corner of the windshield. I stopped and inspected the windshield and did not see and chips or cracks. I kept driving on the highway for approximately 4 hours and when I stopped I noticed a 4 inch crack in the upper area of the passenger side where the original cracking noise came from. There was significant temperature fluctuations this past week while in utah (30f at night and 60-65f during the day). The highway was smooth (not bumpy or rough). …”

“My car was parked and the window suddenly shattered for no reason. If I had been driving this could have caused a serious accident. It was only 76 degrees and suddenly I heard a loud noise. Now there is glass all inside my door. This could have been very dangerous. I think it must have been a defected window. I have had my car parked at work on hotter days such as 97 degrees with no problem. This is a new car and my first summer owning it and I have to have this occur. I have pictures but had taken them with my phone camera. If needed I can send them to a website from my phone.”