2009 Subaru Legacy Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I was driving my 2009 Subaru Legacy sedan on a rural highway on my usual daily commute to work. It was december 18, 2019 in montana, so cold, but not unusually cold, and it was sunny . I was driving for about 50 minutes, and was probably going around 65-70mph, when I heard a loud noise above me like an explosion. I looked up and saw an oblong, somewhat rectangular, hole in my sunroof that was probably around 8-9 inches long and probably about 4 inches wide at its widest. The rest of the sunroof was also shattered, though still intact. …”

“I was driving on a local highway at around 55 MPH which is just under the posted 65 MPH limit. Suddenly the hood opens and slams into the windshield. It scared the heck out of me, but I was able to maintain control and pull over despite the surrounding traffic. It could have been a lot worse. Once safely on the side of the road, I sat for a few minutes before getting out since I was shaken a bit. I then checked on the damage. The windshield cracked in several places and the hood sustained multiple dents. I was able to re-latch the hood and drove home slowly for fear that it might happen again. …”

“The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while parked, the front passenger side window shattered unexpectedly. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer stated that the repairs would not be covered under warranty. The contact also stated that the front passenger side window had suffered a nickel sulfide inclusion. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.”

“Under Subaru campaign WQK47, which supersedes an earlier campaign, 05-09 Legacy/Outback and other models are known to undergo accelerated brake line corrosion due to sub-par materials and design. Subaru of America's fix for this issue is to inspect the lines: if the lines are compromised, they replace them. If the lines are corroded but not yet compromised, the lines are coated with an anti-corrosion wax. This wax washes off the car and is ineffective. Subaru performed this recall work insufficiently on my vehicle, failing to identify the severity of the corrosion. …”