2015 Subaru Outback visibility problems

Apr 10, 2024 · failed Apr 1, 2024 · 71,000 miles · AZ

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the front windshield suddenly developed a crack which quickly extended approximately 8 inches horizontally and later extended more than 35 inches across the windshield. The contact stated that the crack began on the passenger’s side and extended to the driver’s side of the windshield. The contact stated that the failure had occurred approximately 15 minutes after having the original windshield replaced after the same failure. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local service center and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Jul 18, 2023 · failed Jul 8, 2023 · CO

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the sunroof glass exploded. There was no impact to the sunroof that could have caused the sunroof glass to explode. The shards of glass from the sunroof fell onto the contact, his wife, and his son; however, no injuries were sustained, and medical attention was not received. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the sunroof glass. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Apr 7, 2023 · failed Apr 5, 2023 · 95,000 miles · WA

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH and activating the windshield washer on intermittent mode, he noticed that the windshield was significantly dry as the washer mechanism was not supplying fluid to the windshield at the nozzle. The contact stated that as the failure impaired his visibility of the road, he veered to the side of the road. Upon investigating the failure, the contact discovered a puddle of fluid underneath the driver’s side fender of the vehicle and concluded there was a leak of windshield washer fluid through the windshield washer tubing. The contact manually cleaned the windshield and drove to his residence, where he noticed that the windshield washer tubing was fractured about 6 inches from the point at which it entered the cowl housing located at the base of the windshield. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

May 26, 2022 · failed May 26, 2022 · 69,460 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that she noticed that there was a crack on the passenger's side windshield after a small rock struck the windshield. The contact stated that the windshield shouldn't have cracked from such a small rock impacting the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,460.

Mar 22, 2022 · failed Mar 22, 2021 · 65,000 miles · TN

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at 70 MPH, a small rock might have struck the windshield causing a crack on the driver's side of the windshield. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle though the crack was affecting his vision of the roadway. The contact became aware that an unknown manufacturer recall was associated with the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer partially covered the windshield replacement; however, the failure reoccurred while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Jan 5, 2022 · failed Jan 5, 2022 · 130,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that the front windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was not taken to be inspected. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Jan 27, 2021 · failed Nov 20, 2019 · 60,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contacts owns a 2015 subaru outback. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact was unsure if an object may have impacted the windshield causing a crack. The contact was unable to confirm that the windshield was impacted by any objects. The crack started off as a little line however, within minutes, the small line went horizontal across the windshield from the passenger's to the driver's side. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Don miller subaru west (5822 odana rd, madison, wi 53719, (608) 442-3200) was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Dec 19, 2018 · failed Dec 9, 2018 · 75,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. When the contact entered the vehicle, the windshield cracked without impact. The vehicle was taken to reliable subaru (438 ingram mill rd, springfield, mo 65802, 855-983-7578) who stated that a photo would be provided to the manufacturer to make a determination. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: tl1-38506103544. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Jun 16, 2017 · failed Jun 15, 2017 · 18,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. The contact stated that while their wife was driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle's glass for the sunroof suddenly shattered. The contact stated they had to order a new sunroof from texas auto tops then set an appointment to have the sunroof replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.

Nov 4, 2016 · failed Nov 3, 2016 · 16,000 miles · MN

Driving down the street ,heard a loud pop and the windsheld cracked. L shaped crack about 6 in in each direction. About the same way that happened to the other 122 people that filed complaints for outback windshields cracking.

Jun 16, 2015 · failed Jun 10, 2015 · 1,250 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. While parked, the vehicle developed a crack in the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,250.

Jun 1, 2015 · failed Apr 13, 2015 · 1,000 miles · MA

Brand new vehicle, parked on the street for approximately one hour. When returning to the car, a crack in the windshield, beginning at the lower center and extending to the middle of the windshield approximately 6 inches was evident. No debris on windshield and no evidence of it being hit with anything. Crack has now extended further up and around (shape of a large question mark) of about 2 ft in length. Contacted local dealers and glass companies for repair but no one has any in stock due to a very large number of these issues. And the projected date for when replacement glass will be available is now july 1 2015, more than 10 weeks since the defect appeared. Given what's been happening, I fully expect this crack to continue to grow and begin to hamper visibility. Web searches have yielded many similar reports of this happening. *tr

May 2, 2015 · failed May 1, 2015 · 850 miles · RI

This is a brand new subaru outlander with 850 miles. The windshield got a small chip, about 1MM in size near the very top. As I was driving along the windshield started to crack from the small ding down, approximately 1 foot in length. This should not happen with new windshield glass in a new car. *tr

Mar 18, 2015 · failed Mar 3, 2015 · 3,400 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. The contact stated that while the vehicle was on, the front window defroster caused the front windshield to crack. The crack was located in the middle of the windshield and extended upward. Also, the contact indicated that the plastic exterior panel near the window melted. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,400...updated 06/09/15*bf updated 9/28/2017*cn