NHTSA Complaint #10871473 — 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10871473 |
| Vehicle | 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 17,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
DRIVING ON A ROAD TRAVELING APPROX. 35 MILES AN HOUR ON A COLD NIGHT. HEARD A LOUD POP AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER WINDSHIELD. A SMALL CRACK APPEARED. THERE WAS NO BUMP OR ROCK HIT AS THE REST OF THE AREA APPEARED SMOOTH. CRACK SPREAD INTO BACKWARDS "J" SHAPE OVER NEXT FEW DAYS AT LEAST 12 INCHES LONG. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED AND THERE WAS A ROCK HIT. BUT THE AREA WAS SMOOTH AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. WE ATE THE COST BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, EVEN THOUGH CONSIDERED IT ODD THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. HOWEVER, WE HAPPEN TO OWN ANOTHER 2015 OUTBACK. YESTERDAY, WE WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO START THE CAR AND THERE IS A 12 INCH CRACK - THE SAME SHAPE- ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE SAME LOCATIONS. NO SIGNS OF A ROCK HIT. WEATHER HAS BEEN VERY WARM, BUT THIS TIME, THE CAR WAS PARKED. SOMETHING IS WRONG. 2 - 2015 OUTBACKS? 2 "J" SHAPED CRACKS? IT'S NO COINCIDENCE AND TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE FROM PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS. WINDSHIELD IS FAULTY AND SUBARU WON'T STEP UP AND INCLUDE THE UPPER PART IN ITS RECALLS. IT NEEDS TO. VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER.
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