NHTSA Complaint #11415051 — 2020 SUBARU CROSSTREK
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11415051 |
| Vehicle | 2020 SUBARU CROSSTREK |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 5,200 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
WINDOWS WILL NOT ALWAYS GO DOWN WHEN TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 26 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER ON JANUARY 6, 2021. MADE SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR JANUARY 19,2021. THEY VERIFIED PROBLEM. DEALER ORDERED REPLACEMENT DRIVER'S SIDE RUN CHANNEL, APPOINTMENT MADE FOR INSTALLATION JANUARY 26, 2021. MORNING OF JANUARY 28, 2021, TEMPERATURE 20 DEGREES F, NONE OF THE WINDOWS WOULD GO DOWN. NO FROST/SNOW/ICE ON WINDOWS. SERVICE APPOINTMENT JANUARY 28-29 DIAGNOSED 'POSSIBLE WINDOW FREEZING NEEDING TO DEFROST IN WINTER TIME'. FEBRUARY 17, 2021, TEMPERATURE 10 DEGREES F, WINDOWS DID NOT GO DOWN. DROVE CAR 30 MINUTES TO THE DEALER, DEFROST AND HEAT ON HIGH. SERVICE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED WINDOWS DID NOT GO DOWN, LEFT CAR WITH DEALER. FEBRUARY 19, 2021 ONE WINDOW STILL DID NOT GO DOWN. RECORDED VIDEO OF WINDOWS NOT GOING DOWN ON MARCH 2,2021,CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA, SERVICE RECORD # 1-66493397585. INITIAL PHONE CALL FROM SERVICES DEPARTMENT LEFT VOICEMAIL OFFERING 'COMPENSATION FOR THE PROBLEM'. I REFUSED COMPENSATION. RECEIVED EMAIL RECOMMENDING PURCHASING AN ACCESSORY TO 'ALLEVIATE THIS CONCERN'. PHONED SUBARU OF AMERICA AGAIN, SERVICE RECORD #1-67542809043, AND AGAIN ADVISED PURCHASE OF ACCESSORY TO 'ALLEVIATE THIS CONCERN'. APRIL 2, 2021, WINDOWS NOT GOING DOWN, RECORDED SECOND VIDEO. PHONED DEALER, WHO INITIATED A THIRD SERVICE RECORD #1-67810220574 WITH SUBARU OF AMERICA. RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT SUBARU OF AMERICA INFORMING ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WINDOWS. THERE ARE INSTANCES IN KEENE,NY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW ZERO AT NIGHT NEVER ABOVE 15 DEGREES F DAILY AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN FOR DAYS. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS PARKED OUTSIDE.
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