2012 Subaru Outback Visibility/Wiper Problems

5
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
60–100k mi	4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

May 12, 2019 · 96,000 miles
Visibility/Wiper
While driving approx. 60 mph on highway, 5/12/19, in light rain/mist with mild temps around 50 degrees f., i heard a sudden "bam!" and thought my windshield was shot at by a shotgun but it wasn't. Kept driving but heard a swooshing of air sound. All windows were up so i slid the shade panel open to see the sunroof and saw a hole the shape of tennessee in the middle of the sunroof with the glass around the hole…
ODI 11207194
April 5, 2017 · 74,000 miles
Visibility/Wiper
My windshield wipers suddenly turned on even though they were in the off position. There was no way to turn them off except to pull the fuse under the hood. This creates a very unsafe condition. Leaving the wipers running on a dry windshield also can damage the wipers and windshield. I found a service bulletin from subaru (attached) that describes a switch where moisture and grease caused the switch to short. The…
ODI 10971050
January 12, 2017 · 85,000 miles
Visibility/Wiper
I called prestige subaru, in asheville, nc in january, 2017 and was told they did not have the part to replace the "windshield wiper motor bottom cover" at that time; they had to order the part. Okay. So i made an appointment approximately 3 weeks in advance, for thursday february 9th. A couple days before that, a lady from the service department called to say the part did not come in, so there was no need to come…
ODI 10967239
December 22, 2016
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 subaru outback. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v694000 (visibility); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
ODI 10956302
April 2, 2015 · 62,880 miles
Visibility/Wiper
I recently purchased a vehicle from mastria subaru of raynham ma. It had a crack in the windshield that was in the drivers direct view of the road.it initially failed inspection for this ,we were told to come back to have it fixed.they did very little but make the problem worse.then they passed it for inspection,when i asked the service manager he said it was our problem have your insurance fix it.now we have a…
ODI 10703756