2015 Subaru Outback Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 105
- 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.
Among these 105 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 34 records
- crack windshield · 21 records
- inch crack · 16 records
- crack appeared · 15 records
- windshield cracked · 14 records
- windshield crack · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 84 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield crack on 2015 outback wagon. There was no crack when the car was parked for the night at 6:00 pm. The next morning, there was a ~12 inch crack, left side of the windshield. There were no overhanging trees at the location where the car was parked.
ODI 10744898
Visibility/Wiper
A small pebble hit the windshield on 7/17/15 showing a tiny chip and 2-3 mm crack. We had the chip repaired by safelight early morning of 7/18/15 and it looked good. The next day, 7/19/15, there were 2 cracks over 6 inches long and the window will have to be replaced. Would have chalked it up to just bad luck to have the repair fail until i came across reports of similar incidents on the internet and then came…
ODI 10736145
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Navigation system screen has serious glare during daylight hours. Almost drove off road into a ditch yesterday, while trying to see screen. No one else on road. System virtually useless. Also severe glare on driver-side mirror from car interior, makes it hard to see vehicles on left. Subaru could fix this problem with designing a pre-cut anti-glare screen cover or simply replacing the navigation system screen with a…
ODI 10735017
Visibility/Wiper
Found a 2 foot crack on my brand new subaru outback. After washing my car yesterday, i stood back to admire how great the car looked and then went inside. When i came back outside 2 hours later, i noticed a 2 foot crack in the windshield with the starting point immediately under the wiper blade on the passenger side. A rock could not have possibly hit the car under the blade. This is a brand new car and i've taken…
ODI 10734973
Visibility/Wiper
My wife was driving our outback around town when she noticed a small crack in the center windshield, just below the mirror attachment point. She did not recall any major stone or gravel hits (other than the usual dust/debris on new england roads). Later that day the crack had spread to approximately 6" and then three days later (in the interim, she went into labor and had a baby), the crack had expanded to nearly…
ODI 10745010
Visibility/Wiper
Windshield was hit by a rock. In the middle of the passenger side. Approximately the size of a dime. Within 4 hours, leaving the car parked, the crack spread a few inches to the left towards the driver side. It stopped in the middle. Over the course of a few days, the crack spread until it was almost within view of the driver.
ODI 10759058
Visibility/Wiper
On july 9, i was driving down the interstate i take to work and heard a small pop, like a pebble hitting the windshield. The windshield instantly cracked in an l shape down around the rearview mirror. By the time i got home from work that night, that crack had extended to about 18 inches long. I have been driving cars a long time, and have had numerous pebble strikes without any of my previous windshields cracking.…
ODI 10734048
Visibility/Wiper
This is my subaru outback limited. While my car was parked in front of my home i came out and found a 6" crack in my windshield originating below the wipers. It has since spread an addition 12"+ inches upwards and 4" downward. I believe below the wipers is where the heating element is located and in a quick internet search, including this site, i have found numerous complaints of cracks appearing on parked cars all…
ODI 10743370
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru outback. The contact stated that the screen on the radio created a blinding glare from the sunlight. As a result, the contact stated they were almost involved in a collision with a pedestrian due to the glare. The was taken to ramsey subaru where they diagnosed there was no issue with the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.…
ODI 11000580
Visibility/Wiper
Driving home upon taking delivery, the windshield cracked, starting at the passenger side wiper. Within 20 miles, the crack was 24" long. We did not hit anything. After two days of fighting with the dealer, they replaced the windshield. Three days ago, with approx. 2000 miles on the vehicle, it cracked again. Again, we did not hit anything. The dealer will not replace it. There has to be an issue with this vehicle.…
ODI 10759014
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Windshield found cracked unexpectedly when coming out from a store. 6" crack grew quickly over 2 weeks, spreading all over the passenger side in a branched formation about 2x1'. Yesterday, another crack developed in front of the driver's side and is compromising visibility with a glare from the crack and growing quickly again. Replacement windshield is back-ordered for several weeks. Have been waiting about 1 month…
ODI 10734875
Visibility/Wiper
Drove through a construction zone on a military base (30 mph) and parked at the bank. No noise indication of a rock hitting the windshield. Came out of the bank and there was a 6-8 inch crack starting under the passenger side wipers, that extended from the edge up into the passengers view. Drove the car another approximately 10 minutes to get home, crack became 12-16 inches. Parked the car in the driveway and marked…
ODI 10731886
Visibility/Wiper
My wife was driving to work and a stone hit the windshield. She checked it when she got to work and said there was a small chip. By the time she got home the chip had become a crack and was almost a foot long. We have limited our use of the vehicle but the crack continues to grow and is now over two feet long. Safelite has said that the windshield is on national back order. I have had stone chips before and they…
ODI 10733972
Visibility/Wiper
Car was parked in a parking lot away from trees or any other vegetation. Was gone from car for approximately 10 minutes. Upon return, there was a 12 inch crack descending from upper right hand corner of windshield. By morning, after having been parked inside a locked garage, and with less than 2 more miles driven, crack had grown another 12 inches (approximately.)
ODI 10730137
Visibility/Wiper
While washing my car, the passenger side wiper blade was extended and retracted into the windshield. I finished by drying the car, including the windshield, with a chamois cloth. No damage was noticeable at that time. After driving to the grocery store and back home, never going over 40 mph, i looked over and noticed an 18 inch crack had developed on the passenger side of the windshield. Close inspection reveals a…
ODI 10725382
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Vehicle was parked outside overnight. In the morning a 12" s shaped crack had appeared in the passenger side of the windshield. There was no detectable prior damage and no known impact to cause the crack. The crack has continued to grow and branch. Dealer states the windshield fails the "pen test," i.e. There is a tiny nick at one point of the crack which, they say, proves the crack is due to impact damage. I…
ODI 10725338
Visibility/Wiper
I was washing the windshield, so i raised the wiper arms like most people do when they want to clean the entire windshield. A slight breeze blew and knocked the passenger-side wiper down onto the glass cracking the windshield on impact. The impact crack then split up and toward the driver's-side about 2 feet in length. I have had numerous cars over my lifetime, and a falling wiper arm has never cracked my…
ODI 10724108
Visibility/Wiper
We purchased our 2015 outback jan 2, 2015. We were just getting on the freeway leaving new orleans when we heard a pop. We are not sure if a stone hit it or not, but a starburst smaller than a dime along with about 6 inch crack had occurred on the lower passenger area. The car had been parked in the sun so it was really hot. Now two days later it is about 24 inches long and is zagging across the entire windshield.…
ODI 10723808
Visibility/Wiper
Spontaneous crack started in the middle of the windshield right behind the rearview mirror. There was no debris that hit the windshield. The crack is growing and we are told that warranty does not handle windshield cracks. We have to pay $250 insurance deductible and there is a 4-6 month delay on getting the new glass because of backlog...! This is now a safety issue because it inhibits our visibility and who knows…
ODI 10746589
Visibility/Wiper
Our subaru outback was impacted by a small pebble that cracked our windshield. I put in a claim with our insurance company immediately and setup a replacement with safelite. Got a call later indicating that the part is not in stock and needs to be ordered. That was 4 weeks ago at this point and still no indication of when this will be resolved. The cracks continue to spread and now is a safety issue since the cracks…
ODI 10725893
Visibility/Wiper
My windshield wipers stopped working. I was driving in atlanta, georgia on 5/17/15 at 4-7pm and my windshield wipers don't work. I pulled into a parking space to restart my vehicle and the wipers still not work. I ended up waiting inside my outback for over two hours waiting on the rain to stop. This is ridiculous! I brought this car brand new with 11 miles on it and after driving 900 miles the windshield wipers are…
ODI 10716960
Visibility/Wiper
While car wash parked in driveway being washed i noticed a crack in the passenger side front windshield .the crack is coming from the lower windshield heater then goes up towards the middle of windshield.still using car and the crack is past the rear view mirror.told by dealer subaru doesn't cover glass breakage advised him i was following up with subaru to please take info and pic's.he suggested going thru my car…
ODI 10722222
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
We had the same experience with our windshield that others have had -- see, eg, complaint # 10730819. About two weeks after buying a new 2015 outback, while driving out of our somewhat steeply-angled garage, the windshield cracked. I saw no evidence of a stone hitting the windshield and thought there was a structural defect. Took the car to our dealer who did a "pen test" on the exterior of the windshield. The pen…
ODI 10731697
Visibility/Wiper
Had a small stone hit the windshield and saw nothing at the time. About half hour later, we saw a crack in the lower part of the windshield, which spread quickly across the driver's side. Was told by the glass replacement company that these windshields were on back order and had to wait weeks for repair. Then on august 22, 2015 we had another small stone hit the windshield on the driver's side. It was small and…
ODI 10758773
Visibility/Wiper
A small object hit the passenger side lower part of the windshield. At first there was a small star shape mark that i thought could be fixed. However it spread quickly. I went to american auto glass and was told that he had many of these windshield on back order and that they were only made by subaru. I waited for about 6 weeks and still no windshield . I called customer service at subaru and finally i received a…
ODI 10758656
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2015 Subaru Outback.
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