2019 Subaru Crosstrek Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A CRACK WHICH HAS NOW TRAVELED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

I EXPERIENCED A SPONTANEOUS WINDSHIELD CRACK ON MY VEHICLE, IT STARTED IN THE UPPER DARKENED SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD.

CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AS I DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH, SMALL ROCK HIT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER WINDOW UNDER WIPER BLADE. AND CRACKED I HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET SUBARU WINDSHIELD. THIS WINDSHIELD HAS ALREADY SCRATCHED FROM THE WIPER BLADE WHICH IS BRAND NEW AND HAS LITTLE FEW LITTLE CHIPS IN IT. . *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON 5 MONTHS AFTER GETTING CAR. I HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. IT OCCURRED WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY - NOTICED ONE MORNING AS I DROVE VEHICLE THAT DAY CRACK SPREAD AND GOT LARGER

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW OFF OF THE DEALER LOT. I WENT OUTSIDE ONE MORNING TO REPLACE THE PAPER TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE WITH THE PERMANENT LICENSE PLATE AND A CRACK SPANNING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN AN L SHAPE, UP THE MIDDLE, TO THE TOP OF THE WINSHIELD, APPROXIMATELY 45 INCHES LONG HAD APPEARED OVERNIGHT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OCCURING. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN ONE MONTH BRAND NEW.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN STUTTERING FROM ACCELERATION FOR AWHILE NOW. NOTICEABLE MORE WHEN GOING AROUND 60MPH WHEN SLOWING DOWN. IT HAS DONE FOR ABOUT YEAR OFF AND ON. HAVE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FEW TIMES STATED NOTHING WRONG FIRST TIME. SECOND RESET SOMETHING WORKED FOR FEW DAYS I THOUGHT BUT STILL DOES OFF AND ON. FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T GET ENOUGH FUEL. *TR

WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WAITING IN A PARKING LOT AND I LOOK OUT MY WINDSHIELD AND A CRACK WAS HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES, I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND HAD AROUND 300 MILES ON IT

THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD IS ICING OVER WITH FROST WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE

PASSENGER FRONT DOOR, CORNER GLASS SPLINTERED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. UNLIKELY, A ROCK OR DEBRIS IMPACT BECAUSE OF LOCATION. POSSIBLE GLASS TEMPERED ISSUE?

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS OR ROCK HIT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSING A CRACK. THIS CAR HAS DRIVEN ROUGHLY 4300 MILES. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS TOO EASILY.

SMALL ROCK CHIPPED FRONT WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A 4 INCH CRACK.

DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR, AND IT WAS QUITE A WINDY DAY AND A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SMALL CRACK WHICH QUICKLY ELONGAGED TO ABOUT 36 INCHES

CRACKED WINDSHIELD

I PURCHASED MY 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK HYBRID ON 5/31/19. I HAD THE FIRST INCIDENCE OF THE ?ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON? IN OCTOBER 9, 2019. AS I WAS BETWEEN TOWNS IN RURAL NORTHERN NY, AND 75 MILES FROM HOME THIS WAS SCARY. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE OIL AND FLUIDS (ALL WERE OK), AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY WHEN I GOT HOME. SO I CONTINUED TO MY NEXT DESTINATION AND SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS DURING OUR HAIRCUTS. THEN WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I DROVE PART WAY HOME THAT WAY AND WE STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT FOR SUPPER. WHEN WE RESUMED OUR TRIP AFTER SUPPER THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE GONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, OCTOBER 10. THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT THEN OCCURRING. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON 12/20, 12/21, AND 12/22/19. AND ON 1/16/20 THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN?T WORK! ON FEBRUARY 12, 2020 THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON A TRIP OUT OF TOWN. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALER FOUR MORE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM ? ON 11/19/19, 12 /12/19, 12/20/19, AND 1/2/20. DURING THAT TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON 2019 CROSSTREK HYBRIDS. HE ASKED ME, AND I AGREED, TO BE ONE OF A DOZEN CROSSTREK OWNERS IN THE US TO HAVE MONITORING HARDWARE INSTALLED TO READ THE ELECTRONIC CODES WHICH RESULTED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. ON FEBRUARY 12, 2020 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW. ON MAY 7TH 2020, THE PROBLEM RECURRED YET AGAIN. BARSTOW?S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED ME TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR 6/8/20. THE PURPOSE WAS TO UPDATE THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH A ?FIX? DERIVED FROM THE STUDY IN WHICH I PARTICIPATED IN DEC 2019-JANUARY 2020. THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 9, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED! *TR

2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD SPEEDOMETER RED DIM LIGHT AN OLDER STYLE TRANSMISSION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INSUFFICIENT AND COULD NOT BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED SEPARATE FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT QUICK ENOUGH. *JS

The windshield on my Subaru Crosstrek is incredibly weak and cracks upon the smallest impact. I have owned my vehicle for 2.5 years, and have driven it about 25,000 miles. In the vehicle that I owned prior (Lincoln LS), I never experienced any windshield cracking, and I was driving in the same region. I now have 6 cracks on my windshield, two of which have grown to be larger cracks (one going all the way across my dash, and the other stretching about 12 inches). The cracks and nicks are causing an issue with visibility in colder weather. My vehicle windshield does not defrost as quickly, and my windshield becomes foggy more often while driving.

SMALL ROCK HIT WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE ROCK CHIP DUE TO THIS. SEEMED ODD TO HAVE SUCH A LARGE ROCK CHIP WITH THE SMALL SIZE OF ROCK THAT HIT.

MY FIRST SUBARU. ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, A ROCK CRACKED THE WINDSHEILD. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, WHILE TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES, ANOTHER ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A MAJOR CRACK/ LONG LINE ACROSS ON ANOTHER PART OF THE WINDOW. SO UNEXPECTED, UNUSUAL AND I HOPE NOT PREDICTIVE OF CONSISTENT GLASS ISSUES. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT UPON ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATION OFTEN, BRIEFLY, LOSES POWER. LIKE SOMETHING IS IMPEDING THE FUEL MOMENTARILY. I'VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO IT BUT IT TOOK SOME GETTING USED TO. I WORRY THAT IT IS THE SIGN OF A MAJOR DEFECT/ISSUE. THE CAR IS THE CURRENT MODEL YEAR, THOUGH, I DID PURCHASE IT WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE WONDERED IF THESE ISSUES ARE WHAT CAUSED THE PREVIOUS OWNER TO TRADE IT IN WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING IT NEW.

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 12/26/2018. I HAVE TWO CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD, THE FIRST COMING LESS THAN THREE MONTHS (LESS THAN 6,000 MILES) AFTER PURCHASE AND THE LAST ONE ON 10/9/2019. BOTH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST, ON A 2 LANE STATE HIGHWAY (NJ-RT 70 W) TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH. THE SECOND WAS ON RT 22 NEAR LANCASTER, PA GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. THE FIRST ONE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE SECOND CHIP WILL BE REPAIRED THIS WEEK. BOTH TIMES I HEARD AN OBJECT (PROBABLY DEBRIS/STONE/ETC) STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AND WITHIN A FEW MILES, NOTICED CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT NEEDED PROFESSIONAL REPAIR. I'VE OWNED AT LEAST 7 CARS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCES WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WOULD CHIP AS FREQUENTLY AS THIS CAR.

MY CROSSTREK HAS HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWICE SO FAR IN 2019, BOTH DUE TO CRACKS THAT OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. EACH TIME, THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN CRACK FREE BEFORE THE CRACK OCCURRED. BOTH TIMES, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, ALTHOUGH AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (65 MPH AND 30 MPH).

DRIVING 70 MPH, CRUISE ON BUT NOT SET, LANE KEEP ASSIST WAS ON. DRIVING DOWN MIDDLE OF MY LANE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR ABRUPTLY TURNS TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT RECOVER FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID GOING INTO THE NEXT LANE. BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE LINE, THE LANE DEPARTURE GAVE ME AN ALERT. A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED FOR THE 2ND TIME. SAME SPEED, SAME ABRUPT FORCE TURNING THE CAR, THIS TIME TO THE LEFT. I MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSE THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY LANE BUT NONETHELESS, IT SUPPOSE TO NUDGE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO MY LANE. NOT AN ABRUPT TURN. IT CERTAINLY GETS YOUR ATTENTION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

AT AROUND THE 2000 MILE MARK I NOTICED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN FUEL ECONEMY. I ALSO STARTED NOTICING METAL PARTICLES IN THE ENGINE OIL. I ALSO NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN ENGINE POWER AS WELL. THIS IS A SIGN OF DEBRIS GETTING IN THE ENGINE AND CAUSING METAL PARTICLES TO BECOME BROKEN OFF. MY MILEAGE WENT FROM 460-480 MPT TO 360-380 MPT. (MPT=MILES PER TANK) I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND FROM THRM TESTING THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING THIS THRU PHOTOGRAPS ON MY TRIPOMETER. I TOOK DEALERSHIPS ADVICE AND TRIED A DIFFERENT GAS STATION WITH THE SAME RESULTS. FUEL ECONEMY IS AVERAGING 22-33 MPG CITY/HIGHWAY. I DRIVE 20 OF 25 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DISPLAY THAT READS GAS MILEAGE BASED ON HOW I DRIVE IN THE CAR SAYS I SHOULD BE GETTING BETWEEN 27-28 MPG BASED ON HOW I DRIVE.

THE CAR PARKED WAS FOUND WITH A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD (HORIZONTAL CRACK WITHOUT APPARENT REASON). THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD SEEMED TO OCCUR SPONTANEOUSLY BECAUSE MY REQUESTED POLICE INVESTIGATION DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE ON THE CAUSE OF HARM.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 CROSSTREK ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE, WHICH I REALIZED CAME FROM A DEEP CHIP THAT APPEARED ON THE LOWER WINDSHIELD. I ASSUMED A VEHICLE AHEAD MUST HAVE KICKED UP A ROCK, AS THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS VEHICLES OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT COULD HAVE FALLEN ON IT ANYWHERE NEARBY. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CHIP FILLED AND AM KEEPING AN EYE OUT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO SPREAD ANY FURTHER.

WHILE DRIVING A 5 WEEK OLD VEHICLE DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, TWO LANE, 55MPH ROAD, THERE WAS A SMALL "TICK" SOUND THAT WAS VERY INSIGNIFICANT. THE PASSENGER POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NOW A CHIP AND CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE SMALL SOUND, OR OBJECT THAT HIT THE WINDSHIELD WAS LESS SIGNIFICANT THAN SOME BUGS THAT HIT ON A DAILY BASIS. YET IT CHIPPED AND CRACKED THE 5 WEEK OLD CROSSTREK WINDSHIELD. THERE'S NO WAY THIS MINOR THING THAT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD HAVE LEFT A MARK LET ALONE A CHIP AND CRACKS. LATER IN THE SAME WEEK, OUR OUTBACK THAT WAS PURCHASED THE SAME DAY BRAND NEW HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AND IT LEFT A CHIP AND CRACK.. FROM A VERY INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE SOMETHING THAT BARELY HIT THE WINDSHIELD.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM VERY TOP TO CENTER, NO PREVIOUS ROCK CHIPS OR OTHER DAMAGE.

THE PAK PAINT CODE CHIPS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH SUBARU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAINTED AND THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON ISSUE. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF.

FRONT WINDSHIELD NEAR DRIVERS SIDE BOTTOM PORTION DEFROSTER AREA (ALL THE WAY DOWN STARTING FROM BEHIND BLACK PLASTIC COVER) HAS DEVELOPED A 7 INCH CRACK ENDING FOR TIME BEING IN A FISH HOOK AT TOP OF CRACK. DEALER CLAIMS EXTREMELY SMALL PIN SIZE STRIKE POINT WAS CAUSE. ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SUBARU WINDSHIELDS WITH EYESIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM BEHIND GLASS ARE EXTREMELY THIN FOR EYESIGHT TO WORK PROPERLY. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE GLASS AT MY EXPENSE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A PIN SIZE IMPACT CAUSE THIS MUCH DAMAGE TO A WINDSHIELD. FAULTY MANUFACTURING PROCESS? ALSO CONTACTED SUBARU N. AMERICA AND THEY STATED THAT IF A STRIKE POINT WAS CAUSE THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT.

WINDSHIELD CRACKS EXTREMELY EASY! WAS ON THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING AND SOMETHING SMALL (I DIDN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING) HIT THE WINDSHIELD, WASN'T EVEN A LOUD THUD, AND THE WINDSHIELD INSTANTLY SPLIT 6" I HAVE HAD PRIOR BIG ROCKS HIT OTHER VEHICLES, WITH LOUD THUDS, AND JUST GET TINY CHIP MARKS THAT WEREN'T EVEN FILLABLE WHEN I HAD THEM EXAMINED BY A BODY SHOP! THIS SOUNDED AS LIGHT AS A A BUG HITTING IT. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE SPLIT THAT EASILY. THIS WINDSHIELD IS EITHER THIN, OR MADE FROM SOME CHEAP MATERIAL? FOR A SUV RATED AS A OFF ROAD VEHICLE, THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON

I PURCHASED A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK AT THE END OF APRIL. BY THE END OF MAY, I HAD MULTIPLE CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH THE DEALERSHIP BRUSHED OFF AS ROCK CHIPS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN HIT BY A ROCK IN THIS VEHICLE AND I HAD MULTIPLE CHIPS AND CRACKS. I HAD THE CHIPS FILLED IN AND A FEW WEEKS LATER A LONG CRACK APPEARED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE ONLY. SUBARU IS REPLACING IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WITH THE RECENT LAWSUIT OVER THEIR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS, I THOUGHT IT BEST TO REPORT THE INCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A WOODED TREE LINED STREET AT APPROX. 40MPH, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IMPLODED. THE GLASS SHATTERED AND FELL ONTO MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS IN HER CAR SEAT. GLASS PIECES DID CAUSE MINOR SCRATCH ON HER FOREARM. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE WIDOW. MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST ROLLING IT UP AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WILL BE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THE NEXT 4-6 WEEKS. THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT, HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

THE WINDSHIELD ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAD AN 8 INCH CRACK SUDDENLY FORM WITHOUT HAVING BEEN STRUCK OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. THE CRACK WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DEACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11, 2019 AT GRAYSON SUBARU (8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *PM CONSUMER STATED DESIGN/ SAFETY DEFECT CREATES CONFUSION AND CONCERN FOR APPROPRIATE ACTIVATION STATUS OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS.*JB

THERE WAS A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE GLASS SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE EXPLOSION BLEW THE GLASS OUTWARD SO FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD RUN INTO ME. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHOWED NO CONCERN AT ALL AND JUST GAVE ME A COUPLE OF BUSINESS CARDS FOR GLASS REPAIR COMPANIES. THER WAS NO EFFORT AT ALL TO TRYTO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD THAT IS A 45MPH ROAD, AND I DONT HEAR A ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD BUT I LOOK DOWN AND NOTICE I HAVE A SMALL CRACK STARTING AT THE VERY EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD, WHICH THEN SPREAD ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD RATHER QUICKLY.

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITHIN FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. CRACK IS HORIZONTAL ACROSS ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I THINK THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. I AM ESTIMATING THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE, MPH, AND MILEAGE AS I DID NOT NOTE ANY OF THAT.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, LOTS OF WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD ONLY BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THE ECM (COMPUER) FAILED, BUT NOW IT'S AN ENGINE PROBLEM. NEARLY 2 WEEKS LATER, CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE FROM OCEAN SUBARU OF FULLERTON CA ON JULY26, 2019. A CHARGING CABLE W/ CHARGING CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE CAME STANDARD EQUIPMENT W/ MY VEHICLE. WHEN I USED THE CABLE TO CHARGE MY VEHICLE, I WAS GOING TO INSERT THE CHARGER PLUG (3 PRONG PLUG) INTO MY 110V OUTLET. BUT IN ORDER TO DO IT, I WOULD NEED TO TWIST THE CORD THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CCID INTO THE PLUG TO MAKE IT FIT. THE GROUND FOR THE OUTLETS IS ALWAYS POSITIONED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLUG. I REALIZED THAT TWISTING THE CORD TO MAKE IT FIT IS CONTRARY TO THE DIRECTIONS THAT ARE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE WAY THE SUBARU CHARGING PLUG IS FITTED ONTO THE CORD, IT IS UPSIDE DOWN, THEREFORE, YOU HAVE TO TWIST THE CORD SO THE ROUND BOTTOM GROUND PLUG WILL FIT INTO THE SLOT. THE CCID HAS LIGHTS ON THE FRONT INDICATING POWER IS ON, CHARGING, OR AN ERROR ALERT. IF I SIMPLY TURNED THE UNIT BACKWARDS, THE PLUG WOULD FIT JUST FINE. BUT THAT IS NOT HOW IT IS DESCRIBED OR SHOWN IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE FRONT OF THE CCID SHOULD FACE FRONTWARDS SO YOU CAN SEE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. SIMPLY PUT, THE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURE OF THE PLUG NEEDS TO BE POSITIONED THE OPPOSITE WAY. IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND W/ THE CHARGING PLUG ITSELF, THERE ARE VERY EXPLICIT DIRECTIONS ON WHAT TO DO AND NOT DO W/ THE CHARGING PLUG. ALWAYS HAVE THE PLUG STRAIGHT, NO KINKS OR LOOPS, NO TWISTING THE CABLE TO PREVENT FIRES AND/OR EXPLOSION. BY NOT CORRECTING THIS ERROR IN THE PLUG POSITIONING, CONSTANT TWISTING OF THE CABLE COULD RESULT IN FRAYED OR WEAKENED WIRES WITHIN THE RUBBER CORD INSULATION, CAUSING AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE, LIKE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. SINCERELY,[XXX]PS. I CAN SEND PHOTOS OF THE CHARGING CABLE AND THE IMAGE OF THE CHARGING PROCEDURE FROM THE OWNERS MANUAL IF YOU NEED IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TT *AS *TR

THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. TWICE IT HAS STOPPED THE CAR FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT SPEEDING. THE SYSTEM APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSE BOTH MY PASSENGER AND ME TO BE FORCED FORWARD AGAINST THE SEAT BELTS.THE CAR ACTUALLY SKIDDED. WHAT IS WORSE IS THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD NO WARNING THAT I WAS GOING TO BE STOPPED AND ALMOST COULD NOT AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. THIS SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE SHUT IT OFF BUT IT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED.

WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WILL UNEXPECTEDLY PUSH THE CAR ACROSS THE LANE, SOMETIMES HARSHLY, ESPECIALLY AROUND CURVES. THIS IS MORE THAN A SIMPLE NUDGE FOR LANE ASSIST, IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF YOU AS YOU FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AT LEAST ON OUR CAR IT'S ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TO SUBARU THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER INFORMING SUBARU OF AMERICA AND OPENING A FORMAL COMPLAINT (CASE #148267253025) THEY DISMISS THIS AS THE EYE SIGHT/LANE ASSIST WORKING, AND SAY THE REMEDY IS TO TURN THIS SAFETY FEATURE OFF...WHICH TO US IS RIDICULOUS AND NOT WHY WE PURCHASED THIS CAR. AS WE HAVE INFORMED SUBARU THE CAR SITS IN OUR GARAGE AS WE ARE SIMPLY TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. OUR INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS IN JULY, AFTER OUR FIRST ROAD TRIP,AND THE PROBLEM RECURS IRREGULARLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR NOW HAS 5725 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

CAR HESITATES AND STALLS OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HAS STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO A INTERSECTION. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND AT FIRST WE'RE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG THEN THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVEN DAYS AND FOUND AN ISSUE WITH A SENSOR ONCE REPLACED THE CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY FOR A WEEK THEN THE HESITATION AND SLUGGISHNESS IS BACK AND WE ARE AGAIN TOLD NO CODES ARE SHOWING THAT THE CAR IS FINE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT ALMOST STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION AGAIN AND WAS BOGGING OUT FOR A FULL MINUTE BEFORE REGAINING POWER. THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALER AGAIN!

THE AUTO LOCK FUNCTION HAS MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED WORKING. TRADITIONALLY, AUTO LOCK WILL WORK AS THE CAR BEGINS TO ROLL RIGHT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. AFTER STARTUP IN MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE AUTO LOCKS MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED ENGAGING AS THEY ALWAYS HAD BEFORE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND NOW THE AUTO-LOCK FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK ALL TOGETHER. THE AUTO SHOP HAS LOOKED AT IT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CANNOT SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

THE WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL CHIP IN IT (NOT SURE FROM WHAT). OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS THE CHIP HAD SPREAD TO COVER HALF THE WINDSHIELD. I BELIEVE THE CHIP HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING.

APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I DROVE TO WORK AND DIDN'T HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING ABNORMAL WHEN I PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. ONCE I WAS LEAVING WORK MY WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL CRACK IN THE LOWER MIDDLE. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 1200 DOLLARS AND MY EXTRA COVERAGE PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE WINDSHIELDS. WHEN I WASHED MY CAR, THE CRACK EXPANDED UP THE ENTIRE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. NO FORCE OR EXTREME TEMPERATURES WERE EXPERIENCED THAT COULD EXPLAIN TO ME THE UNUSUAL CRACKING.

THE WINDSHIELD CONTINUOUSLY ACCUMULATES SMALL CHIPS IN THE ROAD-FACING SURFACE OF THE GLASS. SOME CHIPS FROM LARGE ROCKS ARE TO BE EXPECTED, BUT THERE ARE FAR, FAR MORE SMALL CHIPS THAN CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY LARGE ROCKS HITTING THE GLASS. THESE CHIPS APPEAR TO OCCUR WHEN SOMETHING AS SMALL AS GRIT FROM ROAD SANDING (DURING SNOW) HITS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH EYESIGHT TECHNOLOGY. WHEN SUNLIGHT OR HEADLIGHTS CATCH THESE CHIPS AT CERTAIN ANGLES, LIGHT IS REFLECTED TOWARDS THE EYESIGHT CAMERAS. THIS CAUSES THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM TO SUDDENLY ALERT THAT AN OBJECT MAY BE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, THIS LIGHT REFLECTION OCCURRED FOR A LONG ENOUGH DURATION THAT THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN EFFORT TO STOP. *TR

A FEW DAYS AGO MY NEW SUBARU CROSSTREK DEVELOPED A SPONTANEOUS CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK STARTED AT THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE DEFROSTER AND EXTENDED UP ALMOST TO THE ROOF. I HAD IT REPAIRED BY SAFELIGHT WINDSHIELD SPECIALISTS WHO AGREED WITH ME THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A ROCK OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD TO EXPLAIN THE CRACK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SUBARU MODELS AND I THINK THEY SHOULD BE RECALL THESE CAR TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. SEE BELOW. SUBARU OF AMERICA WAS HIT WITH A LAWSUIT LAST YEAR CLAIMING 2015-2016 SUBARU OUTBACK AND LEGACY MODEL'S WINDSHIELD WERE SPONTANEOUSLY BREAKING. LAW360 REPORTS THIS WEEK A FEDERAL JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA SAID THE DRIVERS HAVE STANDING AND ADEQUATELY PLED THAT SUBARU KNEW OF THE DEFECTS. U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS SAID LUCIA LUONG, A CALIFORNIA WOMAN, WHO CLAIMS HER 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT HAD 'SPONTANEOUSLY APPEARED' AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, HAD SUFFICIENTLY ALLEGED CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF A PROPOSED CLASS OF CALIFORNIA DRIVERS UNDER A MIX OF STATE AND FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION, UNFAIR COMPETITION AND WARRANTY LAWS. LUONG ISN'T THE ONLY OUTBACK OWNER THAT HAS HAD WINDSHIELD ISSUES WITH THE SUBARU OUTBACK. HER ATTORNEYS CITED THERE HAVE BEEN 'HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS' OF COMPLAINTS TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY OTHER OUTBACK OWNERS REPORTING THEY ALSO HAVE HAD THEIR WINDSHIELDS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACK.

DRIVING ON ROAD WHEN WINDSHIELD HIT BY SMALL ROCK (HARDLY MADE A NOISE WHEN HIT) AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. PURCHASED CAR APRIL 2019 AND CRACK HAPPENED LATE JUNE, 2019. PREVIOUSLY HAD A FORRESTER AND AND SEVERAL ROCKS WHICH HIT WINDSHIELD VERY HARD WITH NO CRACKING. CONCLUDED WINDSHIELD WAS POOR QUALITY OR DEFECTIVE.

SMALL CHIPS AND CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM TINY ROCKS HITTING IT WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREETS AND 70 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAYS. THESE CRACKS HAVE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM SMALL ROCKS AND DEBRIS.

AFTER A FEW WEEKS AND ~400 MILES ON MY CAR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOMETHING SMALL HIT MY WINDSHIELD. NOTHING SHOWED UNTIL A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN A CRACK ABOUT 2 FEET LONG SHOWED. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE ODD THAT SOMETHING SO SMALL COULD HAVE CREATED SUCH A LARGE CRACK. THEN I READ AN ARTICLE ONLINE AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO SHARE MY INFO IN CASE IT SUPPORTS A TREND. I ASKED SUBARU WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $2500 TO FIX WHICH I FOUND ABSURD.