2019 Subaru Forester · symptom sheet
Windshield wipers stop working
- 27owner reports
- 8,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 7, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
370 of the 833 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 27 of those describe wiper failure.
Tick what matches of 27 reports
Wiper failure on other Forester years
No other Forester model year has enough reports of wiper failure for a sheet of its own. See every Forester year.
What this problem usually is
These owners had the wipers stop working, often in the rain, which is the worst possible moment. More than half of the complaints here mention rain or a storm. This sheet is about wipers that quit working, not blades that streak.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2019 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 4,200 and 20,100 miles, from the 21 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Yesterday as I was driving home, I heard a âpopâ noise & I looked at my front windshield I saw a 6â crack in the lower section of my windshield underneath the left wiper blade. I have approximately 22,000 miles on the vehicle. I got it brand new on 7/3/2019.”
Filed Dec 12, 2021 · 22,000 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 27 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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- Battery dies or the car will not start 61 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 57 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 52 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 32 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 28 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 26 reports