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I have a 2015 Subaru Forester. There seems to be some type of dappled "film" (by "dappled", I mean it looks like a lot of thumbnail-sized densely-placed dried-on water spots covering the area) on the exterior windshield mostly on the driver's side. Here are the specifics: (1) This is visible, and a problem, only at night (2) when it is raining and (3) when an approaching car's headlights or an overhead street light's beam reflects on it. Under these circumstances, , my visibility basically goes down to zero for the second or two it takes for the light source to move by. (But, when you are doing 55 mph, a second or two is a lot of time and covers a lot of distance.)
I have thoroughly washed the windshield repeatedly with Windex to no avail (but it sure does sparkle during the day and when it is sunny! It is seriously crystal-clear.) I took the car to the dealer yesterday (during the day, of course) and they (of course) could not duplicate the conditions (night, raining) although they did try for over an hour, to see what I am talking about. They checked the wipers, too. (Only 5400 miles on the car.) They said they could detect no visibility problem, and the wipers are in perfect condition, so--- there ya go--- there is no problem.
This did not help me, as I was driving home that evening in the rain and going into the "white-out" situation every time a car approached or I went under a streetlight.
One more piece to the puzzle: The passenger wiper leaves a distinct line where it ends its counter-clockwise sweep. On the passenger side, the windshield is not perfect, but much clearer. On the other side of that distinct "end" line, the driver's side wiper's area has the extreme dappled film that I am talking about, the one that reflects the light and destroys the visibility. Additionally, water droplets bead up differently in the passenger side blade field than in the driver's side field.
And, by "film" I mean it "looks" like a film. But with how much I have washed this windshield, it is hard to believe anything survived. Today I am going to try alcohol (as a solvent on the windshield... but I might just have some wine if this situation persists!) and then wait for it to rain again at night so I can see if it helped.
Anyone else ever have this problem and can help me solve it?
I have thoroughly washed the windshield repeatedly with Windex to no avail (but it sure does sparkle during the day and when it is sunny! It is seriously crystal-clear.) I took the car to the dealer yesterday (during the day, of course) and they (of course) could not duplicate the conditions (night, raining) although they did try for over an hour, to see what I am talking about. They checked the wipers, too. (Only 5400 miles on the car.) They said they could detect no visibility problem, and the wipers are in perfect condition, so--- there ya go--- there is no problem.
This did not help me, as I was driving home that evening in the rain and going into the "white-out" situation every time a car approached or I went under a streetlight.
One more piece to the puzzle: The passenger wiper leaves a distinct line where it ends its counter-clockwise sweep. On the passenger side, the windshield is not perfect, but much clearer. On the other side of that distinct "end" line, the driver's side wiper's area has the extreme dappled film that I am talking about, the one that reflects the light and destroys the visibility. Additionally, water droplets bead up differently in the passenger side blade field than in the driver's side field.
And, by "film" I mean it "looks" like a film. But with how much I have washed this windshield, it is hard to believe anything survived. Today I am going to try alcohol (as a solvent on the windshield... but I might just have some wine if this situation persists!) and then wait for it to rain again at night so I can see if it helped.
Anyone else ever have this problem and can help me solve it?
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