2000 BMW 323I Problems & Recalls

I was driving normally, and made a right hand turn onto a street when the driver door airbag and driver curtain airbag deployed suddenly. The engine shut off and the hazards turned on automatically, and I pulled off the road to a safe location. I was able to restart the engine to bring the vehicle o...

The contact owns a 2000 BMW 323i. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the passenger’s side air bag deployed but did not inflate. There was no crash to cause the air bag to deploy. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local d...

Mileage: 139,000

The contact owns a 2000 BMW 323I. The contact stated that while driving at highway speeds, an abnormal rattling noise would emit from the rear end of the vehicle without warning. Upon inspection, the contact discovered part of the rear driver’s side subframe had detached from the undercarriage of ...

Mileage: 205,721

The contact owns a 2000 BMW 323I. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V401000 (Air Bags) however, the dealer informed the contact that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount o...

Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2000 BMW 323i. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign numbers: 20V018000 (Air Bags) and 19V853000 (Air Bags) however, the dealer informed him that the parts for the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacture...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

Mileage: 57,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT REA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) 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 ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAG) AND 20V018000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO SCHOMP BMW (1190 PLUM VALLEY LN, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129, (3...

I AM CHECKING ON HOW TO FIX THE AIRBAG RECALL TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS N...

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER W...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323-I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V852000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL RE...

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG HAS BEEN RECALLED. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL DEATHS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO TEST/REPLACE FAULTY PARTS AND HAS NOT GIVEN A LOANER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V853000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW (LOCATED AT 500 INTERSTATE N PKWY, ATLANTA, GA 30339, (800) 294-1853) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

2000 BMW 323I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWERTRAIN SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

TAKATA RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR OF BMW. IT EXPERIENCES RUST ISSUES FREQUENTLY. I NEED TO REPLACE SUBFRAME DO TO THIS AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS NOT BEE...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND CAUSED A FENDER BENDER WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN BMW DEALER A...

Mileage: 180,000

TAKATA RECALL

Mileage: 35

LEFT UPPER AND DOOR AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH

Mileage: 120,345

TAKATA RECALLS

TAKATA RECALL I'M FILLING A COMPLAINT DO TO THE LETTER I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL STATING THAT MY VECHICLE MAKE BE PART OF A LAW SUIT

Mileage: 161,000

REAR SUBFRAME BODY HAS SEPARATED FROM SUBFRAME MOUNTING SUPPORT. THE CHASSIS IS NO LONGER PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE TIED DOWN BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.

Mileage: 200,000

REAR SUBFRAME BODY HAS SEPARATED FROM SUBFRAME MOUNTING SUPPORT. THE CHASSIS IS NO LONGER PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE TIED DOWN BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.

Mileage: 200,000

REAR SUBFRAME BODY HAS SEPARATED FROM SUBFRAME MOUNTING SUPPORT. THE CHASSIS IS NO LONGER PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE TIED DOWN BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.

Mileage: 200,000

MY VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET, I HIT A POT HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AORBAG DEFLATED.

HAVING PROBLEMS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS! KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK DRIVER'S DOOR, MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. IN ORDER TO ENTER CAR I HAVE TO LEAVE ONE DOOR UNLOCKED. CAN'T EVEN LOCK NOR UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE EITHER. THIS IS PATHETIC! THERE'S A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE LOCKS ON THE...

TAKATA RECALL DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH CAR HIT A POTHOLE GOING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY COUSIN JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL 02V223000. THE CAR IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA INFLATORS AIRBAG RECALL WHICH THANKFULLY DIDN'T DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF HITTI...

Mileage: 287

RAN OVER A CURB GOING ABOUT 15 MPH, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 280,201

THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT WORKING. I CANNOT REVERSE... THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

Mileage: 130,000

THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT WORKING. I CANNOT REVERSE... THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

Mileage: 130,000

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE. IT WORK INTERMITTENTLY RANDOMLY. I NOTICE THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE IN WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A HARD TIME REVERSING, I CAN COMMAND IT TO REVERSE BUT SOMETIMES NOTHING HAPPENS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR IS A 2000 AND ONLY HAS 96K MILES. THIS PAST MONTH I HAVE SPOKEN WITH BMW ABOUT THE ISSUE. I LET THEM KNOW I FEEL IT POSES A SAFETY RISK BUT THEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME. E...

Mileage: 84,000

THE CAR GOT STUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY. NO REVERSE. FORWARD STILL WORKING.

Mileage: 80,000

THE CAR WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE

Mileage: 160,000

GOT IN CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING PUT IT IN REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THEN CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AS IT WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE APPLIED BREAKS AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND ALL THE FORWARD GEARS WORKED FINE, TRIED REVERSE AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED DIDN'T MOVE NO M...

Mileage: 82,140

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 29,920

THERE IS AN AIRBAG RECALL AND ITS NEARLY A YEAR WHERE BMW IS SAYING THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS. I THINK THAT IS RIDICULOUS. I COULDN'T TELL THEM I AM WAITING ON MONEY TO PAY THEM. THERE IS NO ACTUAL INCIDENT. THIS IS JUST A COMPLAINT. THANKS.

I RECEIVED A VEHICLE RECALL FROM BMW IN SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM MOMENTUM BMW OF HOUSTON ( 713-5963400). I HEARD NOTHING FURTHER AND IN NOV 2014 CALLED MOMENTUM BMW. I WAS TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE RECALL BUT THEY TOOK MY NAME, VIN AND DATA....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000(AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT POWER THE CAR IN REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK NORMALLY. THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE AND AFTER SEARCHING ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THIS IS A FREQUENT FAILURE OF THIS GM SUPPLIED TRANSMISSION IN POST 3/2000 BMWS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...

I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AS WE WERE GOING 30 MPH HIT THE CURB WHEN THE AIRBAG CAME OUT ENDED UP RUPTURING, SHOOTING DEBRIS OUT ONTO MY FACE RESULTING ME TO LOSE MY LEFT EYE...UPDATED 12/02/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS R...

Mileage: 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS R...

Mileage: 500

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. RECALL FOR VEHICLE AIRBAGS IN EFFECT, HOWEVER MY SITUATION WAS FOUND TO BE UNRELATED TO THE RECALL. I ADVISE THE RECALL BE RE-INVESTIGATED TO INCLUDE SPONTANEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. RECALL FOR VEHICLE AIRBAGS IN EFFECT, HOWEVER MY SITUATION WAS FOUND TO BE UNRELATED TO THE RECALL. I ADVISE THE RECALL BE RE-INVESTIGATED TO INCLUDE SPONTANEOUS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PREVIOUS DEFECT NOTICES ABOUT THE FRAME / BODY HAVING A WEAK SPOT AND WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN MY REAR SHOCK AND THE PART THAT HOLDS THE SHOCK IN PLACE WENT THROUGH THE METAL FRAME RIPPING THE METAL AWAY AND ALLOWING THE SHOCK TO PUNCTURE THROUGH THE FRAME JUST BELOW THE TRUNK...

Mileage: 155,384

I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PREVIOUS DEFECT NOTICES ABOUT THE FRAME / BODY HAVING A WEAK SPOT AND WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN MY REAR SHOCK AND THE PART THAT HOLDS THE SHOCK IN PLACE WENT THROUGH THE METAL FRAME RIPPING THE METAL AWAY AND ALLOWING THE SHOCK TO PUNCTURE THROUGH THE FRAME JUST BELOW THE TRUNK...

Mileage: 155,384

I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PREVIOUS DEFECT NOTICES ABOUT THE FRAME / BODY HAVING A WEAK SPOT AND WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN MY REAR SHOCK AND THE PART THAT HOLDS THE SHOCK IN PLACE WENT THROUGH THE METAL FRAME RIPPING THE METAL AWAY AND ALLOWING THE SHOCK TO PUNCTURE THROUGH THE FRAME JUST BELOW THE TRUNK...

Mileage: 155,384

2000 BMW 323I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUB-FRAME ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. BMW OFFERED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THEY PAY 50% OF THE COST. *JB

I JUST GOT HOME AND TRIED TO PUT MY 2000 BMW 323I IN REVERSE TO PARK BUT NOTHING HAPPENED! IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL! I AM VERY UPSET AS I HAVE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE T...

Mileage: 174,000

BOUGHT MY 2000 BMW 323I BRAND NEW, I'M THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER. I HAVE HAD IT ONLY DEALER SERVICED WITH ALL RECORDS KEPT. AT 67K MILES THE REVERSE WENT OUT. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. BEING THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS TO FIX I CONTINUED DRIVING IT WITH NO REVERSE. MEANING I P...

Mileage: 67,000

BOUGHT MY 2000 BMW 323I BRAND NEW, I'M THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER. I HAVE HAD IT ONLY DEALER SERVICED WITH ALL RECORDS KEPT. AT 67K MILES THE REVERSE WENT OUT. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. BEING THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS TO FIX I CONTINUED DRIVING IT WITH NO REVERSE. MEANING I P...

Mileage: 67,000

MRS BELT TENSIONER DRIVER FAULT. ONLINE FORUMS SUGGEST A UNIVERSAL WIRE DEFECT WHERE THE WIRING IS PINCHED AND BREAKS FROM MOVING THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

MRS BELT TENSIONER DRIVER FAULT. ONLINE FORUMS SUGGEST A UNIVERSAL WIRE DEFECT WHERE THE WIRING IS PINCHED AND BREAKS FROM MOVING THE SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

THE CAR HAS 86,000 MILES I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE IN REVERSE! ONLY SOLUTION IS A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH COSTS MORE THAN BOOK VALUE OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

MY BMW IS ONE OF POSSIBLE THOUSANDS THAT RECEIVED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MADE BY ZF. THE REVERSE DRIVE D HUB BREAKS LEAVING PIECES RATTLING AROUND INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND NO REVERSE. CHECK WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG TO SEE A FEW THAT HAVE REGISTERED THEIR BMW'S WITH COMMENTS. REPAIR COST RANGE FROM $1...

Mileage: 14,000

THE LOCKS REPEATEDLY QUIT WORKING ON ALL PASSENGER DOORS. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL DEFICIENCY OF THE GM5 MODULE ON BMW. *TR

MY BMW 323I ABRUPTLY LOST THE ABILITY TO REVERSE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013. THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON TO BMW 3-SERIES VEHICLES THAT WERE PRODUCED DURING THE LATE 1990'S AND EARLY 2000'S. THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO IT (NOREVERSE.ORG). BMW SHOULD CONSIDER DOING A RECALL IN ORD...

Mileage: 108,000

THE DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK IF THEY ARE PARKED IN THE SUN IN TEMP. IN EXCESS OF 80-85 DEGREES. THE DOOR CENTRAL LOCKING DOES NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE KEYS (TWICE CLICKS TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS). ONCE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS OPENED IT TAKES 1/2 HOUR OF AIR CONDITIONING BLAST TO HAVE THE SYSTEM COOL DOWN A...

Mileage: 120,000

THE DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK IF THEY ARE PARKED IN THE SUN IN TEMP. IN EXCESS OF 80-85 DEGREES. THE DOOR CENTRAL LOCKING DOES NOT WORK WITH EITHER THE KEYS (TWICE CLICKS TO UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS). ONCE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS OPENED IT TAKES 1/2 HOUR OF AIR CONDITIONING BLAST TO HAVE THE SYSTEM COOL DOWN A...

Mileage: 120,000

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE ARE SO MANY BMW'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER OR TAKE THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 200,000

VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE STOLEN AND ABANDON IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. IT HAS NOT MOVED IN 2 WEEKS. THERE IS NO LICENSE PLATE AND THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WER...

Mileage: 270,000

LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, MY 2000 BMW 323I WIT 71K MILES FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. I WAS AT CHURCH AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS - EVER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I DECIDED TO CHE...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, EML, AND DSC WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 47,000

WAS TRYING TO REVERSE N IT WOULDN'T IT PERIODICALLY WON'T REVERSE UNTIL CAR WARMS UP. WINDOW WON'T GO UP WITHOUT MANUALLY PULLING IT UP. *TR

Mileage: 154,400

WAS TRYING TO REVERSE N IT WOULDN'T IT PERIODICALLY WON'T REVERSE UNTIL CAR WARMS UP. WINDOW WON'T GO UP WITHOUT MANUALLY PULLING IT UP. *TR

Mileage: 154,400

WAS TRYING TO REVERSE N IT WOULDN'T IT PERIODICALLY WON'T REVERSE UNTIL CAR WARMS UP. WINDOW WON'T GO UP WITHOUT MANUALLY PULLING IT UP. *TR

Mileage: 154,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REVERSE DRUM WOULD HAVE TO...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A POT HOLE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HAPHAZARDLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V223000 (AIR BAGS: SIDE WINDOW) BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL W...

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A POT HOLE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HAPHAZARDLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V223000 (AIR BAGS: SIDE WINDOW) BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL W...

Mileage: 198,000

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR. I PUSHED THE CAR, MYSELF. PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR. I READ ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGER TO THE OWNERS AND EVERYONE AROUND THE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION, THIS IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE ...

Mileage: 142,000

ALL PASSENGER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN (EVEN MANUALLY) DUE TO A FAULTY GM5 (COMPUTER) OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR RESULTING IN A HAZARD IF THERE WERE TO BE A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

ALL PASSENGER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN (EVEN MANUALLY) DUE TO A FAULTY GM5 (COMPUTER) OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR RESULTING IN A HAZARD IF THERE WERE TO BE A FIRE OR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

PICKING MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL AND NO REVERSE. NO INDICATIONS ANYTHING WRONG PUT INTO REVERSE ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. ABSOLUTELY NO REVERSE. DROVE HOME AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. WENT ONLINE AND SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF NO REVERSE FAILURE ONLINE. THE NO REVERSE ORG IN 2009 IS N...

Mileage: 88,112

I WAS PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL AROUND 4:30PM ON APRIL 17, 2012 AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT...THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE TRANSMISSION JUST REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO BACK UP. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD IT IN THE WRONG GEAR B...

Mileage: 126,598

AFTER HAVING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPLETED AT A BMW SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX, APPARENTLY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC), BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ...

Mileage: 121,000

AFTER HAVING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPLETED AT A BMW SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX, APPARENTLY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC), BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ...

Mileage: 121,000

AFTER HAVING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPLETED AT A BMW SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX, APPARENTLY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC), BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ...

Mileage: 121,000

AFTER HAVING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPLETED AT A BMW SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX, APPARENTLY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC), BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ...

Mileage: 121,000

AFTER HAVING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPLETED AT A BMW SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX, APPARENTLY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC), BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ...

Mileage: 121,000

THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. WENT TO LEAVE A FRIENDS HOUSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARDS, PUT INTO DRIVE AND FORWARD GEARS WORKED FINE. DROVE ABOUT 11 MILES, STOPPED AND PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT WORKED. COUPLE DAYS LATER I WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND REVERSE...

Mileage: 134,565

THE REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT WORK THIS MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO BACK THE CAR FROM THE PARKING LOT. THE FORWARD GEAR IS GOOD THOUGH. MY CAR HAS A DUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 86,500

I HAVE A BMW 323I AND THE REVERSE WENT OUT. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. I AM DUMBFOUNDED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PIECE OF S#!% TRANSMISSION. BMW HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER, SINCE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WHEN SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE S...

Mileage: 120,000

2000 BMW 323I. CONSUMER STATES REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE *TGW

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I THAT ALL OF A. SUDDEN WON'T ENGAGE REVERSE. I WAS READING ON PINE AND SAW. I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I CALLED NORTH HOUSTON BMW AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS LOOKING AT ABOUT $6000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I'M VERY UPSET AND WANT TO KNOW IF BMW RECAL...

Mileage: 144,123

FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GT TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM INTERIOR SIDEWALL. TIRE WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD LOGGED FEWER THAN 20,000 MILES. TIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON SHORT TRIP (<5 MILES) AND DRIVER RECOGNIZED THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEFORE DRIVING THE CA...

Mileage: 99,301

MY 323I HAS THE REVERSE GEAR IS BROKEN..... FOUND THIS FROM NOREVERSE.ORG. COST ME 3K TO FIX. *KB

THE DOOR LOCKS OF MY CAR ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VIA REMOTE AND A BUTTON ON MY CENTER CONSOLE. THE GM5 DOOR LOCKING MODULE HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES, ONE OF WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WHILE YOU ARE IN THE VEHICLE. IN AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXI...

THE DOOR LOCKS OF MY CAR ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VIA REMOTE AND A BUTTON ON MY CENTER CONSOLE. THE GM5 DOOR LOCKING MODULE HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES, ONE OF WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WHILE YOU ARE IN THE VEHICLE. IN AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXI...

REAR SUBFRAME BEGINNING TO TEAR. COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN NOTED HERE BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

BMW E46 SUBFRAMES ARE MADE WITH A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. OVER TIME THE SUBFRAME CRACKS. MINE HAS CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 204,000

WITH NO WARNING,NO INDICATION ON DASH, NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM, CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP, FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION. 2000 323I AUTOMATIC TRANS 100000+ MI DEALER SERVICED SINCE NEW, "LIFETIME FLUID" NO WAY TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL, DEALER SAYS"FLUID LOW CLUTCHES BU...

Mileage: 111,000

JUST YESTERDAY MY REVERSE WENT OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2000 BMW 323I WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I AM SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR BMW'S OF THIS ERA. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN CARED FOR EXTREMELY WELL. I WAS ALSO SHOCKED BY THE AMOUNT OF CO...

Mileage: 62,155

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI(NA). THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY REPAIR FACILITY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SUBFRAME MOUNT HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY, A LARGE TEAR IS PRESENT IN THE BODY PANEL ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT. REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED THE RISK IS THAT...

Mileage: 234,000

HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION BY REPAIR FACILITY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SUBFRAME MOUNT HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY, A LARGE TEAR IS PRESENT IN THE BODY PANEL ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SUBFRAME MOUNT. REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED THE RISK IS THAT...

Mileage: 234,000

BMW 323I 2000 AT 55TOU MILES SUDDENLY IT WILL NOT REVERSE TO MY GARAGE. I RESEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF NO REVERSE IN THEIR BMW. I CALLED THE BMW EXECUTIVE OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY [XXX]BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. I ALSO MENTIONED HUNDREDS OF UNHAPPY PEO...

Mileage: 55,134

ONE DAY I WAS LEAVING TARGET TO TAKE MY SON TO HIS DR. APPT. AND MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. REVERSE ACTED AS A NEUTRAL. IT WAS ONLY ME AND MY SON I HAD TO ASK SOMEONE TO PUSH ME BACKWARDS. EMBARRASSING!!!!! AFTER THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER AND NOW IT IS NON STOP. ITS...

Mileage: 111,000

HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SUBFRAME IS FAILING ON THE REAR END OF MY BMW. HE PULLED A REPORT SAYING THAT A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST BMW BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED (I.E, A 'SILENT' RECALL). HIS WORDS: "MAN YOU'RE TOTALLY SCREWED." MY READING OF THE LAWSUIT IS THAT THERE WAS...

Mileage: 170,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323CI AND THE REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK AND STARTS WORKING AGAIN, BUT THEN IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN. I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $3000. BMW SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I NEEDED A NE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ROLLED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTART THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE...

Mileage: 138,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 BMW 323I ON TUESDAY MARCH 14 FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHO HAD METICULOUS RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE AND VEHICLE ONLY HAD 97K MILES. TWO DAYS LATER, THE "REVERSE" WENT OUT BUT THE OTHER GEARS WERE FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT I WOULD BE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE...

Mileage: 97,376

BMW 2000 323I. THE REVERSE WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. WHAT THE HECK? HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN IN MASS WITH NO RECALL FROM BMW. HOW HAVE THEY GOTTEN AWAY WITH THIS IN THE USA? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

NO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 98,500

MY 2000 323I BMW WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 323I W/140K MILES. I PULLED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE (HEAD IN). UPON LEAVING, I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THOUGHT MAYBE I ACCIDENTALLY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT NO. SO I PUT IT BACK INTO PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY. I TRIED AGAIN WITH THE SAME RE...

Mileage: 140,000

REVERSE STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 89,528

2000 BMW 323 4 DOOR SEDAN INSIDE FABRIC SEPARATING FROM WINDSHIELD COLUMN FRAME, FRONT AND BACK WINDSHIELDS. GLUE IS DEFECTIVE AND BMW WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. IF FABRIC CONTINUES TO LIFT OFF WILL OBSTRUCT VIEW WHEN DRIVING CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WE BROUGHT OUR DAUGHTER A 2000 323I BMW, A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS WAS A GIFT AND OUR DAUGHTER WAS SO HAPPY, WE SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR, IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, ONLY HAS 50K MILES AND WAS GARAGE KEPT AND WAS NEVER DROVE IN T...

Mileage: 50,000

MY DAUGHTER HAS AN 2000 BMW 323I, SHE GOT INTO IT TO GO TO CLASS AND IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NEW, JUST THAT THE NHTSA AND BMW ARE ACTING AS THOUGH IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS SHOCKING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

BMW 323I SPORTS WAGON IS NOT GOING TO REVERE.THIS CAR HAS INFAMOUS ZF5HP-19 TRANSMISSION FAIL ON THE WAY TO COLLEGE.THE CAR IS 2 MONTH OLD. *TR

Mileage: 170,139

SOMETIMES THE DOORS ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WHEN I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IT WILL ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IN CA...

SOMETIMES THE DOORS ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WHEN I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IT WILL ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IN CA...

MY 2000 BMW 323I AT TIMES WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 MILES. I DID TAKE IT FOR REPAIR AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $5000 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS BMW SHOULD DEFINITELY DO A R...

Mileage: 155,967

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2000 BMW 323I WITH 109K MILES. ONE FINE DAY THE REVERSE GEAR ON THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHO DID THE DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME THERE'S A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST $5,880....

Mileage: 109,156

THE REVERSE IN MY 2000 BMW 323I DOESN'T WORK AS OFTEN AS IT SHOULD...MY YOUNGER SISTERS HAD TO HELP ME PUSH IT OR IT WOULD OF HIT ANOTHER CAR BESIDE IT... THERE ARE MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM SO EVEN IF THE CAR IS MAINTAINED CORRECTLY IT STILL GETS MESSED UP.... BMW OUT SOURCED ...

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON FEBRUARY 2010, ONE MORNING I WORK UP TO GO TO WORK. I TRIED TO BACK MY CAR PUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY BUT MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO REVERSE. THE CAR JUST STAYED LIKE IF IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. I GAVE IT SOME GAS AND ALL I HEAD WAS JUST THE ENGINE REVVING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE....

Mileage: 99,365

I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW WITH ABOUT 120K MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN MY PARKING MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN REV...

Mileage: 120,000

I WENT OUT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE AND STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE...NOTHING. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED...THE TRANSMISSION IS A5S325Z. MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

I HAVE A 2000 323 BMW AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY REVERSE STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL I BEEN UP TO DATE WITH MY TAKING CARE OF IT AND ONE DAY IT JUST STOP WORKING, EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES IT DOES GO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T DO NOTHING, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO TRY TO CORRECT IT BECAUSE S...

Mileage: 159,122

BMW 323 CIC CONVERTIBLE SIMPLY STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

Mileage: 171,666

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 12, 2008 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED CAUSING HER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS WERE PLACED AND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE F...

Mileage: 150,000

SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, REVERSE GEAR ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WOULD NOT WORK - NO NOISE, NO WARNING. FORWARDS GEARS ALL WORK FINE. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

SLID INTO A CURB AFTER HITTING LOOSE GRAVEL ON A CORNER - BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS BLEW. CAR STILL COMPLETELY DRIVABLE OTHER THAN A MESSED UP MESSED UP TIRE AND A CURBED RIM. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

MY SUBFRAME IS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE REAR CARRIER. I NOTICED WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCK IN THE BACK. IT SOUNDED SO BAD I WENT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A...

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2000 BMW 323I SEDAN E46, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE REVERSE ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES OUT, NO NOISE, NO WARNING, IT JUST DOESN'T CLUTCH REVERSE IN THE CLUTCH BOX. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ONLY IN A PARK IDOL POSITION. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR TO BACK OUT AND IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING. A...

Mileage: 158,000

2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I THE CAR SUDDENLY DE ACCELERATE IN HIGHWAY SPEED THIS ALREADY HAPPENS TWICE THE CAR IS ALREADY IN THE SERVICE TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR COST $800. THIS MONTH HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK IN THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY DE ACCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT...

Mileage: 55

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I THE CAR SUDDENLY DE ACCELERATE IN HIGHWAY SPEED THIS ALREADY HAPPENS TWICE THE CAR IS ALREADY IN THE SERVICE TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR COST $800. THIS MONTH HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK IN THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY DE ACCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT...

Mileage: 55

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I. TODAY THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, NO PRIOR FAILURES, NO SLIPPING, ETC. I GOT TO WORK, ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED - NO MOVEMENT. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE A NEW TRANSM...

Mileage: 62,000

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING. CAR CAN GO FORWARD BUT NO LONGER HAS REVERSE. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD IT HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO HE MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS ON BMW DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. BMW SHOULD HAVE A...

Mileage: 130,000

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY CAR FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS' DOOR, FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY / ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COM...

Mileage: 122,000

WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY CAR FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE SO I COULD PULL OUT. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE OF CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD TOP DO. AFTER...

Mileage: 75,000

2000 BMW 323I, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON 2000 BMW WITH NO REVERSE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER $5000 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS A 5L40E MANUFACTURED BY GM FOR BMW. THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE REVERSE CLUTCH HOUSING APPARENTLY...

Mileage: 60,000

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY 2000 BMW 323I, WHICH HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT, SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH SPECIALIZES IN BMWS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DID; IT COST ALMOST $5,000. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I, GOT NO REVERSE. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WHEN MY REVERSE DIDN'T WORK!!!!....I HAD TO KEEP GOING FORWARD, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF IT WASN'T FOR A GOOD SAMARITAN WHO SLAMMED HIS BRAKES BEHIND ME AND HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR INTO POSITION SO I CAN DRIVE FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW AND MY REVERSE GEAR JUST RANDOMLY GAVE UP. I CANNOT USE THE ACCELERATOR WHEN REVERSING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A COSTLY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE BMW'S LOOKS LIKE THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

STARTED MY BMW 323I 2000 ONE DAY (132,000 MILES ON IT) AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. DRIVES FORWARD OK, BUT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BROUGHT IT TO THE BMW DEALER AND THEY WANT $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *CN

Mileage: 132,000

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 1/2 AGO. SINCE MY PURCHASE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH IT . FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT-COST 520.00, THEN LEAK IN RADIATOR, REPLACED SEVERAL HOSES PLUS REPAIRS $ 500.00 AND NOW ON 01-29-2010, I WAS DOING ERRANDS , CAME O...

Mileage: 160,000

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE INFAMOUS "NO REVERSE" ISSUE AS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED AND REPORTED BY MANY FOLKS NOW (SEE HTTP://NOREVERSE.ORG). THIS STEMS FROM A FAULTY REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY BMW AS IT REALLY DOES APPEAR TO BE A COMMON FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 128,549

2000 BMW 318I WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2000 FROM LONG BEACH BMW IN LONG BEACH CA. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 BMW 323CI UNTIL TODAY. WENT TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED REVERSING AGAIN, NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON, PUT IT IN REVERSE, NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO PUSH IT OU...

Mileage: 141,000

2000 323CI HAS 94,000 ON THE DOT (LESS THAN 10K PER YEAR PUT ON IT), ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS REQUIRED/SCHEDULED. YESTERDAY, 12/05/09, I DROVE THE CAR ALL DAY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND LAST NIGHT I GOT IN THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUT...

Mileage: 94,000

2000 BMW 323CI TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 74,880

SUDDEN LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON MY BMW 323 CIC (MODEL YEAR 2000) REGULARLY FAILS TO UNLOCK PREVENTING PASSENGERS ENTRY OR EXIT THROUGH THIS DOOR. I REPLACED THE ACTUATOR ON THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DOOR STILL FAILS TO UNLOCK REGULARLY USING ALL POSSIBLE MEANS AVAILABLE, I.E. KEY FOB, INTERIOR UNLOCK ...

Mileage: 85,000

REVERSE GEAR INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

HELLO I BOUGHT A 200 BMW 323I AND THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. AFTER ONE WEEK THE CAR WONT GO IN REVERSE.THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 3 SERIES AND THE DEAL WANTS $5000 FOR A NEW TRANNY OR TO REBUILD IT WHICH IS CRAZY CONSIDERING I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 70K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. FORTUNATELY, I JUST ARRIVED HOME AND TRIED TO PARK MY CAR IN REVERSE INTO MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THE REVERSE ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK TO AUTO BODY SHOP $3300.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMI...

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2000 BMW 323CI NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 'REVERSE". ALMOST 93,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 93

NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 92K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. BMW DEALER SAYS HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. THE DEALERS SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY, APPROX. $5,500. FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, ...

Mileage: 92,325

WE HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR BMW 323I YEAR 2000. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL ACTUATE AND THEN YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH 3 OR 4 DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND YOU CANNOT RELEASE THEM WITH THE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. PASSENGERS ARE BASICALLY TRAPPED ...

Mileage: 77,230

I DRIVE A 2000 BMW 323I AND AT TIMES DUE TO A FAULTY CENTER CONTROL MODULE (MOST LIKELY) I CAN NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE, BUT THANKFULLY I CAN ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS IF I NEED TO GET OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT IN A HURRY. THE ...

Mileage: 141,000

I OWNED BMW 2000 323I WITH 79,000 MILES AND REVERSE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 79,264

IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3-POINT TURN, VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE REVERSE GEAR FAILED. GIVEN THAT MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN REVERSE, I WAS TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OF COURSE, I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR FROM T...

Mileage: 102,000

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ONLY 21,500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS KEPT IN AN INTERIOR GARAGE AND DRIVEN MOSTLY WITHIN THE CITY. UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION (OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER). I BACKED ...

Mileage: 21,500

BMW 323 LOST REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING! WITHOUT WARNING, MY 3000 BMW 323I WITH 62,300 MILES HAD NO REVERSE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN REVERSE DRUM THAT SHED METALLIC PARTS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRING A OVERHAUL. COST $2800. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

'2000 BMW 323I, 108K, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT NO ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS SO FAR INTERMITTENT AND HAS TAKEN PLACE THREE TIMES WITHIN 1 WEEK. ALL OTHER GEARS APPEAR TO WORK FINE. ALL INSTANCES I HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH CAR OUT OF PACKING SPOT. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP ...

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ZERO ACCIDENTS. THERE ARE 88,000 MILES ON IT, AND SUDDENLY THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED BMW IMMEDIATELY AND NOT ONLY DID THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO...

Mileage: 88,000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 93K MILES. MY CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A SERVICING. YESTERDAY, WHILE PARKED, IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NOT WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS FAILING. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED BMW SPECIALIST, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY QUOTED ME A ...

Mileage: 93,979

I GOT INTO MY 2000 BMW 323I, AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE BUT THE DID NOTHING BUT IDLE. I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR USED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WITH 92K MI, AND I NOW HAS 100K. THE CAR CLEARLY HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE METICULOUSLY AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND PRIOR TO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2000 BMW 323I AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD NO REVERSE AT 72,000 MILES. ALL THE OTHER GEARS WORK FINE. THERE WAS NO SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND COST ME $3000. ITS BEEN 4 YEARS SINCE AND STILL NO RECALL DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND...

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THERE IS NO POWER. ENGINE REVS AS IF IN NEUTRAL. FORWARD GEARS SEEM FINE. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING INDICATORS. ESTIMATED COST OF REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 78,200

I HAD DROPPED MY WIFE OFF AT WORK AFTER LUNCH AND WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, LET OFF THE BRAKE AND WAS WATCHING FOR CARS BEHIND ME. I WENT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS TO CONTINUE BACKING UP AND IT REVVED UP AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I STOPPED, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL,...

Mileage: 106,000

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS SUB FRAME FRACTURES AS DEFINED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST BMW. IN THE SETTLEMENT, BMW HAS AGREED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND OFFERED ME A CASH SETTLEMENT WELL BELOW AVG TRADE-IN VALUE. I WANT MY CAR FIXED. *T...

Mileage: 160,000

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS SUB FRAME FRACTURES AS DEFINED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST BMW. IN THE SETTLEMENT, BMW HAS AGREED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES. THE DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND OFFERED ME A CASH SETTLEMENT WELL BELOW AVG TRADE-IN VALUE. I WANT MY CAR FIXED. *T...

Mileage: 160,000

ON JULY 1, 2009 RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT UNITED BMW ROSWELL, GA FOR A RECALLED AIRBAG MODULE. A WEEK LATER MY 2000 BMW 323I WAS PARKED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND A TOW TRUCK WAS SENT TO PICKUP AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A DA...

MY BMW 323I NO LONGER GOES INTO REVERSE. I READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN BMWS AND I'M WONDERING WHY BMW HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN IDENTIFIED COMMON PROBLEM. THE WEBSITE I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON IS: HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS....

Mileage: 145,000

2000 BMW 323 CSI WITH 81,000 MILES. SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF REVERSE GEAR NO WARNINGS. OTHER GEARS APPEAR UNAFFECTED. CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL WHEN IN REVERSE, ENGINE REVS WITH NO EFFECT. SUGGESTED REPAIR: REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $6,700. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

I PURCHASED A 2000 BMW 323I FROM CARMAX IN HARTFORD CT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VECH IT HAD A LITTLE LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. ON SUNDAY 6-28-09 I ATTEMPTED TO BACK THE VECH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BUT TO MY SURPRISE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, THE REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. AFTERWARDS I CONTACTED THE ...

Mileage: 87,000

I BOUGHT A 2000 BMW 323I IN 2004 THAT HAD BEEN MAINTAINED IMMACULATELY. AT 72,000 MILES, THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MY FATHER TOOK THE CAR TO BMW DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO MY HOME AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE ABOUT $5000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. ...

Mileage: 72,000

NO REVERSE 2000 BMW 323I ... HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM BMW EXCEPT TO CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

ONE DAY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2008 MY 2000 BMW 3 SERIES WITH OVER 100K MILES WOULD NOT REVERSE, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD GO INTO DRIVE AND MOVE FORWARD. LATER THAT DAY I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT MOVED BACKWARDS, THEN HOURS LATER WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AGAIN IT DID NOT WORK. THIS O...

Mileage: 108,000

2000 YEAR MODEL BMW 323I REVERSE WENT OUT AT 79,000 MILES. NO WARNING, DRIVE STILL OPERATES FINE. NO HELP FROM BMW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VEHICLES OVER 33 YEARS OF DRIVING AND ONLY ONE FAILED BEFORE 100,000 MILES, A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND DODGE TOOK CARE OF IT. THIS IS SAD - THERE SH...

Mileage: 79,000

THE REVERSE ON MY 2000 BMW 323CI WENT OUT YESTERDAY. THE 1ST 2ND AND 3RD FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK PERFECT BUT THE REVERSE GEAR WON'T ENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 91,245

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323CI FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND I'VE HAD TO PUT ABOUT $6,000.00 IN REPAIRS INTO IT BUT ALL IN SMALL PROBLEMS. LAST WEEK, WITH NO WARNING MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH A TRANSMISSION WOULD COST AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE W...

Mileage: 166,210

MY 2000 BMW 323I (95,000 MILES) WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO BMW DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $6000. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISE TO FIND OUT THAT THE REVERSE GEAR ...

Mileage: 95,000

CAR FAIL TO ENGAGE TO REVERSE WHILE STUCK IN AN SITUATION. WITH THE ZF TRANSMISSION ON THE 2000 3 SERIES, THE REVERSE DRUM IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND VERY EASY TO CRACK, EACH TIME IT CRACKS, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN REVERSE AT ALL. TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, YOU EITHER NEED NEW TRANSM...

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2000 323CI AND LIKE SO MANY OTHERS MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, NO REVERSE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE SOMEONE WITHIN THIS AGENCY TAKES SOME ACTION, LIKE A RECALL , I MEAN WTF, R TAX DOLLARS IN ACTION ONCE AGAIN :( *TR

Mileage: 16,600

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT BACK IN JANUARY OF 2001. I HAVE NOW REPLACED 6 OR 7 WINDOW REGULATORS, THE SUNROOF, THE RADIATOR, THE CV BOOTS AND NOW THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $5,151. OH AND DID I MENTION THAT THIS CAR ONLY HAS 67,...

Mileage: 67,000

"NO REVERSE" BMW TRANSMISSION ZF SHP19. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

THE CAR WON'T BACK UP AT ALL IN THE REVERSE GEAR. ALL THE FORWARD GEARS WORK GREAT, BUT THE REVERSE GEAR IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE A NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CAR JUST REVS WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 111,200

A YEAR AGO, MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY, MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT A GRINDING SOUND. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY A CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULD SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT AND...

Mileage: 111,000

A YEAR AGO, MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY, MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT A GRINDING SOUND. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY A CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULD SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT AND...

Mileage: 111,000

A YEAR AGO, MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY, MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT A GRINDING SOUND. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY A CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULD SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT AND...

Mileage: 111,000

A YEAR AGO, MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY, MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT A GRINDING SOUND. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY A CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULD SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT AND...

Mileage: 111,000

I HAVE A BMW 323I THAT I BOUGHT NEW BACK IN 2000. THIS HAS BEEN A SECONDARY CAR THAT I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. RECENTLY, AT 43,000 MILES AS I WAS TRYING TO REVERSE, THE CAR JUST IDLED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ONCE I PUSHED IT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE IT WOULD DRIVE FORWARD ONLY. NO WARNIN...

Mileage: 42,290

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO MY CARS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REVERSE FAILED ABRUPTLY AND NOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR AROUND THREE YEARS AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL IT HIT AROUND 167,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. I HAVE ...

Mileage: 167,000

HELLO- I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323CI. RECENTLY, THE REVERSE FUNCTION SIMPLY FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT LED UP TO THIS FAILURE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS (HUNDREDS) OF ARTICLES/COMMENTS ON THE NET OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTIES WITH THE REVERSE FUNCTION OF THIS MODEL CAR - RELA...

Mileage: 110,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2000 BMW 323 WAGON, AFTER HAVING TRAVELED ONLY 66,151 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I PURCHASED THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED BMW IN 2002 FROM WINLSOW BMW OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND PROFESSIONALLY SERVI...

Mileage: 66,151

I PROCEEDED INTO A PARKING LOT AREA. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF THE OPEN PARKING SPOT AND BEGAN TO BACK INTO POSITION WHEN I DETERMINED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT WOULD STILL NOT GO IN REVER...

Mileage: 117,915

THE REVERSE GEAR OF MY 2000 BMW 323I WAGON WILL ENGAGE ONLY WITH NO ACCELERATION. OTHER GEARS WORK FINE. TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR JUST REVS THE ENGINE. REPAIR SHOP HAS TOLD ME THAT MY REVERSE DRUM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL REQUIRE OVER 17 HOURS OF TRANSMISSION WORK - ABOUT...

Mileage: 82,500

I PURCHASED A 2000 USED BMW 323I WITH THE SPORTS PACKAGE AND STEPTRONIC. THE REVERSE WENT OUT AT 132K MILES LAST NIGHT. I HAVE SEEN A GREAT DEAL OF COMPLAINTS AND WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND A RECALL. HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 132K MILES ON IT. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S REPORTED THIS ISSUE, MY REVERSE GEAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER AUDIBLE INDICATORS OF FAILURE. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I TRIED TO...

Mileage: 132,000

WELL KNOWN, YET UNACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH BMW 3 SERIES' TRANSMISSIONS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH A FAILURE TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THE SOLUTION IS TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH A COST OF OVER $5000. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS PARKED FACING DOWNHILL IN MY 2000 BMW 323CI WHEN I SELECTED REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY STRIKING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, DAMAGE WAS INCONSEQUENTIAL (A FEW SCRATCHES/SCUFFS), BUT HAD THERE BEEN A ...

Mileage: 61,000

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2000 BMW 323I FAILED TO REVERSE WITHOUT ANY WARNING EVEN THROUGH ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SERVICE HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

REVERSE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON 2000 BMW 323I. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION, I DISCOVERED IT IS A WIDESPREAD AND COMMON PROBLEM, THUS MY COMPLAINT. SUCH A KNOW ISSUE SHOULD INVOLVE A RECALL AND, BMW, THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT...

Mileage: 103,000

REVERSE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BMW WENT OUT WITH ONLY 65K MILES. I ASKED BMW IF THERE WAS ANY RECORD OF THIS AND THEY SAID NONE. I THEN FOUND NOREVERSE.ORG. THIS IS A WEB SITE WITH OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME PART ON THE SAME CARS MAKE AND MODEL. BMW CHARGED ME $100 TO L...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS 98.5K MILES ON IT. AFTER WORKING PERFECTLY FINE IT HAS NOW FAILED TO GO IN THE REVERSE GEAR. IT USES AN AUTOMATIC ZF 5HP19 TRANSMISSION. UPON TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND TALKING TO OTHER BMW OWNERS IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO FAU...

Mileage: 98,500

WHILE JACKING UP THE CAR ON THE FRONT-DRIVERS-SIDE THE JACK POINT ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE METAL WHERE THE JACK GOES BENT INWARDS INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUST. THIS PART OF THE CAR MAY HAVE RUSTED DUE TO A WATER LEAK POSSIBLY FROM THE SUNROOF. *TR

Mileage: 75,620

THE DRIVERS SEAT IS A HEATED SEAT. THE HEATER BECAME SO HOT THAT IT MELTED A HOLE INTO THE SEAT, WHICH IS FAKE LEATHER OR VINYL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, DISTRACTED THE DRIVER, OR CAUSED A BURN TO EXPOSED SKIN WITH DIRECT CONTACT. THE SEAT ALSO SHOWS DISCOLORATION IN OTHER AREAS WHERE IT HAS H...

Mileage: 63,300

AUTOMATIC STEP-TRONIC TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. THIS REQUIRED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LIFETIME, AND THERE ARE NO SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. THE TRANSMISSION IS ORIGINAL AND WAS MANUFACTURED BY ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN FOR BMW. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

REVERSE GEAR STARTED NOT ENGAGING AND FINALLY HAS GIVEN OUT COMPLETELY. ALL OTHER GEARS WORK FINE AND ENGAGE PROPERLY. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 93,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AVERAGE FOR ITS' AGE. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO PUSH THIS OTHERWIS...

Mileage: 87,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 BMW 323I SEEMED TO BE GOING OUT SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE BUT AFTER 3 WEEKS IT SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SEEMS THAT BMW CARS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T HAVE 6000 DOLLARS LAYING AROUND TO GET A NEW TRANS. NOW IM AFRAID THAT ...

Mileage: 180,750

2000 BMW 323I NO REVERSE, NO POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

1.I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT THAT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. 2. THE BMW 323I REFUSED TO GO INTO THE REVERSE GEAR, INSTEAD CHANGING THE CAR INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THIS IS REPEATED EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO REVERSE. I MUST NOW PUSH MY CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOTS AND AVOID SITUATION...

Mileage: 98,000

THE REVERSE GEAR OF MY VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OR WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

BACKING INTO PARKING SPOT FOUND THAT I COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET! JUST GOT TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR $6000. BMW NO REVERSE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,485

2000 BMW 323I ZF 5HP19 TRANSMISSION, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE ALL OF A SUDDEN. NOTHING ELSE TO SAY. VERY BIG PROBLEM AMONGST BMW 323I. *TR

Mileage: 158,000

2000 BMW 323I REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT WORK. I STARTED MY CAR AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD JUST PARKED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR EARLIER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN ANTICIPATION OF A COSTLY AND LENG...

Mileage: 98,000

LAST WEEK MY CAR QUIT GOING IN REVERSE LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS CAR HAS 100,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AS I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99/00 BMWS AND THE ZF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A...

Mileage: 100,950

MY REVERSE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2000 BMW 323I. I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. BMW REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSABILITY. CURRENTLY I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

RECENTLY MY CAR QUIT GOING IN REVERSE AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE & THERE WERE NO ONCOMING CARS BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AS I ROLLED VERY SLOWLY INTO THE ROAD LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CAR HAS 85,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. ...

Mileage: 85,000

THE REVERSE GEAR ON MY 2000 323I BMW STOPPED WORKING. IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD. ALL THE OTHER GEARS WORK EXCEPT REVERSE. I ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 65,000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND MY...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323CI WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED IT FROM DAY 1 - MILE 0. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 110,000 MILES BECAUSE THE REVERSE GEAR BROKE OFF. NOW AT 194,000 THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION IS VIBRATING HARD AND THE BMW DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT I NEED...

Mileage: 194,000

MY CAR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING HAS NO REVERSE. AS I LOOKED ONLINE I NOTICED THOUSANDS OF OTHER BMW OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NOREVERSE.ORG HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR ME TO IDENTIFY MANY OWNERS ACROSS THE STATES WITH THE NO REVERSE ISSUE. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE NHTSA WILL HELP US HOLD BMW ACCOUNTAB...

Mileage: 81,000

REVERSE STOPPED WORKING IN CAR. KNOWN ISSUE IN THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. BMW DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO. CHECK OUT WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG - EVERYONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

BMW 2000 YEAR 323 DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE. GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW IN ATLANTA SAYS THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST $5800. THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT BY BMW BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE CAR OR REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I DROVE TO WORK THIS MORNING AND UPON LEAVING WORK MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO BMW TOMORROW AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT. AFTER GETTING HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT BMW HAS DONE NOTHING ABOU...

Mileage: 106,000

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAVE READ REVIEWS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY BECAUSE BMW PRODUCED THEIR 3 SERIOUS CAR WITH A GM TRANSMISSION AND DIDN'T H...

Mileage: 107,000

LAST WEEK OCT 1 PARK MY CAR AT WORK, AFTER WORK I TRIED TO BACK UP THE CAR AND NO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK. HAD TO ASK TWO OF THE COWORKS TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STALL. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I LOST THE REVERSE GEAR ON THREE OCCASIONS ON A TOTAL OF 6 SHORT DRIVING TRIPS. ONE TIME OF THE T...

Mileage: 121,000

REVERSE WENT OUT IN MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 323I YESTERDAY, HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT A REPAIR SHOP AND SAID THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT BMW DENIES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 52,000

BMW 323 CI REVERSE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD STOP DRIVING IT BEFORE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BLOWS. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COST OF REPAIR IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD SO I HAVE IT GARAGED FOR THE TIME BEING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

PLEASE SITE NOREVERSE.ORG FOR A FULL LIST OF COMPLAINTS. RIGHT BEFORE MY CAR HIT THE 100,000 MILE MARK MY REVERSE WENT OUT. IT WILL STILL GO INTO REVERSE HOWEVER THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

OUT OF NOWHERE MY 2000 BMW 323I STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THAT IT WORKED JUST FINE, JUST STOPPED ONE DAY. DRIVE WORKS JUST FINE, BUT REVERSE IS GONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF ON A SATURDAY AT 4:00PM THEY TOLD ME THEY'D LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY AND CAL...

Mileage: 89,900

1. EVENTS LANDING UP TO THE FAILURE: NONE 2. CAR DOES NOT MOVE IN REVERSE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. 3. CAR IS NOT OPERATIONAL PENDING REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 99,970

2000 BMW 3-SERIES: 63,000 MILES THE REVERSE WENT OUT ON MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONS, SUCH THAT YOU CANNOT UNLOCK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, AT LEAST I CAN USE THE MANUAL KEY TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. BUT BMW HAS THE FORESIGHT TO NOT INCLUDE A KEY OPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SO A FEW TIME...

Mileage: 95,000

2000 BMW 323I 54000 KM'S. REVERSE CLUTCH DOES NOT WORK. BMW WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE REVERSE CLUTCH ISSUE AND INSISTS ON REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 54,182

OUT OF NO WERE TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING IN REVERSE,THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO VERY POOR CAST PART IN THE TRANSMISSION .COST TO FIX MINE@$2200. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT OF TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

CAR WAS OPERATING FINE. LEFT FOR LUNCH AT 11:30, BACKED CAR OUT OF PARKING PLACE. CAME BACK AT 3:45 AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. ZF 5HP19 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 69,246

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323 AND MY REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT THAT WAS BUSY AND IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR BUILD UP JUST WHAMO IT HAPPENED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE REVERSE AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR. UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HA...

Mileage: 115,000

REVERSE GEAR IN MY 2000 BMW 323I STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAD 80K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. ALTHOUGH BMW NORTH AMERICA WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEY DID OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF BUT I WAS STILL OUT OVER $2K A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THAT ...

Mileage: 80,000

BOUGHT A USED 200 323I BMW WITH A STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION ABOUT A MOTH OR TWO AGO WHICH WOULD BE IN THE TIME FROM OF ABOUT MAY TO JUNE OF 2008. IT WAS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION EVERYTHING RAN FINE PERFECT WELL TAKEN CARE OF, DROVE TO WORK ONE DAY TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT JUST ACTED LIKE ...

Mileage: 104,658

I DROVE MY CAR TO THE STORE AND UPON RETURNING, I WAS UNABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FORWARD GEARS CONTINUE WORK FINE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 79,900 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE REGULAR MAINTENAN...

Mileage: 79,900

2000 BMW 323IT TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN BMW AUTOMOBILES ON INTERNET CHAT ROOMS AND NEWSGROUPS (SEARCH FOR "BMW TRANSMISSION FAILURE"). THIS FAILURE IS ALSO WELL KNOWN BY REPAIR SHOPS AND OWNERS GROUPS. OWN...

Mileage: 131,000

ON 7/23/08 MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH 78,000 MILES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION REFUSE TO MOVE IN REVERSE. I HAD A MECHANIC ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY OFFICE TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I HAVE WELL MAINTAINED MY CAR AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP T...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A YR 2000 BMW 323I SEDAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 103,000 MY CAR HAS FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. AS I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON THE INTERNET, I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO'S OWNED OR CURRENTLY OWN THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 103,241

2000 323I WITH 92000 MILES ON IT. BACKED INTO GARAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE, LEFT FOR WORK NEXT MORNING AND STOP AT LOCAL STORE. CAME OUT AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. IT JUST SAT THERE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO RECOURSE FROM BMW. JUST LIKE OTHER OWNERS OF BMW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ...

2000 BMW 323I WITH 93,000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING THE REVERSE STOPPED ENGAGING (LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL). THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE FINE IN THE FORWARD GEARS. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS AND THE BMW ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEARS MODEL. THIS TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 92,000

MY BMW 323I WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY AND I GET IN IT THIS MORNING AND IT REFUSES TO DO REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND I AM REVVING UP THE ENGINE. I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION OR TH PART REPAIRED BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO COST 2000. *TR

Mileage: 94,751

SUDDEN FAILURE OF REVERSE GEAR IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 BMW 323CI FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BACKING. THE CAR HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM (HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG) THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY BMW. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

AFTER 105,000 MILES, THE MY 2000 BMW 323I SPORTS WAGON ALL OF A SUDDEN - AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING - "LOST" ITS REVERSE GEAR. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN CAREFULLY AND WELL-MAINTAINED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I QUICKLY LEARNED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OR OTHER CONSUMERS WITH YEAR 2000 3-...

Mileage: 105,000

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

FAILURE TO GO IN REVERSE. NO WARNING. 49,000 MILES. FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 49,100

I WAS FINISH FILL UP GAS TANK, THE GUY INFRONT OF ME STILL PUMPING, SO I ENGAGE THE REVERSE GEAR TO MOVE BACK, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST SIT THERE LIKE IT IS ON NEUTRAL; IT LOST ITS REVERSE GEAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THEN I FOUND WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG EXCLUSIVE DEALING WITH 2000 323I TH...

Mileage: 65,138

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT IS A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT. I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOING OUT ...

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVEN...

Mileage: 89,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT BMW KNOWS ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I AUTOMATIC. THE REVERSE GEAR JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT SEEN ON MANY PLACES BY MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET. CHECK HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG I HAD GONE TO WORK AND WHEN I REACHED THERE, I HAD TO REVERSE THE CAR INTO THE PARKING AT THIS IS WHEN I FO...

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A BMW 323 CI AND I WAS MAKING A RUN TO THE STORE AND I COME BACK OUT AND TRY TO REVERSE AND MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE ANYWHERE BUT THE RPM'S WERE GOING, SO I LOST MY REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 109,985

I HAVE A BMW 323 CI AND I WAS MAKING A RUN TO THE STORE AND I COME BACK OUT AND TRY TO REVERSE AND MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE ANYWHERE BUT THE RPM'S WERE GOING, SO I LOST MY REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 109,985

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. HE PLACED THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE REVVED....

Mileage: 90,450

MY 2000 323CI TRANSMISSION NO LONGER WORKS IN REVERSE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I REALIZED THIS IS A VERY COMMON. MY CAR ONLY HAS 80K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED. I'LL BE SPEAKING TO A LAWYER NEXT WEEK AFTER I COMPILE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. WILL THIS TRANSMISSION EVER RECE...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAD BEEN WORKING FINE. ONE MORNING I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THIS YEAR, MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR, DUE TO THE D-G RING IN THE TRANSMI...

Mileage: 111,977

1: THE REAR OF THE CAR FELT LOOSE AND SLOPPY WHILE DRIVING. BUT DIDN'T PERFORM TO UNUSUALLY. 2: THE REAR SUBFRAME RIPPED OUT OF THE SHEET METAL IT WAS ATTACHED TO LEAVING A GAPING HOLE IN THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR, AND RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR SAT ABOUT 1.5" LOWER ...

Mileage: 137,800

THE CAR WORKED JUST FINE, WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND NOTHING. THE CAR HAS ONLY 70K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 99-01 BMW I HAVE INCLUDED SOME LINKS FOR YOU TO CHECK. HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS.HTML#SCOTT THIS ...

Mileage: 70,000

I'VE OWNED MY 2000 BMW 323I FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW (BOUGHT IT USED) AND IT'S BEEN A SUPERB CAR. I MAINTAINED IT PERFECTLY WITH OIL CHANGES ON TIME, AND IT WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. DESPITE MY ATTENTION TO DETAIL, A FEW DAYS AGO, THE REVERSE SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY SAID ...

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. A FEW DAYS AGO- IT QUIT GOING IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WANTED JUST UNDER $6,000.00 USD TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY WORK ABOUT $9,000.00. THE TECH SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS...

Mileage: 115,000

FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO WORK IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I PARKED TO GO INSIDE OF A BMW SERVICE CENTER TO BUY A WINDOW REGULATOR. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I PUSHED MY SO CALLED LUXURY CAR OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND DROVE HOME. I STILL HAVE NO REVERSE GEAR, GUESS I SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A NEW ...

Mileage: 136,026

I PARKED TO GO INSIDE OF A BMW SERVICE CENTER TO BUY A WINDOW REGULATOR. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I PUSHED MY SO CALLED LUXURY CAR OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND DROVE HOME. I STILL HAVE NO REVERSE GEAR, GUESS I SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A NEW ...

Mileage: 136,026

I'VE EXPERIENCE THE COMMON NO REVERSE IN MY 323 BMW. THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT AND AFTER A WEEKEND AWAY I GO TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT WON'T REVERSE. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND COASTS. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN MY CAR ONCE SINCE THEN AND IT FAILED THE 4 TIMES I TRIED TO REVERSE. I HAVE CONTACTED M...

Mileage: 101,709

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3231. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM WAS BRUISED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS, MY REVERSE GEAR IS ESSENTIALLY GONE. MY CAR WILL ROLL IF I HAVE A SLIGHT GRADE, BUT THERE IS NO POWER IN REVERSE. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE WHEN IN REVERSE. ALL FORWARD GEARS IN TRANSMISSION WORK SMOOTHLY AND FLAWLESSLY. ...

Mileage: 74,000

NO REVERSE GEAR. NO WARNING. *TR

I OWN A 2000 323I BMW AND IT HAS STOPPED TO GO INTO REVERSE. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS TO BE BLAMED FOR IT AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THERE ARE 60 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIR WEBSITE THAT SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR HAS HAD THIS CONTINUING...

Mileage: 88,600

VERY WELL MAINTAINED 2000 BMW 323I. SUDDENLY OUT OF THE BLUE "NO REVERSE". *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2007, I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, BUT I COULD NOT. THE REVERSE GEAR IN MY CAR WAS NOT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED UNIT, COSTING ME $2595. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROB...

Mileage: 95,409

REVERSE WENT OUT ON CAR @ 104,000 MILES. TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED A $5,000.00+ REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. UNACCEPTABLE. I EAGERLY AWAIT THE PENDING CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TRANSMISSION REVERSE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL ON 2000 323I BMW SEDAN. REVERSE ACTS AS IF IN NEUTRAL. REPAIR REQUIRED: REPLACE DRUM IN TRANSMISSION. COST OVER $1,900. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE LIKE NORMAL WHEN WITH NO WARNING MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE, THE RPM JUST REVVED UP. I THEN CALLED MY BMW SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5,200. AFTER ALMOST CHOKING I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCI...

Mileage: 77,158

AS REPORTED BY MANY, MANY, OTHER BMW 323I CAR OWNERS, I TOO, HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO GO IN REVERSE. JUST LIKE THE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET SAY, THE CAR JUST SITS THERE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE, AS IF IT'S IN NEUTRAL. YOU CAN REV THE ENGINE, BUT YOU GO NOWHERE. AND LIKE THE ...

Mileage: 69,600

I HAVE A 2000 3.23I BMW . IT HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . IT HAS 89,000 MILES. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. IT DRIVES FINE ,SO I TOOK IT TO PRINCETONL BMW AND WAS IN FORMED I WOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I ...

Mileage: 89,175

MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED GOING IN TO REVERSE. WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE IT OPERATES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CAR OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM. ALL SAY THAT BMW IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM S...

Mileage: 86,589

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I CAR. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT A HIGH % OF THESE ARE ...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2000 323I WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. FED UP!!! TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. BMW WILL DO NOTHING. SAME FAILURE VERY WIDE-SPREAD. PROBLEM IS ALL TOO WELL KNOWN TO BMW. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2000 323I MODEL AND JUST YESTERDAY THE CAR'S REVERSE GEAR STOPPED ENGAGING. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. BMW NEEDS TO STAND UP AND ISSUE A RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,306...

Mileage: 48,306

LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH 84K MILES FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. I WAS AT A STORE AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS - EVER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I HAD THE C...

Mileage: 84,000

TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY NOT GO INTO REVERSE. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A TSB 613552 ON THIS PROBLEM BUT CAN'T GET MY HANDS ON IT. VEHICLE ALWAYS SERVICED BY BMW. ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES AND TAKEN CARE OF LIKE A BABY. BMW TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE AND ARROGANT. WEB SITE W...

Mileage: 68,000

WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 87,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

A FEW DAYS AGO MY 2000 BMW 323I WOULD HESITATED BEFORE GOING INTO REVERSE. IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY TWO DAYS AGO AND I TOOK IT INTO A CAR MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME HE NEEDED TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN A 2000 BMWI IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDING...

Mileage: 30,150

WITHOUT WARNING REVERSE GEAR FAILED ON MY 2000 BMW 323I. *JB

Mileage: 91,014

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ONLY MOVING FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE...

Mileage: 58,900

ENGINE STARTED CHOKING AND COULD NOT SUSTAIN ABOVE 30-40 MPH. MECHANIC (AFTER 2 WKS) FINALLY DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE VALVES WAS WARPED, AND HAD TO DO A VALVE JOB. TOTAL COST $3,300. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

WINDOW REGULATOR. LEFT REAR WENT OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WINDOW WAS SCRATCHED WHEN ASSEMBLY BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 66,480

WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE 2ND ONE OF THE OEM REGULATORS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 75,244

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - REVERSE FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 102,591

MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2000 BMW 323I (WITH ONLY 100K MILES) HAS LOST THE REVERSE FUNCTION - I WILL REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4000. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

2000 BMW 323I SEDAN - CANNOT REVERSE. METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED CAR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR CANNOT REVERSE AND I WAS STUCK IN A PARKING GARAGE. WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE...

Mileage: 75,000

IN LATE MARCH,2007, MY BMW 323I BLEW A HEAD GASKET AFTER ONLY 82,000 MILES.THIS WAS AFTER THE CAR BEING BABIED WITH SERVICE ETC.THE DEALER I TOOK THE CAR TO, PRESSTIGE IMPORTS IN SANTA ROSA,CA. FOUND THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS RUNNING AT OVER 300 DEGREES AND WARPED THE BLOCK, RUINING THE ENGINE. TH...

Mileage: 82,000

ON 8/707 I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT SHIFT MY 2000 BMW323CI INTO REVERSE. NO PRIOR NOTICE AND NO ENGINE OR CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON. IT'S LIKE BEING IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVS BUT THERE IS NO MOVEMENT. IN ANOTHER INSTANCE I WAS ON A HILL AND TRIED TO BACK UP. WHEN I SWITCHED INTO REVERSE, THE CAR R...

Mileage: 88,920

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY IN ALL OTHER GEARS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6...

Mileage: 61,850

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PERFORM IN REVERSE. IT SIMPLY ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND UPSETTING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WHERE AND WHEN IT DID. I WAS STUCK AND HAD TO HAVE REVERSE TO LEAVE THE LOCATION WHERE I HAD TAKEN MY DAUGHTER. ONLY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF TWO...

Mileage: 109,950

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

COULD NOT BACK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION (NO REVERSE AND NO WARNING). 323I BMW 2000 TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323I ABRUPTLY STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE. LIKE MANY DISSATISFIED 323I OWNERS, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONLY TO FIND OUT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER BMW OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS FRUSTRATION. THE COMPLAINTS ARE BEING LOGGED ON THE FOLLOWING WEB...

Mileage: 85,000

AUTO TRANSMISSION REVERSE FAILED WITH NO WARNING AT 87,000 MILES. BMW SAYS REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT FULL COST. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE REVERSE GEAR IN MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

BMW IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF VEHICLES! TRANSMISSION FAILED ON 2000 323I BMW WITH ONLY 57K. SCANNING ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT 323I TRANSMISSION FAILURES IT SEEMS NHTSA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE UNIT BY NOW! *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, IT FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. A LOCAL MECHANIC MADE THE REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 28,000

I OWN A 2000 BMW 3.23I THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2000. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THAT CAR AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS MANY TIMES, AND HAD A WATER LEAK PROBLEM. I SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OTHER ITEMS THAT WAS JUST CRAZY, ESPECIALLY FOR A...

Mileage: 70,500

2000 BMW 323I SERIES FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THIS YEAR ONLY FOUND ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM LEADING ME TO BELIEVE A RECALL WAS APPROPRIATE. ALL INCIDENTS WERE IDENTICAL AND HAPPENED WITH AS LOW AS 30000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 108,500

I AM AN OWNER OF 2000 BMW 323I. IT CURRENTLY HAS ~115K MILES ON IT. TODAY (FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007), I ENTERED THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE --- AS I ALWAYS DO. I DROVE FORWARD, THEN PUT MY CAR IN THE REVERSE GEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I PRESSED ON ...

Mileage: 114

2000 BMW 323I WILL NOT MOVE WHEN IN REVERSE GEAR. THE CAR BEHAVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER TROUBLE, WARNING LIGHT, ETC. LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. THE CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED BY BMW AUTHORIZED DEALERS, HAS 66000 MILES AND WAS VERY GENTLY DRIVEN. T...

Mileage: 66,118

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SUBFRAME IS TEARING AWAY FROM BODY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS WEBSITE ALREADY. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3I. THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT RECALL# 02V223000 WAS REPAIRED IN JULY 2003. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS FAILURE USUALLY DIDN'T OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO AN AIR BAG ENGINEER ,WHO ALSO STATED THAT...

Mileage: 16,000

THE SHIFT PLATE INDICATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND IT IS AGAIN FAULTY. IT GIVES A FALSE INDICATION OF THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAR CAN BE IN DRIVE, BUT THE NEUTRAL LIGHT WILL BE ON. *NM

Mileage: 46,000

HAD BRAKES AND SUSPENSION REPLACED AND WHILE AT DEALERSHIP THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I SEE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALL OTHER GEARS WORK OTHER THAN REVERSE, WHICH WILL COST 4000 TO REPLACE. *NM

Mileage: 116,000

ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH ABOUT 100K MILES I NOTICED A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT HAS SEPARATED AT THE POINT WHERE THE MOUNT IS WELDED TO THE UNI-BODY. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. T...

Mileage: 100,000

2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED. ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN REVERSE BUT NO GEAR. A QUICK SEARCH OF INTERNET REVEALS LITERALLY DOZENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF E46 MODEL SERIES BMW OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. NO REVERSE OR TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR FACILITY RECOMMENDS COMPLETE...

Mileage: 169,000

THERE WERE 50 DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THE 2000 BMW 3 SERIES AUTOMOBILES. THERE ARE UNDOUBTEDLY MORE, BUT THE PEOPLE JUST PAID THE $3000 TO $5000 REPAIR BILL. THERE IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AND BMW KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *...

Mileage: 75,532

(1) I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 BMW 323I ON A FEEDER ROAD, AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000 MILES. (2) THE SIDE AIRBAGS (DRIVER'S SIDE) UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED WITH NO APPARENT REASON (NO COLLISION, NO ROAD BUMPS). THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY CUT OFF AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY WENT ...

Mileage: 69,000

1999-2005 BMW 3 SERIES HAS DEFECTIVE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS. MY REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR HAS TORN OUT COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CAR TO CONSTANTLY CLUNK AND CREAK. *NM

Mileage: 93,256

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE ON A HILL WITHIN 2 FEET OF ANOTHER CAR. *NM

Mileage: 53,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY EVEN ROADS, THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND THE SMALL ELBOW AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INJURIES INCURRED WERE BRUISING ON THE LEFT ARM, HEAD CONTUSIONS, AND HEARING DAM...

Mileage: 64,995

AT 75,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE GEAR. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALED MANY OTHER BMW OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE. THE SOLUTION WAS A >$3,000 CHARGE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

MY 2000 323I (144K MILES) REVERSE DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS A FEW YEARS AGO BUT EACH TIME I COMPLAINED THEY (NORTHWEST BMW IN RANDALLSTOWN) NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS QUOTED A FEE OF ~$4500 FOR REPAIR. THIS IS INSANE, I THINK I'VE HAD THIS PROBLE...

LTR FROM (CA) RE 2000 BMW 323I, DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION CAUSE COMPUTER FAILURE WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER & DECELERATION AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE EMI, CHECK ENGINE SOON, AND DSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...

Mileage: 47,000

LTR FROM (CA) RE 2000 BMW 323I, DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION CAUSE COMPUTER FAILURE WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER & DECELERATION AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE EMI, CHECK ENGINE SOON, AND DSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A...

Mileage: 47,000

MY 2000 BMW 323I WON'T GO IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, AS THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND HAS OPERATED PERFECTLY UNTIL TODAY. THE PRESENT MILEAGE IS A LITTLE OVER 60,000. AN ONLINE SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM HAS REVEALED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT'S SPECIFIC TO MY MA...

1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS OUT OF THE ORDINARY LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR SUBFRAME. ALL DRIVING WAS NORMAL IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. 2)CRACKED/SEPARATED REAR SUBFRAME, FAILED DUE TO ENGINEERING FLAWS IN DESIGN AND USE OF MATERIALS. CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE COULD BE CATASTROPHIC AND RESU...

Mileage: 115,000

CAR TYPE - 2000 BMW 323CI MILES WHEN PURCHASED NEW - 23 MILES WHEN FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED 29,725 MILES SEPT 13TH, 2002 MILES WHEN SERVICE CALL OPENED 31,018 - OCTOBER 23, 2002 I NOTICED A SWOOSHING NOISE CLOSE TO MY STEERING COLUMN AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNING MY CAR BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. THIS LEA...

Mileage: 31,018

WE BOUGHT A 2000 BMW 323I WHICH CURRENTLY ONLY HAS ABOUT 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT ACTUALLY MOVE BACKWARDS. IT JUST SITS THERE REVVING. THE CAR WILL DRIVE FORWARD, BUT NOT BACKWARDS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION THERMOMETER NEEDS TO ...

Mileage: 66,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE LOST AIR. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES AND THE CRACKS WERE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR, EAGLE TIRE; GP-H SIZE: P205/55/R16. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET...

Mileage: 149,000

2000 BMW 323I - EML, CHECK ENGINE SOON AND DSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR POWERED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY (BRAKED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE). NEEDED TOW TO DEALER. CAR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND PROGRAMMED THE DME (DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS) . THIS DID...

Mileage: 47,588

2000 BMW 323I - EML, CHECK ENGINE SOON AND DSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR POWERED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY (BRAKED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE). NEEDED TOW TO DEALER. CAR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND PROGRAMMED THE DME (DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS) . THIS DID...

Mileage: 47,588

DRIVERS DOOR WAS IMPACTED AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED RESULTING IN A VERY SERIOUS LEFT HIP FRACTURE, COLLAPSED LUNG AND NUMEROUS LACERATIONS. *NM

Mileage: 90,254

DRIVERS DOOR WAS IMPACTED AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED RESULTING IN A VERY SERIOUS LEFT HIP FRACTURE, COLLAPSED LUNG AND NUMEROUS LACERATIONS. *NM

Mileage: 90,254

THE CAR IS A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 34,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR/TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE REVERSE GEAR SUDDENLY FAILING TO ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE REVERSED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING CARS. THE REVERSE GEAR CONTINUES TO FAIL, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO...

Mileage: 34,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120,005

323I BMW 4 DOOR, 2000. MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL MY POWER WINDOWS GOING OUT. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER JUST SHRUGS HIS SHOULDERS AND SAYS "IT HAPPENS". I SAID THAT FOUR POWER WINDOWS TO GO OUT IN SIX YEARS IS EXCESSIVE. THREE OF WHICH ARE HARDLY EVER USED SINCE I AM THE ONLY ONE EVER IN THE CAR...

Mileage: 60,558

323I BMW 4 DOOR, 2000. MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL MY POWER WINDOWS GOING OUT. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER JUST SHRUGS HIS SHOULDERS AND SAYS "IT HAPPENS". I SAID THAT FOUR POWER WINDOWS TO GO OUT IN SIX YEARS IS EXCESSIVE. THREE OF WHICH ARE HARDLY EVER USED SINCE I AM THE ONLY ONE EVER IN THE CAR...

Mileage: 60,558

MY 2000 BMW 323 CIC WAS SHUDDERING WHEN I DROVE IT. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY CAUSE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THIS WAS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. H...

Mileage: 20,000

SEVERAL DAYS OF SLUGGISH START, BURNING OIL SMELL, TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON - I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE BECAUSE THEY LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE COMPLAINTS/RECALLS. *NM

Mileage: 103,000

CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT REAR UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAS TO DO WITH SUBFRAME AND MEMBERS, I.E., MOUNTING POINT WHERE SUBFRAME IS ATTACHED TO TEARS AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE SHEET METAL THAT FORMS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 30,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IN REVERSE. AUTOMOBILE DOES NOT RESPOND TO REVERSE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM IN FORWARD GEARS. *AK

Mileage: 76,763

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POT HOLE THAT RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH SIDES AIRBAGS, AND THE DRIVER'S HEAD RESTRAINT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE AIRBAGS. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN DEPLOYMEN...

Mileage: 48,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POT HOLE THAT RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH SIDES AIRBAGS, AND THE DRIVER'S HEAD RESTRAINT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE AIRBAGS. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN DEPLOYMEN...

Mileage: 48,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POT HOLE THAT RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH SIDES AIRBAGS, AND THE DRIVER'S HEAD RESTRAINT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE AIRBAGS. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN DEPLOYMEN...

Mileage: 48,000

TIRE. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. *JB

TIRE. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. *JB

TIRE. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. *JB

2000 323I BMW BODY FAILURE AT LEFT REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT POINT. THE FOLLOWING IS A FEW OTHER PPL WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUM.E46FANATICS.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=195602&PAGE=23&PP=20. *NM

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 49,000 MILES AND WAS JUST TOLD TODAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $5200. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL BASE...

Mileage: 49,000

SUBJECT: INTERMITTENT IHKA BLOWER OPERATION ON BMW E46 PRODUCED PRIOR TO 06/2000. SITUATION: THE IHKA BLOWER WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. THE IHKA LCD DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THAT THE BLOWER IS OPERATING EVEN THOUGH THE BLOWER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. CAUSE: IHKA FINAL STAGE RESISTOR (BLOWER REGULATOR). ...

Mileage: 19,000

DT: 2000 BMW 323 CI - THE REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT TORE LOOSE FROM THE CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT WAS WHY THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC....

DT: 2000 BMW 323I. THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. WHEN THIS FAILED IT LOCKED WITH FAMILY IN THE CAR. WENT TO USE THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK, THEREFORE, WENT TO USE THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO GET FAMILY OUT OF THE BACK SEAT F...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A BMW 323CI, YEAR 2000. IT HAS AROUND 42000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. IT DIDN'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL. I PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE GEAR. IT WE...

Mileage: 43,000

I DRIVE A 2000 BMW 323I. I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND WENT TO WORK AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK MY REVERSE WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. LUCKILY I COULD GO FORWARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 72,325

RECALL ON AIRBAGS IN 8/02. CAR PURCHASED 9/02. RECALL REPAIRED BY DEALER 11/02. 4/30/05 DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. BMW CLAIMING UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE AFTER THEIR REP INSPECTED CAR. THIS OCCURED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS COULD FIND NO DAMAGE.

Mileage: 85,044

DECK LID WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACE DUE TO WORN/CUT WIRES. THE CAR IS A 2000 BMW 323CIC WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN OPERATED SINCE NEW ONLY BY MY WIFE. THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND HAS BEEN SERVICE BY BMW ONLY. A BACK UP LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE NOT...

Mileage: 27,700

I OWN A BMW 323I SEDAN 2000. ALL OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ONCE THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL INTO THE CAR B/C THE REGULATOR BROKE. WHEN I HAD THE REGULATORS REPLACED I THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING REPLACED WITH A NON-DEFECTIVE PART. HOWEVER, TODAY ONE OF THE ...

DT: RECALL 00V048000, CONSUMERS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER FILED THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V048000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A BRAKE LAMP PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT IN...

THE BMW CAR WAS PARKED, WHEN TRIED TO BACK OUT THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT WORK. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CAR WAS PARKED DOWN HILL AND CLOSE TO A FENCING. CAR ONLY WORKED IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO MOVE THE CAR IN THE FRONT DIRECTION. THUS CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN. THE DE...

Mileage: 60,768

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V048000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A BRAKE LAMP PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED, BUT ONLY THE REAR RIGHT LAMP ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, TH...

Mileage: 36,180

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT/ACCELERATE IN REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL PAVED ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH TWO AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

(1) THERE HAVE BEEN NO EVENTS THAT HAVE LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. (2) THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAILING ON ALL WINDOWS. THE REPAIR SHOPS WHO HAVE FIXED THE REGULATORS THUS FAR HAVE BOTH CLAIMED THAT ALL OF THE REGULATORS FOR THE BMW E46 WILL FAIL, THAT THEY'VE HAD DOZENS OF VISITORS FOR THIS REASON....

Mileage: 88,000

REPETITIVE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. THE SUB-FRAME HAD DETERIORATED AND A WELD FAILED. *BF (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER TONY WARD.)*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NONE OF THE SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGES BROKE WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THIS CAUSED LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE/BRAKES AND STEERING. *AK *JB

Mileage: 87,500

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

CONTINENTAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 BMW 323 SIDEWALL SEPARATED. *MR THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES FLATTENED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS DESTROYED IN A SIMILAR WAY. *SC *JB

Mileage: 30,000

THREE CONTINENTAL SPORT CONTACT TIRES, 225/45/R17, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON BMW 323 WITH UNDER 30,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL FROM TREAD. *LA

Mileage: 28,000

SIDE AND HEAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FROM HITTING A POTHOLE AT LOW SPEED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THE CAR IS A 2000 323I BMW PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 1999. MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 1999 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THIS 2000 MODEL WAS NOT ALTHOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN...

Mileage: 96,313

REAR SUBFRAME HAS TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN A CRASH.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, AND THE PASSENGER'S CURTAIN AND SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 44,000

CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT." DEALER HAD REPLACED ONE SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT/ONE SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD, AND RE-ATTACHED THE WIRING SYSTEM. *AK

CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT." DEALER HAD REPLACED ONE SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT/ONE SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD, AND RE-ATTACHED THE WIRING SYSTEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 02V223000 CONCERNINT AIR BAGS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

IN SPITE OF HARDLY EVER USING THE WINDOWS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 WINDOW REGULATORS AT MY COST. DEALER STATES THAT THE REGULATORS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE CPO AND ALSO STATES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 3 SERIES AND ALSO IN THE 5 SERIES. VERY UNSATISFIED WITH QUALITY OF VEH...

Mileage: 70,000

BMW NOT HONORING FULL TERM OF NEW CAR WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AT A DEALER IN AUGUST 25 2000 AND THE CAR HAD UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT, THE DEALERS COMPUTERS LIST THE CAR AS BEING RETAILED IN APRIL 2000 NOT AUGUST 2000. HOWEVER I HAVE AND WAS GIVEN THE BILL OF SALE LISTING THE CAR AS NE...

Mileage: 14,000

THE SIDE AIRBAG RECALL 02V223000 WAS REMEDIED ON 11/4/02. ON 11/11/02, WHILE DRIVING, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED. IN 06/03 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG SYSTE...

Mileage: 47,948

CONSUMER STATES MOLDING INSIDE THE WINDOWS WAS FALLING DOWN. DEALER FIXED IT TWICE, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK

THE SUBFRAME CRACKED WHICH EXPOSED THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER FEELS AN IMPACT MY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. *NLM

WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TO THREE TIMES ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. ALL REPAIRS COMPLETE BY SOUTH MOTORS BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXCEPT THIRD REPAIR ON FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW COMPLETED BY BRAMAN BMW. SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL DUE TO A BAD SUPPLIER. ...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ENGINE WILL SUFFER A SUDDENLY ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, COULDN'T PROPERLY CORRECT PROBLEMS, CAR IS DEFECTIVE, ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTIFIED AS WELL AS BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PRIVATE ATTORNEY. DT

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, COULDN'T PROPERLY CORRECT PROBLEMS, CAR IS DEFECTIVE, ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTIFIED AS WELL AS BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PRIVATE ATTORNEY. DT

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, COULDN'T PROPERLY CORRECT PROBLEMS, CAR IS DEFECTIVE, ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTIFIED AS WELL AS BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PRIVATE ATTORNEY. DT

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, COULDN'T PROPERLY CORRECT PROBLEMS, CAR IS DEFECTIVE, ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTIFIED AS WELL AS BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PRIVATE ATTORNEY. DT

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, COULDN'T PROPERLY CORRECT PROBLEMS, CAR IS DEFECTIVE, ATTORNEY GENERAL NOTIFIED AS WELL AS BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PRIVATE ATTORNEY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BMW JACK STAND SLIPPED . TS

CONSUMER STATE AFTER MAKING A STOP WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTRACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR SUSPENSION CRADLE IS BREAKING AWAY FROM THE FRAME. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ADVISED AND SENT OUT 2 DIFFERENT INVESTIGATORS TO CHECK VEHICLE.*JB

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. REPAIR STILL ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ROLL, EVEN WHEN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS FULLY ENGAGED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE, CAUSING WINDOWS TO BE INOPERATIVE. REGULATOR HAS BROKEN 6 TIMES. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE FUEL TANK DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE STRAPS SEPARATED DUE TO IMPROPER WELDING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR RIMS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WERE BENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY (CLAIM # 22-V458-012). *YD

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED (CLAIM # 23-1374-012). *YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HIT POTHOLE AND THE SIDE AND ROOF AIR BAG DEPLOYED (CLAIM# 30-V379-645). *YD

THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE. (CLAIM # 14-1370-483)*YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE PASSENGER (CLAIM# 13-7197-642). *YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, SIDE AND ROOF AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY (CLAIM # 22-V458-012). *YD

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED (CLAIM # 23-1374-012). *YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HIT POTHOLE AND THE SIDE AND ROOF AIR BAG DEPLOYED (CLAIM# 30-V379-645). *YD

THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE. (CLAIM # 14-1370-483)*YD

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE PASSENGER (CLAIM# 13-7197-642). *YD

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING IN SOM IRREGULARITIES OF THE ROAD HITING ME IN MY LEFT SIDE AND FORCE ME TO DRIVE IN THE SIDE WALK, THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT. *AK

A SHARP METAL BRACKET UNDERNEATH FRONT OF PASSENGER'S SEAT CAUSES SEVERE CUT ON CONSUMER ARM BY REACHING FROM FRONT OF SEAT. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER REMOVED SEAT AND RAPPED THE SHARP EDGE WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE, AND REPLACED SEAT. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK ...

MANUAL TRANSMISION WON'T GO INTO 2ND INTERMITTENTLY, POPS OUT OF 2ND INTERMITTENTLY AND GRINDS GOING INTO 2ND. HAVE HAD IT INDEPENDENTLY CHECK AND VERIFIED TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SKREECH WHEN IN "D" MODE ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FROM A STOP, WHEN ACCELERATING MODERATELY, THERE IS A LOUD SKREECH WHEN CAR SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED 3 TIMES & PROBLEM HAS BEEN DUPLICATED AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS. BMW REP. ALSO ACKNOWL...

VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE MOVING AT 10 MPH OR LESS, CAUSING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE OVERHEAD AND SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE WHILE MOVING AT 10 MPH OR LESS, CAUSING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE OVERHEAD AND SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNABLE TO PUT MANUAL STICK IN 1ST, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR; 2ND MANUAL SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR. BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES SQUEEKING DURING BREAKING. DSC/EML - ACCORDING TO MANUAL, ITS AN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL; LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. FUEL INJEC...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNABLE TO PUT MANUAL STICK IN 1ST, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR; 2ND MANUAL SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR. BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES SQUEEKING DURING BREAKING. DSC/EML - ACCORDING TO MANUAL, ITS AN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL; LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. FUEL INJEC...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNABLE TO PUT MANUAL STICK IN 1ST, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR; 2ND MANUAL SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR. BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES SQUEEKING DURING BREAKING. DSC/EML - ACCORDING TO MANUAL, ITS AN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL; LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. FUEL INJEC...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNABLE TO PUT MANUAL STICK IN 1ST, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR; 2ND MANUAL SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR. BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES SQUEEKING DURING BREAKING. DSC/EML - ACCORDING TO MANUAL, ITS AN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL; LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. FUEL INJEC...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNABLE TO PUT MANUAL STICK IN 1ST, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR; 2ND MANUAL SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR. BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES SQUEEKING DURING BREAKING. DSC/EML - ACCORDING TO MANUAL, ITS AN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL; LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. FUEL INJEC...

BOTH FRONT DOORS LEAK WATER INTO THE CABIN WHEN IT RAINS OR GETS WASHED. BOTH FRONT FLOOR MATS GET DAMP ALONG WITH THE FLOOR BOARD. WATER DAMAGE TO INSIDE CARPET, FLOOR MATS, AND ANY OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE AREA. (ELECTRICAL)

BOTH LEFT TIRES, FRONT AND BACK FAILED AFTER HITTING A MINOR POTHOLE AT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL FAILURE WITH APPROXIMATELY A 1/2INCH BREAK IN THE SIDE WALL. THE SPLIT WAS PARALLEL TO THE CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE TIRE. (TIRESIZE: 225/45ZR17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45ZR1...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DUAL AIRBAGS WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

THE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE SEAT AND DOOR UPON CLOSING THE DOOR. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEATBELT SAFETY CLASP. BMW SAW THE CAR ON JAN 11, 2000 AND SAID THEY WOULD DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR TECHNICAL ENGINEERS AND REPLY TO US. THEY...

THROTTLE WILL STICK IRREGULARLY WITHOUT WARNING . DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. ALSO FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE DOOR AIRBAG WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, INJURY DURING ACCIDENT. *MJS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, INJURY DURING ACCIDENT. *SLC

DEALER HAS REPAIRED THIS DEFECT THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY TO THIS INCIDENT. REPLACED SEAT BELT MECHANISM, WIRING HARNESS AND MODULE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED - DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER TO FIX?!

AIRBAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED - DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT TENSIONER TO FIX?!

SEAT BELT LIGHT PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED - SEAT BELT TENSIONER RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT BOTH REPAIRED/REPLACED TWICE

PROBLEMS; NO TORQUE AT LOW REVS; ERRATIC ACCELERATION; SMELL OF HOT OIL; WHINE FROM FRONT OF CAR; CAR ROLLS DOWNHILL AS NO TORQUE UNLESS REVVED TO 3000+. CAR UNDRIVEABLE - DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, O-RINGS AND ETL

DEALER CLAIMS BMW WORKING ON A FIX FOR 4 MONTHS TO MAGNESIUM ALLOY CONTROL ARMS AND STEERING DAMPERS. CANNOT VERIFY BMW IS ON TOP OF PROBLEM. *AK

I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE NEW BMW 323CI CONVERTIBLE HAS A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PUT CONSUMERS IN JEOPARDY. SPECIFICALLY, THE REINFORCED WINDOW FRAME IS SLANTED DRAMATICALLY DOWNWARD AND THE BLUNT TOP CORNERS OF THE WINDOW FRAME ARE POINTED INWARD, DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO TH...

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A PROBLEM FIXED WITH THE SUN ROOF AND MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I GOT THE REPAIR LIST BACK FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A MAJOR PORTION OF THE BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVI...

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A PROBLEM FIXED WITH THE SUN ROOF AND MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I GOT THE REPAIR LIST BACK FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A MAJOR PORTION OF THE BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVI...

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A PROBLEM FIXED WITH THE SUN ROOF AND MENTIONED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I GOT THE REPAIR LIST BACK FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A MAJOR PORTION OF THE BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVI...

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT. DEALER CLAIMS COMPUTER NEEDS TO UPDATED. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT. DEALER CLAIMS COMPUTER NEEDS TO UPDATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THEN STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 55 TO 80 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK