BMW 323i Complaints

564 consumer complaints on file.

#10439677December 12, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SUB FRAME MOUNT TEAR/RIPPED FROM THE BODY. NOW IT SQUEAKS VERY LOUD, VIBRATES AND MOVES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10433626October 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN
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 RECALLED THIS ISSUE AND COULD I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THEM FOR THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO ME. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433509October 29, 2011
TIRES
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 CAR AGAIN. ACCORDINGLY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10429323October 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 323I HAS THE REVERSE GEAR IS BROKEN..... FOUND THIS FROM NOREVERSE.ORG. COST ME 3K TO FIX. *KB
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0
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0
#10428445October 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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 EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON OR REMOTE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418157August 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
REAR SUBFRAME BEGINNING TO TEAR. COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN NOTED HERE BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414821July 23, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
BMW E46 SUBFRAMES ARE MADE WITH A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. OVER TIME THE SUBFRAME CRACKS. MINE HAS CRACKED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413619July 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 BURNED" ??? LIFETIME FLUID . I SUSPECT AND WILL CHECK TO FIND BROKEN CLUTCH DRUM SO COMMON TO THIS TRANS AS INDICATED IN THE MANY WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS TRANS LITERALLY, HUNDREDS PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE ON LINE HOW MANY NOT REPORTED? THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS WELL AS AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FAILURE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OWNERS FAILURE TO SERVICE THIS VEHICLE OR CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL- IN FACT -THE OWNER HAS NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. WHY HAS NHTSA NOT FORCED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT ? ARE WE WAITING FOR ANOTHER "' PINTO" SERIES OF DISASTERS? *KB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413430July 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT BMW CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN A PROUD BMW OWNER AND WAS A HUGE FAN OF THE PRODUCT. LEXUS/INFINITI HERE I COME. LET'S HOPE THAT BMW DOES THE RIGHT THING AND HELPS THOSE OF US SUFFERING FROM A SUB-STANDARD PRODUCT. *KB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410007June 30, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE (DOOR PANEL AND CURTAIN) AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V223000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,970 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409231June 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 323I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH AND STATED SHE LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409648June 25, 2011
SUSPENSION
REAR SUB FRAME TEAR GREATER THEN 20 MM WHEN INSPECTED BY THE BMW DEALER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407746June 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407595June 20, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL A FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE SUB FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 10/03/11
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0
Deaths:
0
#10406385June 7, 2011
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
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 THE CAR MAY NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED IN AN EMERGENCY OR EVASIVE ACTION. FORM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO COMPLETE VIN, LAST CHARACTER IS A 2.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402120May 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 PEOPLE ON THE WEBSITE BUT STILL WILL NOT GIVE ASSISTANCE. WITH MANY BMW OWNERS COMPLAINING NO REVERSE ON THEIR CAR THIS SHOULD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. HERE IS THE WEBSITE OF UNHAPPY BMW OWNER'S....HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS_2009Q3.HTML.. I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND OTHER OWNERS IF YOU HELP US MAKE BMW RECOGNIZE 'DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION-AUTOMATIC). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399855May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
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 A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS TO TRY AND ROB ME WHEN I LEAVE WORK AND I NEEDED TO BACK UP QUICKLY. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A CRACK IN THE REAR DRUM AND THAT IT IS 2,500-3,500 TO FIX. I AM A SINGLE MOM I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN THERE IS ONLY 112,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399474May 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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 A LIMITED TIME TO SEEK REDRESS FROM BMW; HAVING JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME IMAGINING HOW SOMETHING THAT APPARENTLY IS EPIDEMIC IN 3-SERIES BMWS AND CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (IN ONE CASE, APPARENTLY LOCKING UP THE BRAKES AND CAUSING THE CAR TO COME TO A SCREECHING HALT) HAS NOT RESULTED IN A RECALL OF MODEL WITH MANDATORY REPAIRS! AGAIN, I'M NOT A LAWYER BUT MY READING OF THE DOCUMENT MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME SEEMS TO REVEAL AN ENORMOUS DODGE BY BMW IN LIMITING THE TIME FRAME DURING WHICH ONE CAN HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PROBLEM! MY INTERNET SEARCH THIS WEEKEND SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, PEOPLE DESCRIBING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THEIR CARS, ETC., AND OF COURSE I'M NOT IN THE DRIVE THIS THING ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THE SERIOUS NATURE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND OBVIOUS DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING SHOULD WARRANT SOME SORT OF MANDATORY REDRESS BY THE MANUFACTURER. (MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN RACING OR EXTREME ACTIVITIES, JUST HIGHWAY DRIVING, MOSTLY FOR COMMUTE.) HAD I NOT ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE CAUSE OF THE SQUEAKING IN THE REAR, MY 1ST NOTICE OF THIS COULD WELL HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398196April 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394189April 4, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1999 BMW 323I DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE OR UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR. PASSENGERS (90% OF THE TIME) AND SOMETIMES DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (10%) WILL NOT UNLOCK TRAPPING OCCUPANTS INSIDE. PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 75 DEGREES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I WILL BE REPLACING THE GENERAL MODULE 5. IF PROBLEM IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY CAR OWNERS, OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR MAY BE TRAPPED INSIDE DURING AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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