BMW 323i Complaints (2000)

401 consumer complaints on file.

#10236147July 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 WAS AWESOME. *TR
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0
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#10236189July 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE RED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH THEIR 200 323 BMW'S. I WAS REFERRED HERE BY A FORUM THAT HAD OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY PROBLEM SO I AM SENDING ONE TO YOU GUYS IN HOPE OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND HELPING PUSH A RECALL FOR THE 2000 323 BMW TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
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#10235728July 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 MAINTENANCE DONE. THE BMW SHOP WANTS $5100-$5400 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMERS HAVE NO RECOURSE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT BMW WAS A REPUTABLE MAKER. PLEASE HELP. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10235667July 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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. OWNERS HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR OWN COST. *TR
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#10235490July 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 TO THIS. IT JUST REFUSED TO MOVE. I DID CALL BMW AT THE REQUEST OF MY MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME WITHOUT THE WARRANTY. I GOOGLED MY INFORMATION AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE OF THE CAR....EVEN SOME PEOPLE PUT THE DATE OF PURCHASE SUCH AS 7/2000 WHICH WAS MY EXACT DATE. ODD THAT THERE ARE SO MANY 323I'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM......WON'T MOVE IN REVERSE. THE GENTLEMAN AT BMW SAID HE HEARD NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH AND GET BACK TO ME. HE DID WITHIN THE HOUR AND SAID NO SUCH PROBLEM EXISTED AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $5800 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS TO BE SOME JUSTICE DONE HERE. THESE COMPANIES CAN NOT BE SUPPLYING FAULTY MATERIALS AND BE EXPECTING THE CONSUMER TO PICK UP THE TAB BECAUSE OF THEIR SLOPPINESS. I FEEL VERY RIPPED OFF BY BMW WHOM I HAVE SAID NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED.......I NOW KNOW THEY ARE NOT FAIR PLAYERS. THEY SHOULD FESS UP TO THEIR MISTAKES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235554July 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234512July 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 TO FRONT THE COST OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT BMW INSTALLED IN THERE VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A DIRECTIVE COMING FROM THE FEDS TO HAVE BMW REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST THE OWNERS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234430July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 TRANSMISSION AND THE CARS IT IS INSTALLED IN SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234464July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234226July 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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0
Deaths:
0
#10234101July 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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-SERIES BMW EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY A BMW DEALERSHIP COSTS MORE THAN $6,000. APPARENTLY, A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ZF TRANSMISSION (5HP19) IS TO BLAME FOR THE LOSS OF THE REAR GEAR, BUT BMW DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF A WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, NOR DO THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED - UNDER WHATEVER KIND OF WARRANTY. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2.5 YEARS AGO, I HAVE NO CHANCE TO HOLD BMW OR MY DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE, OR -AT LEAST- NEGOTIATE A MORE ACCEPTABLE RESOLUTION OF THE ZF 5HP19 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10233816July 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233376July 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE TO GO IN REVERSE. NO WARNING. 49,000 MILES. FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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0
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#10233173July 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REVERSE GEAR IS LOSE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232643June 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 ALL OF A SUDDEN, BUT BMW DOESN'T AGREE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND THEY NEED TO A DO A RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231477June 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF
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0
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#10231336June 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230517June 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 FOUND OUT THAT MY REVERSE NO LONGER WORKS. NHTSA: PLEASE ASK BMW TO DO A RECALL AS THIS IS AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED BMW BETWEEN 1999 AND 2002. BMW KNEW ABOUT THESE ISSUE AND CHOSE TO CONTINUE SELLING THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT CORRECTING THE KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND AN UNETHICAL CONDUCT BY BMW NA.
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0
#10229792June 3, 2008
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228184May 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN
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. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SNAP RING FAILED OUT OF THE CLUTCH DRUM, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME DEFECT. HE BELIEVES THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,450. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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