BMW 323i Complaints (2000)

401 consumer complaints on file.

#10274683June 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL A WEEK LATER IT WOULD NOT GO IN TO REVERSE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY A BMW SPECIALIST, WHO STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT WORK. THERE'S NO KNOWN REASON WHY THIS HAPPENS, IT JUST DOES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. I WAS QUOTED OVER $6000 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE PARKED MY CAR SINCE THEN, YET I MAKE A CAR PAYMENT EVERY MONTH. *TR
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#10268541May 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 SHOULD BE RECOURSE. I AM NOT ASKING FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SUPPORT FROM BMW. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SEALED UNIT WITH "GERMAN ENGINEERING" NO WONDER THEY LOST THE WAR. *TR
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#10268344May 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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#10266808April 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IN ALL CASES BMW NEVER ADMITS TO A FAULTY PART AND A RECALL ON THERE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALER AND HAVE GOTTEN MY WORK DONE THERE BUT NOT THIS TIME. IT WOULD COST ME NEARLY $8,000.00 TO FIX IT THERE. *TR
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#10266684April 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BMW CARS DURING MY YEAR. READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM BMW CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME REVERSE FAILURE PROBLEM. THE COMPANY, BMW, IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, POSSIBLY A DEFECT, AND OFFERS NO ALTERNATE SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A VERY COSTLY PRICE WHEN THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE REVERSE GEAR AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS FINE. KNOWING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING WITH THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM I FEEL THAT THE BMW SHOULD STAND BY THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION, AS THIS IS OUR ONLY RECOURSE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN THE REVERSE FAILURE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
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#10265100April 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 TRANSMISSION OR I HEARD THERE IS A NEW REINFORCED DRUM THAT FIXED THE ISSUE, MY CONCERN IS OVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND EACH TIME IT COSTS 4 OR 5 THOUSAND TO FIX BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PART INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, WHY ARE THERE STILL NO RECALLS YET? THIS IS A PRETTY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR CAR CAN'T MOVE BACKWARDS AND YOU ARE STUCK IN THE LOT, PLEASE READ MY REFERENCE LINK, AS THIS IS MY 3RD TRANSMISSION. THANKS. HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML. *TR
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#10264999April 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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#10264428April 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 67,000 MILES ON IT??!! APPARENTLY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS A RAMPANT ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS TYPE OF NEGLIGENCE. *TR
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#10264163April 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"NO REVERSE" BMW TRANSMISSION ZF SHP19. *TR
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#10264031April 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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#10263920April 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 I HAD TO GET OUT TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR WOULD DRIVE, BUT ONLY WHEN IT WAS WARM. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY INOP. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED! IT WOULD COST ME OVER $4000 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I STILL OVER $6000 ON THE CAR. DESPITE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BMW REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO OPERABLE VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN MY AUTO LOAN PAYMENTS AND FIND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. I HAVE SPENT OVER $3500 IN ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE ON BRAKES, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSORS, TRAILING ARM, BALL BEARINGS, ETC. *TR
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#10263751March 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 WARNING WHATSOEVER ON THE DASH. UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE I FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED NOREVERSE.ORG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THIS CAR THAT BMW DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEYOND WARRANTY THEY CAN'T HELP ME. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE COMPLAINT WEBSITE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY AREN'T WILLING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART WITHOUT A DOUBT. *TR
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#10262723March 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10262085March 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 - RELATED TO THE ZF5HP19 TRANSMISSION BUILD. THERE MUST BE SOME HELP TO BE PROVIDED FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A RECALL-WORTHY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP. *TR ANDR BEARFIELD
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#10261637March 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 SERVICED. FOLLOWING THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GAULT BMW OF ENDICOTT NY (NEAREST TO ME NOW) OFFERED THAT THERE WERE NO "OPEN CAMPAIGNS" TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND ESTIMATED (OVER THE PHONE) THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000-6,000 AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. GAULT BMW'S SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED A SPECIFIC LOCAL INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AS A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE. THE REPAIR COST ME $3,246.18. I WAS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CAR FROM 13 DEC 08 TO 14 JAN 09. *TR
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#10261419March 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 REVERSE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY IN FORWARD DRIVE CONDITION. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS MATTER, MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. *TR
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#10260676March 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 $2500. I ONLY HAVE 82,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. *TR
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#10259716February 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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#10259571February 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 GO INTO REVERSE. DRIVE WORKS JUST FINE, BUT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10258927February 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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