BMW 323i Complaints

564 consumer complaints on file.

#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257090February 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, THAT PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REVERSE GEAR HAS FAILED COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY BMW DEALER SAYS THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 60K MILES! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256977January 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2000 BMW 323I FAILED TO REVERSE WITHOUT ANY WARNING EVEN THROUGH ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SERVICE HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255262January 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254933January 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEN GAVE ME AN EST OF $6K TO $8K TO REPAIR IT. THEY GAME ME NO OTHER OPTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254942January 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. I SERVICE THIS CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND TAKE EXTREME CARE WITH IT IN ALL ASPECTS. MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO BMW NOT ISSUING A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT WHEN IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. THE COST QUOTED TO ME FROM BMW IS $5500. BMW HAS LOST MY BUSINESS FOREVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254245January 8, 2009
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254248January 8, 2009
SEATS
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 HEATED TOO HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254250January 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253701January 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 OTHERWISE WONDERFUL CAR OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253647January 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 MINE WOULD GO OUT SOON. AND IM WONDERING WHY BMW IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT, NO RECALL?, NO HELP?, WHAT'S GOING ON?, I NEED ANSWERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253333December 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2000 BMW 323I NO REVERSE, NO POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253187December 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 SITUATIONS THAT WOULD GET ME STUCK. 3. I CHOSE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, REPLACING THE BROKEN CLUTCH DRUM WITH A NEW CLUTCH DRUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252574December 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252013December 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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