BMW 323i Complaints (2000)

401 consumer complaints on file.

#10678318January 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670947January 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
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 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660234November 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659793November 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654189November 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10651497October 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
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 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648155October 16, 2014
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639939September 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633359September 15, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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 AREA AND THE CAR WAS THEN INOPERABLE. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE FOR REPAIR OF 6500 AND WAS INFORMED OF THE 2005/2006 LAWSUIT WHERE BMW WAS SUED FOR THIS DEFECT AND REPAIRED SOME CARS FOR A YEAR AFTER THE LAWSUIT ENDED BUT THIS WAS PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I CONTACTED BMW OF NO AMERICA HEADQUARTERS, THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALER AND HAVE THEM DO A DIAGNOSIS WHICH I IMMEDIATELY DID AND THAT COST WAS OVER $10K OF WHICH BMW OFFERED TO PAY ONLY 20%. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER BMW MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED IT FOR $3000 AND BMW WILL NOT PAY ANY PART OF THE BILL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DONE AT A DEALERSHIP, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW BMW CAN GET AWAY WITH A DEFECT LIKE THIS AND SO MANY CARS AFFECTED BY IT AND NOT HAVE TO REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST? IT IS THEIR DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629787September 4, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574784March 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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 THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563467February 8, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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 PUSH IT. I CONTACTED BMW ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR THAT CAUSED IT. YET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON ONLINE FORUMS. SHAME ON BMW FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562496February 1, 2014
SEAT BELTS, SEATS
MRS BELT TENSIONER DRIVER FAULT. ONLINE FORUMS SUGGEST A UNIVERSAL WIRE DEFECT WHERE THE WIRING IS PINCHED AND BREAKS FROM MOVING THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553280November 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547934October 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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 $1800 - $5000 OR MORE DEPENDING ON PARTICULAR DEALERSHIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. I FIND DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT BMW HAS NOT OFFERED ANYTHING IN RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE THAT'S PLAGUING SO MANY OF THEIR CARS WITH VERY HIGH REPAIR BILLS. BMW PROMOTED THESE CARS WITH "LIFETIME-NO SERVICE" TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537380August 26, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533707August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
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 ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513883May 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
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 AND ALLOW THE UNLOCKING WITH THE BUTTON OR THE REMOTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513913May 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE ARE SO MANY BMW'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512123May 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
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 VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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