BMW 323i Complaints (2000)

401 consumer complaints on file.

#10101405November 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100028November 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
(1) THERE HAVE BEEN NO EVENTS THAT HAVE LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. (2) THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAILING ON ALL WINDOWS. THE REPAIR SHOPS WHO HAVE FIXED THE REGULATORS THUS FAR HAVE BOTH CLAIMED THAT ALL OF THE REGULATORS FOR THE BMW E46 WILL FAIL, THAT THEY'VE HAD DOZENS OF VISITORS FOR THIS REASON. --A) DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT WINDOW - FAILED AND FIXED --B) DRIVER'S SIDE, BACK WINDOW - FAILED AND FIXED --C) PASSENGER'S SIDE, FRONT WINDOW - FAILED (3) FIXED 2 OF THE 3 THAT HAVE BROKEN SO FAR. THE FOURTH WINDOW (PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR) IS BEGINNING TO MAKE THE CRACKING NOISES ASSOCIATED WITH A BROKEN REGULATOR, AS WELL.*AK (3)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099480November 1, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
REPETITIVE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. THE SUB-FRAME HAD DETERIORATED AND A WELD FAILED. *BF (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER TONY WARD.)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097389October 21, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NONE OF THE SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10088043September 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGES BROKE WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THIS CAUSED LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE/BRAKES AND STEERING. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087491August 9, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083741July 21, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONTINENTAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 BMW 323 SIDEWALL SEPARATED. *MR THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES FLATTENED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS DESTROYED IN A SIMILAR WAY. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080851July 12, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL, EQUIPMENT
THREE CONTINENTAL SPORT CONTACT TIRES, 225/45/R17, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON BMW 323 WITH UNDER 30,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL FROM TREAD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068462May 7, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE AND HEAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FROM HITTING A POTHOLE AT LOW SPEED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THE CAR IS A 2000 323I BMW PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 1999. MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 1999 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THIS 2000 MODEL WAS NOT ALTHOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $2,775.98.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065714April 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
REAR SUBFRAME HAS TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050321December 9, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN A CRASH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046618November 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, AND THE PASSENGER'S CURTAIN AND SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040488September 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE "CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT." DEALER HAD REPLACED ONE SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT/ONE SENSOR ON THE DASHBOARD, AND RE-ATTACHED THE WIRING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037845August 28, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 02V223000 CONCERNINT AIR BAGS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033471August 25, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IN SPITE OF HARDLY EVER USING THE WINDOWS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 WINDOW REGULATORS AT MY COST. DEALER STATES THAT THE REGULATORS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE CPO AND ALSO STATES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 3 SERIES AND ALSO IN THE 5 SERIES. VERY UNSATISFIED WITH QUALITY OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030992August 7, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BMW NOT HONORING FULL TERM OF NEW CAR WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AT A DEALER IN AUGUST 25 2000 AND THE CAR HAD UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT, THE DEALERS COMPUTERS LIST THE CAR AS BEING RETAILED IN APRIL 2000 NOT AUGUST 2000. HOWEVER I HAVE AND WAS GIVEN THE BILL OF SALE LISTING THE CAR AS NEW AND RETAILED ON AUGUST 25 2000. WHEN I WENT IN FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 7 2003, A DEALER, PRESTIGE BMW IN RAMSEY TOLD ME THE INFORMATION BMW HAS LISTS THE CAR AS RETAILING TO ME IN APRIL. EVEN WHEN TOLD I HAD PAPERWORK PROVING OTHERWISE, THE SERVICE REP WAS UNFAZED. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS TO PROVE I PURCHASED THE CAR, AS NEW FROM THE DEALER, THE DEALER BEING DIFEO BMW. THE CAR DID NOT EVEN WHOLESALE UNTIL APRIL 2000 PER THE DELIVER INVOICE TO THE DEALER. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029656July 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER STATES MOLDING INSIDE THE WINDOWS WAS FALLING DOWN. DEALER FIXED IT TWICE, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024877July 18, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE SIDE AIRBAG RECALL 02V223000 WAS REMEDIED ON 11/4/02. ON 11/11/02, WHILE DRIVING, THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED. IN 06/03 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE PASSENGER SIDE SRS AND HEAD PROTECTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED DUE TO THE CRASH SENSOR BEING TRIGGERED AND CAUSED DEBRIS TO FILL THE CABIN, THE FIRST TIME THE SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE SEAT BELT HAD A FAULTY LATCH, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS A SHORT. REFER TO: ODI-10024877 SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015909April 15, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SUBFRAME CRACKED WHICH EXPOSED THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER FEELS AN IMPACT MY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005423February 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TO THREE TIMES ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. ALL REPAIRS COMPLETE BY SOUTH MOTORS BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXCEPT THIRD REPAIR ON FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW COMPLETED BY BRAMAN BMW. SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL DUE TO A BAD SUPPLIER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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