BMW 323i Complaints (1999)

136 consumer complaints on file.

#742160March 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON NOVEMBER 1, 2000, I HAD A U.S. AIR FORCE APPOINTMENT IN THE U.S. PENTAGON IN WASHINGTON, DC. I PROCEEDED TO LEAVE IN MY BMW 323I, WHICH I LEASE THROUGH PASSPORT BMW IN MARLOW HEIGHTS, MARYLAND. IT WAS A DREARY DAY, THUS, I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION. I PLACED THE VEHICLE'S GEAR IN REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY, AND WITH GREAT VELOCITY, SPED BACKWARDS. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED THE BRAKES PREVENTING AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED THIS TIME TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR SPED FORWARDS BACK INTO THE SPACE I ORIGINALLY BACKED OUT OF. I WAS QUITE SHAKEN-UP AND COMPLETELY ANALYZED THE VEHICLE AND MY OPERATION OF IT ENSURING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881330February 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON HIGHWAY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. AND HIS HEAD HIT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. BECAUSE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558894January 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATING AND PEELING, CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING CONTACT, 20555R16, DOT # ACOF 3FW. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558776January 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
FAULTY FRONT AND REAR PADS AND SENSORS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE BRAKES ALSO GRAB. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557730November 15, 2000
TIRES
ALL CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND SPLITTING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735700November 3, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL 5 ORIGINAL TIRES HAD SIDEWALL SPLITTING/HERNIATION (INCLUDING THE SPARE), OTHER INSTANCES WERE REPORTED TO ME BY PEAKE BMW (I.E. 15 TO 20 OTHER SETS OF TIRES WERE REPLACED FOR A DISCOUNT AS UNDER WARRANTY). I AM CONCERNED BY THESE NUMBERS AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY 100% TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I AM ALSO CONCERNED AS TO HOW THEY REPORT THIS DATA AND WHETHER THEY ARE COLLECTING THE DATA IN A MANNER SUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER A RECALL IS WARRANTED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 205 TIRESIZE: 205/55R16C)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735032October 24, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ON A CLEAR NIGHT I WAS TURNING AND WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR BY A DRIVER TRAVELING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH. MY CAR WAS HIT AND NONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE RESULT: BACK INJURIES AND TIME AWAY FROM WORK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#557295October 1, 2000
STRUCTURE
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE IMPACT RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING CUT INTO TWO PIECES, (POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS), THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN 2 INJURIES AND ONE DEATH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#731014September 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD IS SEPERATING FROM TIRE. THERE ARE CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. MFG WILL REPLACE TIRE(PRORATED) WITH THE SAME TIRE. HOWEVER I DON'T FEEL CONFORTABLE WITH THE SAME TIRE SINCE IT ONLY HAS 13000 MILES ON THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE CAR. I HAVE AN IN-LAW THAT HAS THE SAME CAR AND HIS TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE TALKED WITH BOTH BMW OF NA AND GENERAL TIRE AND ASKED IF IT TAKES A FATALITY TO GET SOMETHING DONE. BMW IS NOT ACKNOLEDGING A PROBLEM AND GENERAL TIRE IS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CONSUMER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20555R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861279May 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE CONSUMER HAS BEEN INSIDE OF VEHICLE TRYING TO TURN HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH BEAM VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721964April 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 22 MY BMW MODEL 323I CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATLY AFTER TURNING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE DASH AND THE AIR CONDITIONER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRE STARTED COMING IN THROUGH THE FRONT PART OF THE DASH, GIVING ME HARDLY ENOUGH TIME TO COME OUT OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER AND IT HAS BEEN 5 WEEKS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549896December 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLES BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING UPON BRAKING, DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849730October 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848721September 27, 1999
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECODED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547909August 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLUGGISH. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709383July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES: STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ON HIGHWAY WHEN BRAKING - THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. HEAD LIGHTS: LEFT HEADLIGHT - BULB WAS REPLACED ONCE & BULB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ONCE. THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT BULB REPLACED ONCE. CAR STILL VIBRATES ON HIGHWAY WHEN APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO BRAKES. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, SERVICE ADVISOR & EMPLOYEE IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT BMW HAS BEEN SUPPYING THEM WITH DEFECTIVE ROTORS. DEALER IS CONTINUING TO PUT NEW ROTORS ON VEHICLES WHICH THEY KNOW MAY BE WARPED. WARPED ROTORS ARE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE HELP ME WITH ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY PROVIDE. THANK YOU - ROBERT SAMBOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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