BMW 323i Complaints (2000)

401 consumer complaints on file.

#10322583March 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY CAR FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS' DOOR, FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY / ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON BMW DEFECT, I KNOW MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAVEN'T THESE CARS BEEN RECALLED?
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#10322190March 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY CAR FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE SO I COULD PULL OUT. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE OF CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD TOP DO. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND MAKING SURE THAT I CAN ALWAYS PULL FORWARD OUT OF PARKING SPOTS I CAN SOMETIMES GET THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE AND WORK PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE SME PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE (NOREVERSE.ORG) AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (2000 BMW 323I) AND THAT BMW IS AWARE OF THIS AND TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS IS PROVIDED BY GM, AND IS INSTALLED IN CADILLACS AS WELL FOR WHICH A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BMW. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIALLY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE . MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THE FACT THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH 75,000 MILES AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IS APPALLING!
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#10319468March 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 BMW 323I, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON 2000 BMW WITH NO REVERSE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER $5000 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS A 5L40E MANUFACTURED BY GM FOR BMW. THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE REVERSE CLUTCH HOUSING APPARENTLY IT IS MACHINED TO THIN FOR A SNAP RING GROOVE AND IT EVENTUALLY BREAKS. THE NEW CLUTCH HOUSING IS MODIFIED TO BE THICKER SO SOMEONE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT BMW REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. *TR
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0
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#10317920March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY 2000 BMW 323I, WHICH HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT, SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH SPECIALIZES IN BMWS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DID; IT COST ALMOST $5,000. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10313926February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I, GOT NO REVERSE. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WHEN MY REVERSE DIDN'T WORK!!!!....I HAD TO KEEP GOING FORWARD, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF IT WASN'T FOR A GOOD SAMARITAN WHO SLAMMED HIS BRAKES BEHIND ME AND HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR INTO POSITION SO I CAN DRIVE FORWARD. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10313065February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW AND MY REVERSE GEAR JUST RANDOMLY GAVE UP. I CANNOT USE THE ACCELERATOR WHEN REVERSING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A COSTLY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE BMW'S LOOKS LIKE THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. *TR
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#10307059February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED MY BMW 323I 2000 ONE DAY (132,000 MILES ON IT) AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. DRIVES FORWARD OK, BUT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BROUGHT IT TO THE BMW DEALER AND THEY WANT $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *CN
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0
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#10303430January 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 1/2 AGO. SINCE MY PURCHASE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH IT . FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT-COST 520.00, THEN LEAK IN RADIATOR, REPLACED SEVERAL HOSES PLUS REPAIRS $ 500.00 AND NOW ON 01-29-2010, I WAS DOING ERRANDS , CAME OUT TURNED MY CAR ON , PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULDN'T , IT JUST ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL.... NOW I TOWED CAR AND CALLED SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS COST IN THE RANGE OF $2500-6000 FOR EITHER REBUILT, NEW OR FROM A SALVAGED CAR YARD. I HAD NO INDICATION, NO NOISE OR SOUND OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE CAR DID DRIVE FORWARD. I NEED HELP. *TR
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#10297309December 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE INFAMOUS "NO REVERSE" ISSUE AS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED AND REPORTED BY MANY FOLKS NOW (SEE HTTP://NOREVERSE.ORG). THIS STEMS FROM A FAULTY REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY BMW AS IT REALLY DOES APPEAR TO BE A COMMON FAILURE. *TR
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#10295738December 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 BMW 318I WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2000 FROM LONG BEACH BMW IN LONG BEACH CA. *TR
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#10295080December 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN
I HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 BMW 323CI UNTIL TODAY. WENT TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED REVERSING AGAIN, NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON, PUT IT IN REVERSE, NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND DROVE FORWARD WITH NO PROBLEMS. MADE IT BACK TO MY WORK, PARKED IN THE SPOT AND TRIED REVERSING TO SEE IF IT WORKED, AND IT DID. RANDOM, WEIRD. CALLED MY AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF BMWS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. RESEARCHED OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE FOR BMWS RANGING FROM LATE 90S TO EARLY 2000S. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294630December 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 323CI HAS 94,000 ON THE DOT (LESS THAN 10K PER YEAR PUT ON IT), ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS REQUIRED/SCHEDULED. YESTERDAY, 12/05/09, I DROVE THE CAR ALL DAY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND LAST NIGHT I GOT IN THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND IT DROVE FORWARD JUST FINE. I GOT THE CAR HOME, ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP AGAIN AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AGAIN! REPAIRS WILL BE BETWEEN $2000-$5000 FOR A CAR THAT WAS IMMACULATELY KEPT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN CONCERN BY BMW AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR
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0
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#10294578December 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 BMW 323CI TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75000 MILES. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10294407December 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR. *TR
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0
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0
#10292947November 19, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON MY BMW 323 CIC (MODEL YEAR 2000) REGULARLY FAILS TO UNLOCK PREVENTING PASSENGERS ENTRY OR EXIT THROUGH THIS DOOR. I REPLACED THE ACTUATOR ON THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DOOR STILL FAILS TO UNLOCK REGULARLY USING ALL POSSIBLE MEANS AVAILABLE, I.E. KEY FOB, INTERIOR UNLOCK BUTTON, OR PULLING REPEATEDLY ON THE DOOR HANDLE TO ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THEY ALL FAIL LEAVING THE PASSENGER (FRONT & BACK SINCE I OWN A TWO DOOR) TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND FORCED TO CLIMB OUT THE DRIVER'S DOOR AFTER ALL OTHER PASSENGERS HAVE LEFT THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS IN MY CAR WHO ARE HANDICAPPED, RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, NOT IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE TO CLIMB OVER THE MIDDLE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE OR IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. THIS ALSO IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MODEL WHICH BMW HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND INITIATED A VOLUNTARY RECALL TO FIX. GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THIS TYPE OF COMMON PROBLEM PRESENTS, I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE IF BMW NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292812November 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVERSE GEAR INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290890November 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HELLO I BOUGHT A 200 BMW 323I AND THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. AFTER ONE WEEK THE CAR WONT GO IN REVERSE.THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 3 SERIES AND THE DEAL WANTS $5000 FOR A NEW TRANNY OR TO REBUILD IT WHICH IS CRAZY CONSIDERING I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10290613November 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 70K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. FORTUNATELY, I JUST ARRIVED HOME AND TRIED TO PARK MY CAR IN REVERSE INTO MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THE REVERSE ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK TO AUTO BODY SHOP $3300.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. MECHANIC PROMISED THE CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM EVER AGAIN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
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0
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#10290022October 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 BMW 323CI NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 'REVERSE". ALMOST 93,000 MILES. *TR
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0
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0
#10289262October 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 92K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. BMW DEALER SAYS HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. THE DEALERS SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY, APPROX. $5,500. FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS BMW SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT QUIT WORKING, BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE JUST A FEW HOURS PRIOR. *TR
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