BMW 323i Complaints

564 consumer complaints on file.

#10223476April 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. A FEW DAYS AGO- IT QUIT GOING IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WANTED JUST UNDER $6,000.00 USD TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY WORK ABOUT $9,000.00. THE TECH SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH- I FOUND OUT I WASN'T ALONE. THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE AMONG MANY. I NORMALLY DON'T COMPLAIN- BUT I HAVE A FAMILY OF 4, A WIFE, 7 YEAR OLD SON, AND A 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER- AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO BASICALLY PAY WHAT WOULD BE ALMOST WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH (I COULD BUY ANOTHER CAR FOR $6000). THE CAR DRIVES PERFECT. IT JUST WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN REVERSE-WHICH I CAN DO- HOWEVER MY WIFE WITH AN EIGHT MONTH OLD CAN NOT. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLEASE. WE HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THIS. THE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY HAVE. *TR
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#10223026April 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO WORK IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10222691March 29, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PARKED TO GO INSIDE OF A BMW SERVICE CENTER TO BUY A WINDOW REGULATOR. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I PUSHED MY SO CALLED LUXURY CAR OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND DROVE HOME. I STILL HAVE NO REVERSE GEAR, GUESS I SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION LIKE THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF UPSET BMW CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10221395March 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1999 BMW 323I. SOMETIMES THE REVERSE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND ON SOMEDAYS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. I TOOK THE CARE INTO THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $7,000. I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. I THOUGHT BUYING A BMW WOULD BE A GREAT RETIREMENT CAR. I AM VERY UPSET, ESPECIALLY READING ON THE INTERNET HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND BMW DOES NOTHING TO HELP. I HAVE A 1997 381I THAT IS DOWN ALSO. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY LOCAL MECHANIC. BMW HAS CHANGED..I REALLY NEED HELP ... *TR
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#10221480March 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE EXPERIENCE THE COMMON NO REVERSE IN MY 323 BMW. THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT AND AFTER A WEEKEND AWAY I GO TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT WON'T REVERSE. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND COASTS. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN MY CAR ONCE SINCE THEN AND IT FAILED THE 4 TIMES I TRIED TO REVERSE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL BMW REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME RESEARCHING I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NON BMW REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE REVERSE DRUM FOR $4,000 LESS. THIS APPARENTLY IS COMMON DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF BY BMW. OR THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE REVERSE DRUM AND NOT MAKE PEOPLE PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION SO THEY MAKE MORE MONEY. I'M SURE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE PAYING FOR $5,000+ TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE THAT BMW IS NOT MAKING AN OPTION THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIPS OR REPAIR SHOPS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10219286February 27, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3231. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM WAS BRUISED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10219066February 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS, MY REVERSE GEAR IS ESSENTIALLY GONE. MY CAR WILL ROLL IF I HAVE A SLIGHT GRADE, BUT THERE IS NO POWER IN REVERSE. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE WHEN IN REVERSE. ALL FORWARD GEARS IN TRANSMISSION WORK SMOOTHLY AND FLAWLESSLY. *TR
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#10219017February 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO REVERSE GEAR. NO WARNING. *TR
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#10218947February 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY BMW 323I 1999 HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. BMW SAYS THAT WE SHOULDN'T CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AS IT'S A LIFETIME OIL.... BUT I THINK THIS IS WHAT LEAD TO HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR DOESN'T GO INTO REVERSE AND I'VE LOOKED IN SEVERAL SITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I"M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM... HTTP://NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS_2007Q3.HTML PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO... THX, ALEX *TR
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#10217105February 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
I OWN A 2000 323I BMW AND IT HAS STOPPED TO GO INTO REVERSE. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS TO BE BLAMED FOR IT AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THERE ARE 60 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIR WEBSITE THAT SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR HAS HAD THIS CONTINUING ISSUE. *TR
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#10217099February 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY REVERSE ON MY 1999 323I AUTOMATIC DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT INITIALLY WORKED THEN IT WOULD NOT REVERSE. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10216977February 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVERSE MYSTERIOUSLY NOT WORKING. GOES IN AND OUT. *TR
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0
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#10216761February 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VERY WELL MAINTAINED 2000 BMW 323I. SUDDENLY OUT OF THE BLUE "NO REVERSE". *TR
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#10216320January 28, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2007, I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, BUT I COULD NOT. THE REVERSE GEAR IN MY CAR WAS NOT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED UNIT, COSTING ME $2595. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR BMW 323I. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10216211January 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVERSE WENT OUT ON CAR @ 104,000 MILES. TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED A $5,000.00+ REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. UNACCEPTABLE. I EAGERLY AWAIT THE PENDING CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! *TR
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#10215475January 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REVERSE DOES NOT WORK. THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHERS CAN BE FOUND AT NOREVERSE.ORG. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT BMW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
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#10215165January 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REVERSE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL ON 2000 323I BMW SEDAN. REVERSE ACTS AS IF IN NEUTRAL. REPAIR REQUIRED: REPLACE DRUM IN TRANSMISSION. COST OVER $1,900. *TR
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#10214610January 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 1999 BMW 323I, HE PULLED FORWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON OUR STREET IN ORDER TO BACK INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. AFTER PUTTING IT IN REVERSE AND TRYING TO BACK UP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, THE REVERSE GEAR FAILED. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. I WAS PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER AND WHEN I TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, THE REVERSE AGAIN FAILED. AFTER A LONG WAIT, THE PERSON WHO WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF ME LEFT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL FORWARD AND DRIVE HOME. THE REVERSE WAS WORKING AGAIN BY THE TIME I GOT HOME. IT BEGAN FAILING MORE FREQUENTLY, BUT USUALLY WILL COME BACK SOONER OR LATER. WE TOOK IT TO OUR BMW MECHANIC, HE SAID THE SEAL APPEARED TO BE BROKEN AND FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. HE REFILLED THE FLUID AND ORDERED A NEW SEAL. THE REVERSE WORKED FINE FOR 2 DAYS, THEN STARTED FAILING AGAIN. THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT SINCE THE REVERSE FAILED SO QUICKLY, THE SEAL WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON MY OWN ONLINE, I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS WIDESPREAD AND UNRESOLVED. CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR COUNTLESS TESTIMONIALS ON THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, THEY EVEN NAMED A WEBSITE FOR THE PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO BMW: WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10213246December 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE LIKE NORMAL WHEN WITH NO WARNING MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE, THE RPM JUST REVVED UP. I THEN CALLED MY BMW SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5,200. AFTER ALMOST CHOKING I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WON'T BMW FIX THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM? *TR
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#10213061December 28, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS REPORTED BY MANY, MANY, OTHER BMW 323I CAR OWNERS, I TOO, HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO GO IN REVERSE. JUST LIKE THE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET SAY, THE CAR JUST SITS THERE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE, AS IF IT'S IN NEUTRAL. YOU CAN REV THE ENGINE, BUT YOU GO NOWHERE. AND LIKE THE OTHERS MENTIONED, I'VE CALLED BMW, BUT CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM, AND WON'T ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT ONLY HAD 69,600 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS TO FIX IT, AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS AFTER I BRING IT IN, AND PAY THEM $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I'VE CALLED 3 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND EACH ONE IS VERY, VERY, FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. ONE SHOP OWNER SAID THE 1999 AND 2000 MODEL 323I'S HAD THE SAME BAD TRANSMISSION, AND THAT HE'S REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM IN EVERY ONE THAT HAS CROSSED HIS PATH. PLUS, MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT BMW HAS COME UP WITH AN UPDATED PART TO MAKE THE REPAIR. SO WHY WOULD BMW MAKE A NEW PART IF THERE IS NO SUCH PROBLEM? PLUS, THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AND IT NEARLY RAN OVER ME. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY! *TR
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Deaths:
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