BMW 323i Complaints

564 consumer complaints on file.

#10212729December 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 3.23I BMW . IT HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . IT HAS 89,000 MILES. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. IT DRIVES FINE ,SO I TOOK IT TO PRINCETONL BMW AND WAS IN FORMED I WOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY UPSET ,THE COST FOR REPAIR -5400.00. . I HAPPENED UPON THIS SITE (WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG) WHILE LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION AND CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. BMW NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10212534December 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED GOING IN TO REVERSE. WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE IT OPERATES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CAR OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM. ALL SAY THAT BMW IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO RECALL. CONSUMERS ARE LEFT WITH A BILL OF ANYWHERE FROM $4000 -$8000 IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR
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#10210835December 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I CAR. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT A HIGH % OF THESE ARE GOING BAD. IT COST $4000+ DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THERE IS A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE NO-REVERSE PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALSO MANY POST ON A CONSUMER AFFAIRS SITE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING. BMW KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF WEBSITES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP, I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/INDEX.HTML THE NOREVERSE SITE EVEN SHOWS A PICTURE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
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#10209678November 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2000 323I WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. FED UP!!! TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. BMW WILL DO NOTHING. SAME FAILURE VERY WIDE-SPREAD. PROBLEM IS ALL TOO WELL KNOWN TO BMW. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10206537October 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 323I MODEL AND JUST YESTERDAY THE CAR'S REVERSE GEAR STOPPED ENGAGING. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. BMW NEEDS TO STAND UP AND ISSUE A RECALL. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206349October 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,306.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206183October 18, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEBSITE, MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH 84K MILES FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. I WAS AT A STORE AND PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS - EVER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BMW OF ARLINGTON AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND THE COST WILL BE $5,000 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE WEB AND WAS ASTOUNDED THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF BMW 2000 323I OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED BMW OF AMERICA VIA EMAIL AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE AS THE OTHER OWNERS OF "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." MANY OWNERS HAD LESS THAN 50,000 AND BMW IS NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM. MANY HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A GM TRANSMISSION AND THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL ON ITS VEHICLES OWN VEHICLES HOWEVER BMW HAD NOT AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT INTERESTINGLY THEY ARE NO LONGER USING THESE TRANSMISSIONS. A CLASS ACTION IS BEING DISCUSSED AND RIGHTLY SO. THIS IS A RIP OFF OF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS AND DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN SEE SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO BACK UP OFF OF A TRAIN TRACK, ETC. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU.
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0
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0
#10205968October 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY NOT GO INTO REVERSE. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A TSB 613552 ON THIS PROBLEM BUT CAN'T GET MY HANDS ON IT. VEHICLE ALWAYS SERVICED BY BMW. ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES AND TAKEN CARE OF LIKE A BABY. BMW TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE AND ARROGANT. WEB SITE WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG SHOWS HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM IS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205617October 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES. *JB
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0
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#10205493October 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205488October 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A FEW DAYS AGO MY 2000 BMW 323I WOULD HESITATED BEFORE GOING INTO REVERSE. IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY TWO DAYS AGO AND I TOOK IT INTO A CAR MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME HE NEEDED TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN A 2000 BMWI IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDING ONE IN AUGUST. I HAVE JUST OVER 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE. BMW WAS OF NO HELP AT ALL AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205131October 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT WARNING REVERSE GEAR FAILED ON MY 2000 BMW 323I. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205085October 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ONLY MOVING FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,900. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED CAR LURCHED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $5,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203216September 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STARTED CHOKING AND COULD NOT SUSTAIN ABOVE 30-40 MPH. MECHANIC (AFTER 2 WKS) FINALLY DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE VALVES WAS WARPED, AND HAD TO DO A VALVE JOB. TOTAL COST $3,300. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203212September 17, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR. LEFT REAR WENT OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WINDOW WAS SCRATCHED WHEN ASSEMBLY BROKE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203214September 17, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE 2ND ONE OF THE OEM REGULATORS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202530September 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE - REVERSE FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKING. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202070September 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 BMW 323I NOT GOING INTO REVERS AT 90K MILES
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201696September 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2000 BMW 323I (WITH ONLY 100K MILES) HAS LOST THE REVERSE FUNCTION - I WILL REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4000. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201155August 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 BMW 323I SEDAN - CANNOT REVERSE. METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED CAR. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR CANNOT REVERSE AND I WAS STUCK IN A PARKING GARAGE. WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. BMW NEEDS TO DO A RECALL! *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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