BMW 323i Complaints

564 consumer complaints on file.

#884756April 2, 2001
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENTLY SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743358March 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, UNABLE TO PUT MANUAL STICK IN 1ST, 3RD AND 4TH GEAR; 2ND MANUAL SHIFT POPS OUT OF GEAR. BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKES SQUEEKING DURING BREAKING. DSC/EML - ACCORDING TO MANUAL, ITS AN SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL; LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. FUEL INJECTION - LIGHTS STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. EXTERIOR MIRROR - WOULD NOT TILT WHEN IN REVERSE. BRAKES LIGHT - INSTRUMENT LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING. (OTHER)SERVICE ENGINE - INSTRUMENT LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING AND BEEPS. OTHER PROBLEMS: TRUNK LOCK - INTRUMENT LIGHT STAYS ON, NAVIGATION SYSTEM - DATA DISAPPERS WHEN STARTING CAR AND WHEN DRIVING. CD/RADIO MANUAL DIFFERENT FROM THE SOUND SYSTEM IN THE CAR, SEAT MEMORY - SETTINGS WON'T KEEP WHEN ENTERING THE CAR, KEY MEMORY - SETTING WON'T KEEP, EXTERIOR BODY - LEANING TO THE RIGHT WAS REPORTED TO ME BY ANOTHER DRIVER, ENGINE - HESITATES, OR TROTTLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#741298February 22, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH FRONT DOORS LEAK WATER INTO THE CABIN WHEN IT RAINS OR GETS WASHED. BOTH FRONT FLOOR MATS GET DAMP ALONG WITH THE FLOOR BOARD. WATER DAMAGE TO INSIDE CARPET, FLOOR MATS, AND ANY OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE AREA. (ELECTRICAL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740476February 5, 2001
TIRES
BOTH LEFT TIRES, FRONT AND BACK FAILED AFTER HITTING A MINOR POTHOLE AT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. BOTH TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL FAILURE WITH APPROXIMATELY A 1/2INCH BREAK IN THE SIDE WALL. THE SPLIT WAS PARALLEL TO THE CIRCUMFRENCE OF THE TIRE. (TIRESIZE: 225/45ZR17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45ZR17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879469January 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DUAL AIRBAGS WENT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740079January 29, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE SEAT AND DOOR UPON CLOSING THE DOOR. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS AFFECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEATBELT SAFETY CLASP. BMW SAW THE CAR ON JAN 11, 2000 AND SAID THEY WOULD DISCUSS IT WITH THEIR TECHNICAL ENGINEERS AND REPLY TO US. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS EVIDENT ON ALL THE "NEW" CONVERTIBLES. BMW NEVER RESPONDED AFTER FAXES AND VOICEMAILS. ON JAN 24, 2001 WE WERE PROMISED BY BMW EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP MR. RAY CASTRO THAT HE WOULD ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A FIELD ENGINEER TO VIEW THE PROBLEM. BMW HAS NEVER SET THE APPOINTMENT AND APPEARS TO BE PLAYING A GAME WHERE WE CALL AND COMPLAIN AND THEY TELL US THEY WILL GET BACK TO US --- AND THEN NEVER DO. THIS GIVES US THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THEM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO ESCAPE ADDRESSING THIS SEATBELT ISSUE WITH THE NEW CONVERTIBLE CONTAINING THE "SEAT INTEGRATED BELT SYSTEMS".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#876544December 15, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE WILL STICK IRREGULARLY WITHOUT WARNING . DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 3 TIMES, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. ALSO FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558127December 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE DOOR AIRBAG WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, INJURY DURING ACCIDENT. *MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#872083October 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
POLICE REPORT STATES THAT VEHICLE RAN INTO AN EXPEDITION. MOST OF THE REPORT WAS UNCLEAR. DRIVER HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL, AND COULD NOT REMEMBER ANY OTHER DETAILS AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#555271October 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, INJURY DURING ACCIDENT. *SLC
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
#732512September 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DEALER HAS REPAIRED THIS DEFECT THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY TO THIS INCIDENT. REPLACED SEAT BELT MECHANISM, WIRING HARNESS AND MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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

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