1999 BMW 323I Complaints

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FAILED INTO FULLY RECLINED POSITION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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

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

TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATING AND PEELING, CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING CONTACT, 20555R16, DOT # ACOF 3FW. *CJ

FAULTY FRONT AND REAR PADS AND SENSORS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE BRAKES ALSO GRAB. NLM

ALL CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND SPLITTING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

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)

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

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