2000 BMW 323I Complaints

MY BMW 323I NO LONGER GOES INTO REVERSE. I READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN BMWS AND I'M WONDERING WHY BMW HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN IDENTIFIED COMMON PROBLEM. THE WEBSITE I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON IS: HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS.HTML THE PROBLEM PRESENTLY IS CONSTANT - THE CAR JUST HAS NO REVERSE FUNCTION ANY LONGER. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A SHOP AS THEY WANT $550 TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO EVALUATE (AND THAT COST GOES TOWARD EXPENSE OF REPAIR BUT IF THE REPAIR IS UNAFFORDABLE - IT IS TOO RISKY TO HAVE THEM DO THE EVALUATION AND SPEND $550 FOR NOTHING). SO NOW I'M IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN'T EASILY SELL THE CAR EITHER SINCE I CAN'T EXACTLY DETERMINE EASILY WHAT IS WRONG. FROM WHAT I READ IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE D-G CLUTCH DRUM THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SAME CAR ABOUT 4-5 YEARS AGO HAD FAULTY WIRES WITH THE FAN WHICH WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND $5000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

2000 BMW 323 CSI WITH 81,000 MILES. SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF REVERSE GEAR NO WARNINGS. OTHER GEARS APPEAR UNAFFECTED. CAR APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL WHEN IN REVERSE, ENGINE REVS WITH NO EFFECT. SUGGESTED REPAIR: REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF $6,700. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 BMW 323I FROM CARMAX IN HARTFORD CT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VECH IT HAD A LITTLE LESS THAN 47,000 MILES. ON SUNDAY 6-28-09 I ATTEMPTED TO BACK THE VECH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BUT TO MY SURPRISE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, THE REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. AFTERWARDS I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO VOICE MY CONCERN, TO NO AVAIL THEY WERE RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I THEN CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND TO NO AVAIL I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 3 SERIES BMW MODEL. I AM SHOCKED THAT BMW COULD MAKE SUCH A FAULTY PRODUCT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 BMW 323I IN 2004 THAT HAD BEEN MAINTAINED IMMACULATELY. AT 72,000 MILES, THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MY FATHER TOOK THE CAR TO BMW DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO MY HOME AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE ABOUT $5000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. FORTUNATELY, HE IS MECHANICALLY SAVVY, AND FOUND A MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $2000. AFTER READING ONLINE THAT BMW WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP REPLACE/REPAIR THE THOUSANDS OF CARS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN, I HAVE TO SAY I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED. WHAT ONCE WAS MY "DREAM CAR" HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE. *TR

NO REVERSE 2000 BMW 323I ... HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM BMW EXCEPT TO CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

ONE DAY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2008 MY 2000 BMW 3 SERIES WITH OVER 100K MILES WOULD NOT REVERSE, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD GO INTO DRIVE AND MOVE FORWARD. LATER THAT DAY I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT MOVED BACKWARDS, THEN HOURS LATER WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AGAIN IT DID NOT WORK. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL A WEEK LATER IT WOULD NOT GO IN TO REVERSE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY A BMW SPECIALIST, WHO STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT WORK. THERE'S NO KNOWN REASON WHY THIS HAPPENS, IT JUST DOES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. I WAS QUOTED OVER $6000 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE PARKED MY CAR SINCE THEN, YET I MAKE A CAR PAYMENT EVERY MONTH. *TR

2000 YEAR MODEL BMW 323I REVERSE WENT OUT AT 79,000 MILES. NO WARNING, DRIVE STILL OPERATES FINE. NO HELP FROM BMW. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VEHICLES OVER 33 YEARS OF DRIVING AND ONLY ONE FAILED BEFORE 100,000 MILES, A DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AND DODGE TOOK CARE OF IT. THIS IS SAD - THERE SHOULD BE RECOURSE. I AM NOT ASKING FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS OLD BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SUPPORT FROM BMW. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SEALED UNIT WITH "GERMAN ENGINEERING" NO WONDER THEY LOST THE WAR. *TR

THE REVERSE ON MY 2000 BMW 323CI WENT OUT YESTERDAY. THE 1ST 2ND AND 3RD FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK PERFECT BUT THE REVERSE GEAR WON'T ENGAGE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323CI FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND I'VE HAD TO PUT ABOUT $6,000.00 IN REPAIRS INTO IT BUT ALL IN SMALL PROBLEMS. LAST WEEK, WITH NO WARNING MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH A TRANSMISSION WOULD COST AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND IN ALL CASES BMW NEVER ADMITS TO A FAULTY PART AND A RECALL ON THERE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALER AND HAVE GOTTEN MY WORK DONE THERE BUT NOT THIS TIME. IT WOULD COST ME NEARLY $8,000.00 TO FIX IT THERE. *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323I (95,000 MILES) WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO BMW DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $6000. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISE TO FIND OUT THAT THE REVERSE GEAR FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BMW CARS DURING MY YEAR. READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM BMW CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME REVERSE FAILURE PROBLEM. THE COMPANY, BMW, IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, POSSIBLY A DEFECT, AND OFFERS NO ALTERNATE SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A VERY COSTLY PRICE WHEN THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE REVERSE GEAR AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS FINE. KNOWING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING WITH THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM I FEEL THAT THE BMW SHOULD STAND BY THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION, AS THIS IS OUR ONLY RECOURSE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN THE REVERSE FAILURE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR