2000 BMW 323I Complaints

CAR FAIL TO ENGAGE TO REVERSE WHILE STUCK IN AN SITUATION. WITH THE ZF TRANSMISSION ON THE 2000 3 SERIES, THE REVERSE DRUM IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND VERY EASY TO CRACK, EACH TIME IT CRACKS, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CAR IN REVERSE AT ALL. TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, YOU EITHER NEED NEW TRANSMISSION OR I HEARD THERE IS A NEW REINFORCED DRUM THAT FIXED THE ISSUE, MY CONCERN IS OVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND EACH TIME IT COSTS 4 OR 5 THOUSAND TO FIX BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PART INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, WHY ARE THERE STILL NO RECALLS YET? THIS IS A PRETTY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR CAR CAN'T MOVE BACKWARDS AND YOU ARE STUCK IN THE LOT, PLEASE READ MY REFERENCE LINK, AS THIS IS MY 3RD TRANSMISSION. THANKS. HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML. *TR

I OWN A 2000 323CI AND LIKE SO MANY OTHERS MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, NO REVERSE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE SOMEONE WITHIN THIS AGENCY TAKES SOME ACTION, LIKE A RECALL , I MEAN WTF, R TAX DOLLARS IN ACTION ONCE AGAIN :( *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT BACK IN JANUARY OF 2001. I HAVE NOW REPLACED 6 OR 7 WINDOW REGULATORS, THE SUNROOF, THE RADIATOR, THE CV BOOTS AND NOW THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $5,151. OH AND DID I MENTION THAT THIS CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT??!! APPARENTLY THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS A RAMPANT ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS, BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS TYPE OF NEGLIGENCE. *TR

THE CAR WON'T BACK UP AT ALL IN THE REVERSE GEAR. ALL THE FORWARD GEARS WORK GREAT, BUT THE REVERSE GEAR IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE A NEUTRAL GEAR. THE CAR JUST REVS WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT. *TR

A YEAR AGO, MY GAS GAUGE SENSOR WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY, MY 2000 BMW 323I HAS 111,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT A GRINDING SOUND. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BY A CAR BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULD SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT AND I HAD TO GET OUT TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR WOULD DRIVE, BUT ONLY WHEN IT WAS WARM. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY INOP. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED! IT WOULD COST ME OVER $4000 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I STILL OVER $6000 ON THE CAR. DESPITE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION FAILURE, BMW REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO OPERABLE VEHICLE AND I STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN MY AUTO LOAN PAYMENTS AND FIND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. I HAVE SPENT OVER $3500 IN ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE ON BRAKES, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSORS, TRAILING ARM, BALL BEARINGS, ETC. *TR

I HAVE A BMW 323I THAT I BOUGHT NEW BACK IN 2000. THIS HAS BEEN A SECONDARY CAR THAT I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. RECENTLY, AT 43,000 MILES AS I WAS TRYING TO REVERSE, THE CAR JUST IDLED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ONCE I PUSHED IT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE IT WOULD DRIVE FORWARD ONLY. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER ON THE DASH. UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE I FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED NOREVERSE.ORG. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THIS CAR THAT BMW DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS BEYOND WARRANTY THEY CAN'T HELP ME. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE COMPLAINT WEBSITE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY AREN'T WILLING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART WITHOUT A DOUBT. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO MY CARS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REVERSE FAILED ABRUPTLY AND NOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR AROUND THREE YEARS AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL IT HIT AROUND 167,000 MILES. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR

HELLO- I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323CI. RECENTLY, THE REVERSE FUNCTION SIMPLY FAILED TO RESPOND. THERE WAS NO EVENT THAT LED UP TO THIS FAILURE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS (HUNDREDS) OF ARTICLES/COMMENTS ON THE NET OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTIES WITH THE REVERSE FUNCTION OF THIS MODEL CAR - RELATED TO THE ZF5HP19 TRANSMISSION BUILD. THERE MUST BE SOME HELP TO BE PROVIDED FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A RECALL-WORTHY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP. *TR ANDR BEARFIELD

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2000 BMW 323 WAGON, AFTER HAVING TRAVELED ONLY 66,151 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I PURCHASED THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED BMW IN 2002 FROM WINLSOW BMW OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND PROFESSIONALLY SERVICED. FOLLOWING THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GAULT BMW OF ENDICOTT NY (NEAREST TO ME NOW) OFFERED THAT THERE WERE NO "OPEN CAMPAIGNS" TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND ESTIMATED (OVER THE PHONE) THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000-6,000 AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. GAULT BMW'S SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED A SPECIFIC LOCAL INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AS A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE. THE REPAIR COST ME $3,246.18. I WAS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE CAR FROM 13 DEC 08 TO 14 JAN 09. *TR

I PROCEEDED INTO A PARKING LOT AREA. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF THE OPEN PARKING SPOT AND BEGAN TO BACK INTO POSITION WHEN I DETERMINED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. I PARKED THE VEHICLE, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT WOULD STILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY IN FORWARD DRIVE CONDITION. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS MATTER, MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. *TR