2000 BMW 323I Complaints

1: THE REAR OF THE CAR FELT LOOSE AND SLOPPY WHILE DRIVING. BUT DIDN'T PERFORM TO UNUSUALLY. 2: THE REAR SUBFRAME RIPPED OUT OF THE SHEET METAL IT WAS ATTACHED TO LEAVING A GAPING HOLE IN THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR, AND RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR SAT ABOUT 1.5" LOWER THAN THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE REAR. ALSO THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS HITTING ON THE REAR PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND ALSO IN THE CENTER ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT. 3: NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE YET. *TR

THE CAR WORKED JUST FINE, WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND NOTHING. THE CAR HAS ONLY 70K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 99-01 BMW I HAVE INCLUDED SOME LINKS FOR YOU TO CHECK. HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS.HTML#SCOTT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM! *TR

I'VE OWNED MY 2000 BMW 323I FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW (BOUGHT IT USED) AND IT'S BEEN A SUPERB CAR. I MAINTAINED IT PERFECTLY WITH OIL CHANGES ON TIME, AND IT WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. DESPITE MY ATTENTION TO DETAIL, A FEW DAYS AGO, THE REVERSE SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION AND IT HAPPENED A LOT WITH BMWS BETWEEN 1999 AND 2001, AND BMW DIDN'T ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED AND AM VERY UPSET WITH BMW RIGHT NOW. I VISITED SEVERAL SITES WHERE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I, AND BMW DOESN'T ADMIT THE PROBLEM. I'M WRITING THIS SO THAT BMW CAN PERSUADE ME TO BUY ANOTHER BMW IN THE FUTURE AS I DEFINITELY WILL NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER ONE AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I"M VERY LET DOWN WITH BMW AND IT'S ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. A FEW DAYS AGO- IT QUIT GOING IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WANTED JUST UNDER $6,000.00 USD TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY WORK ABOUT $9,000.00. THE TECH SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH- I FOUND OUT I WASN'T ALONE. THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE AMONG MANY. I NORMALLY DON'T COMPLAIN- BUT I HAVE A FAMILY OF 4, A WIFE, 7 YEAR OLD SON, AND A 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER- AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO BASICALLY PAY WHAT WOULD BE ALMOST WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH (I COULD BUY ANOTHER CAR FOR $6000). THE CAR DRIVES PERFECT. IT JUST WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN REVERSE-WHICH I CAN DO- HOWEVER MY WIFE WITH AN EIGHT MONTH OLD CAN NOT. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLEASE. WE HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THIS. THE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT MANY HAVE. *TR

I PARKED TO GO INSIDE OF A BMW SERVICE CENTER TO BUY A WINDOW REGULATOR. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I PUSHED MY SO CALLED LUXURY CAR OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND DROVE HOME. I STILL HAVE NO REVERSE GEAR, GUESS I SHOULD START LOOKING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION LIKE THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF UPSET BMW CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I'VE EXPERIENCE THE COMMON NO REVERSE IN MY 323 BMW. THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT AND AFTER A WEEKEND AWAY I GO TO DRIVE MY CAR AND IT WON'T REVERSE. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND COASTS. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN MY CAR ONCE SINCE THEN AND IT FAILED THE 4 TIMES I TRIED TO REVERSE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL BMW REPAIR SHOP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME RESEARCHING I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NON BMW REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE REVERSE DRUM FOR $4,000 LESS. THIS APPARENTLY IS COMMON DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF BY BMW. OR THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE REVERSE DRUM AND NOT MAKE PEOPLE PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION SO THEY MAKE MORE MONEY. I'M SURE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE PAYING FOR $5,000+ TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE THAT BMW IS NOT MAKING AN OPTION THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIPS OR REPAIR SHOPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3231. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM WAS BRUISED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS, MY REVERSE GEAR IS ESSENTIALLY GONE. MY CAR WILL ROLL IF I HAVE A SLIGHT GRADE, BUT THERE IS NO POWER IN REVERSE. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE WHEN IN REVERSE. ALL FORWARD GEARS IN TRANSMISSION WORK SMOOTHLY AND FLAWLESSLY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 323I BMW AND IT HAS STOPPED TO GO INTO REVERSE. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS TO BE BLAMED FOR IT AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THERE ARE 60 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE CONSUMER AFFAIR WEBSITE THAT SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR HAS HAD THIS CONTINUING ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON ABOUT AUGUST 29, 2007, I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, BUT I COULD NOT. THE REVERSE GEAR IN MY CAR WAS NOT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED UNIT, COSTING ME $2595. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR BMW 323I. *TR