2000 BMW 323I Complaints

REVERSE WENT OUT ON CAR @ 104,000 MILES. TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED A $5,000.00+ REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. UNACCEPTABLE. I EAGERLY AWAIT THE PENDING CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! *TR

TRANSMISSION REVERSE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL ON 2000 323I BMW SEDAN. REVERSE ACTS AS IF IN NEUTRAL. REPAIR REQUIRED: REPLACE DRUM IN TRANSMISSION. COST OVER $1,900. *TR

I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE LIKE NORMAL WHEN WITH NO WARNING MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE, THE RPM JUST REVVED UP. I THEN CALLED MY BMW SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $5,200. AFTER ALMOST CHOKING I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WON'T BMW FIX THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM? *TR

AS REPORTED BY MANY, MANY, OTHER BMW 323I CAR OWNERS, I TOO, HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO GO IN REVERSE. JUST LIKE THE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET SAY, THE CAR JUST SITS THERE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE, AS IF IT'S IN NEUTRAL. YOU CAN REV THE ENGINE, BUT YOU GO NOWHERE. AND LIKE THE OTHERS MENTIONED, I'VE CALLED BMW, BUT CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAYS THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM, AND WON'T ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT ONLY HAD 69,600 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS TO FIX IT, AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS AFTER I BRING IT IN, AND PAY THEM $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I'VE CALLED 3 DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND EACH ONE IS VERY, VERY, FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. ONE SHOP OWNER SAID THE 1999 AND 2000 MODEL 323I'S HAD THE SAME BAD TRANSMISSION, AND THAT HE'S REPAIRED THE SAME PROBLEM IN EVERY ONE THAT HAS CROSSED HIS PATH. PLUS, MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT BMW HAS COME UP WITH AN UPDATED PART TO MAKE THE REPAIR. SO WHY WOULD BMW MAKE A NEW PART IF THERE IS NO SUCH PROBLEM? PLUS, THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AND IT NEARLY RAN OVER ME. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 3.23I BMW . IT HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . IT HAS 89,000 MILES. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. IT DRIVES FINE ,SO I TOOK IT TO PRINCETONL BMW AND WAS IN FORMED I WOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY UPSET ,THE COST FOR REPAIR -5400.00. . I HAPPENED UPON THIS SITE (WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG) WHILE LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION AND CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. BMW NEEDS TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AS IT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED GOING IN TO REVERSE. WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE IT OPERATES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CAR OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM. ALL SAY THAT BMW IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO RECALL. CONSUMERS ARE LEFT WITH A BILL OF ANYWHERE FROM $4000 -$8000 IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I CAR. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT A HIGH % OF THESE ARE GOING BAD. IT COST $4000+ DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THERE IS A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE NO-REVERSE PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALSO MANY POST ON A CONSUMER AFFAIRS SITE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING. BMW KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF WEBSITES ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP, I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THANKS HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/INDEX.HTML THE NOREVERSE SITE EVEN SHOWS A PICTURE OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2000 323I WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. FED UP!!! TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. BMW WILL DO NOTHING. SAME FAILURE VERY WIDE-SPREAD. PROBLEM IS ALL TOO WELL KNOWN TO BMW. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 323I MODEL AND JUST YESTERDAY THE CAR'S REVERSE GEAR STOPPED ENGAGING. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. BMW NEEDS TO STAND UP AND ISSUE A RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,306.