1999 BMW 323I Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP AT 23 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY SUFFERED SOME FINANCIAL LOSS BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 02V223000 AND 99V063000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,500.

I HAVE A '99 BMW 323I. MY CAR RECENTLY REACHED 100,000 MILES AND HAVE STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL SHIFT TO REVERSE BUT WITH NO EFFECT. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER BMW OWNERS AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND COST 5000 DOLLARS TO FIX. IM IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I I AM BEING DEPLOYED AND AM WORRIED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE IM GONE WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE. I FEEL LIKE BMW SHOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR BECAUSE ITS THEIR BAD CHOICE FOR CHOOSING FAULTY ENGINES. THEY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

1999 BMW 3-SERIES TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 108K MILES DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

DROVE INTO A PARKING SPOT A WORK AND COULD NOT BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE ONCE ON REVERSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE! AFTER HAVING SPENT $2,500 JUST 3 WEEKS PRIOR ON OTHER REPAIRS. *TR

I OWN A 1999 BMW 323I. RECENTLY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO GO ON WHEN I WOULD DRIVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK ABOUT 3 DIAGNOSTIC VISITS TO DETERMINE THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $6K. MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. I THEN TOOK IT TO SEVERAL BMW SPECIALIST AUTO SHOPS WHO EXPLAINED TO ME IN FULL DETAIL THE ISSUE THAT THIS GM TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN TO HAVE. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILS IN 5TH GEAR AND DEFAULTS TO 4TH GEAR, WHICH NOT ONLY CAUSES IT TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY, BUT CAN CAUSE OTHER EXPENSIVE ISSUES. AFTER READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT BMW HAS LET THIS GO AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I AM DISAPPOINTED W/ THE POOR QUALITY OF THE AMERICAN MADE TRANSMISSION, AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER BMW AGAIN. *TR

I NOTICE IT MORE ON HOT DAYS, MY KEY BUTTON DOES NOT OPEN THE DOORS, I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR. THE REAL PROBLEM IS WHEN IM INSIDE THE CAR THE UNLOCK BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, EVEN WHEN I MANUALLY PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLES FROM INSIDE THE CAR, THE DOORS CONTINUES TO BE LOCKED. ITS EMBARRASSING WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR GUEST CLIMB OUT FROM THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE DOORS DON'T OPEN. ONCE THE CAR IS COOLER, THEY START TO WORK AGAIN. IM AFRAID THAT IF I EVER GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, WE WONT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I DO HAVE A FAMILY AND I WOULD HATE FOR ANYTHING TRAGIC TO OCCUR. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR

I OWN A 1999 BMW 323I. SOMETIMES THE REVERSE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND ON SOMEDAYS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. I TOOK THE CARE INTO THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $7,000. I AM DISABLED AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. I THOUGHT BUYING A BMW WOULD BE A GREAT RETIREMENT CAR. I AM VERY UPSET, ESPECIALLY READING ON THE INTERNET HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND BMW DOES NOTHING TO HELP. I HAVE A 1997 381I THAT IS DOWN ALSO. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY LOCAL MECHANIC. BMW HAS CHANGED..I REALLY NEED HELP ... *TR

MY BMW 323I 1999 HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. BMW SAYS THAT WE SHOULDN'T CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL AS IT'S A LIFETIME OIL.... BUT I THINK THIS IS WHAT LEAD TO HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR DOESN'T GO INTO REVERSE AND I'VE LOOKED IN SEVERAL SITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I"M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM... HTTP://NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS_2007Q3.HTML PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK AS TO WHAT I SHOULD DO... THX, ALEX *TR

MY REVERSE ON MY 1999 323I AUTOMATIC DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT INITIALLY WORKED THEN IT WOULD NOT REVERSE. *TR

REVERSE DOES NOT WORK. THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHERS CAN BE FOUND AT NOREVERSE.ORG. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BUT BMW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR