2000 BMW 323i complaints

MY DAUGHTER HAS AN 2000 BMW 323I, SHE GOT INTO IT TO GO TO CLASS AND IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NEW, JUST THAT THE NHTSA AND BMW ARE ACTING AS THOUGH IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS SHOCKING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

BMW 323I SPORTS WAGON IS NOT GOING TO REVERE.THIS CAR HAS INFAMOUS ZF5HP-19 TRANSMISSION FAIL ON THE WAY TO COLLEGE.THE CAR IS 2 MONTH OLD. *TR

SOMETIMES THE DOORS ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WHEN I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IT WILL ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WITH THERE BEING ONLY ONE ESCAPE ROUTE THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323I AT TIMES WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 MILES. I DID TAKE IT FOR REPAIR AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $5000 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS BMW SHOULD DEFINITELY DO A RECALL AND OFFER TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2000 BMW 323I WITH 109K MILES. ONE FINE DAY THE REVERSE GEAR ON THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHO DID THE DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME THERE'S A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST $5,880. I THEN WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A SITE "NOREVERSE.ORG" AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE NUMEROUS BMW OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE NOR DID THEY OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM, STATING THAT IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY NHTSA (175 AS OF SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2010 FOR "2000 323I" UNDER THE CATEGORY OF "POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION") AND A HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON "NOREVERSE.ORG" AND OTHER CONSUMER SITES, BMW OUGHT TO HAVE DONE A RECALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS (ZF5HP19) AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR A RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL BRAND THEY STAND FOR. *TR

THE REVERSE IN MY 2000 BMW 323I DOESN'T WORK AS OFTEN AS IT SHOULD...MY YOUNGER SISTERS HAD TO HELP ME PUSH IT OR IT WOULD OF HIT ANOTHER CAR BESIDE IT... THERE ARE MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM SO EVEN IF THE CAR IS MAINTAINED CORRECTLY IT STILL GETS MESSED UP.... BMW OUT SOURCED THERE TRANSMISSION TO GM AND I THINK THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THERE MISTAKES AND HELP OUT A LOT OF UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS WHO DIDN'T BUY THESE CARS FOR CHEAP.... WHEN YOU BUY A LUXURY CAR YOU EXPECT IT TO AT LEAST REVERSE OR AT LEAST IF ITS A KNOW ISSUE GET SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION... ANOTHER UNFAIR THING IS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUTSOURCED TO ANOTHER COMPANY WHO MAY HAVE DONE A [XXX] JOB ON PURPOSE JUST TO SCREW ITS COMPETITION OVER..... BMW IN THE PAST HAS NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES SO ITS OBVIOUS WHAT HAPPENED... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON FEBRUARY 2010, ONE MORNING I WORK UP TO GO TO WORK. I TRIED TO BACK MY CAR PUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY BUT MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO REVERSE. THE CAR JUST STAYED LIKE IF IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. I GAVE IT SOME GAS AND ALL I HEAD WAS JUST THE ENGINE REVVING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. MY DAD LATER LOOKED IN TO IT AND FOUND OUT THAT WHEN THE CAR DROVE FORWARD IT HAD NO ISSUES WHAT SO EVER. IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE CAR REVERSED. I LOOKED IN TO REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE AND EVERY WHERE I GO I GET QUOTED IN THE RANGE OF 4000-6000 FOR A NEW TRANSITION. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THIS ISSUES. SPECIALLY AFTER I FOUND OUT THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. I RARELY TRY TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT IN MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE NO CHOICE. IN ONE OCCASION WHERE I WAS ON A DOWN HILL STREET I WAS STUCK BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HELP ME. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT OTHER TESTIMONIES FROM OTHER BMW DRIVERS ON THE WEBSITE OF NOREVERSE.ORG I HOPE THAT YOU REALLY LOOK IN TO THIS ISSUE. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT BMW HAS NOT TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW WITH ABOUT 120K MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN MY PARKING MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE THE CAR IDLED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND NEARBY THAT COULD STEER MY CAR WHILE I PUSHED IT OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. THE FORWARD GEARS WORK SO I WAS ABLE TO GO FORWARD. NOW THE REVERSE WORKS OFF AND ON, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO FOR GOOD SOON. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE FAILURE YET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM (ATF FLUID, TRANSMISSION, ETC.). *TR

I WENT OUT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE AND STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE...NOTHING. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED...THE TRANSMISSION IS A5S325Z. MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 323 BMW AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY REVERSE STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL I BEEN UP TO DATE WITH MY TAKING CARE OF IT AND ONE DAY IT JUST STOP WORKING, EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES IT DOES GO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T DO NOTHING, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO TRY TO CORRECT IT BECAUSE SIMPLY IS TO MUCH FOR ME THE COST FOR IT IS 4,000 DOLLARS AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT, I FEEL ITS NOT FAIR WHAT BMW HAS DONE, WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT BMW 3 SERIES ARE SUSPECT ON DOING. *TR

BMW 323 CIC CONVERTIBLE SIMPLY STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 12, 2008 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED CAUSING HER TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS WERE PLACED AND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, REVERSE GEAR ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WOULD NOT WORK - NO NOISE, NO WARNING. FORWARDS GEARS ALL WORK FINE. *TR

SLID INTO A CURB AFTER HITTING LOOSE GRAVEL ON A CORNER - BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS BLEW. CAR STILL COMPLETELY DRIVABLE OTHER THAN A MESSED UP MESSED UP TIRE AND A CURBED RIM. *TR

MY SUBFRAME IS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE REAR CARRIER. I NOTICED WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCK IN THE BACK. IT SOUNDED SO BAD I WENT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT. MEANING THEY WOULD REPAIR IT BUT I HAD TO COME UP WITH A VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE THEY REPAIRED IT. I CAN'T AFFORD THE RENTAL, SO THEY LET ME DRIVE OFF WITH MY VEHICLE IN VERY VERY POOR CONDITION. I HAVE HEARD OF THE SUBFRAME BEING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND WAS WONDERING IF IT WERE A PROBLEM, WHY HAVEN'T IT MADE THE RECALL LIST. IT WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE IF IT'S NOT TAKEN CARE OF. SPECIALLY IF A DEALER IS LETTING ME TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE ME A LOANER CAR FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE IT IS GETTING FIXED (BECAUSE IT ISN'T A RECALL THEY IMPLIED). SO HERE I'M COMPLAINING TO YOU, WERE I HOPE GOD SOMEHOW TOUCHES YOU ENOUGH TO MAKE A FEW 100,000 PEOPLE MUCH SAFER BY MAKING THIS A RECALL. FOR IT SURLY IS UNSAFE AS SAID BY MANY MECHANICS (EVEN THE DEALER SHIPS MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT). BUT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A RENTAL WITH A NEW BABY, AND MANY BILLS... I'M STILL DRIVING THIS 2000 BMW 323I AND I WILL UNTIL I CAN EITHER AFFORD THE TWO WEEK RENTAL OR SOMEONE HELPS MY SITUATION. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND WOULD BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT THEIR EXPENSE (IN OTHER WORDS. A BIG COVER-UP). BUT BECAUSE IT ISN'T A RECALL, THEY LET ME DRIVE

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2000 BMW 323I SEDAN E46, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE REVERSE ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES OUT, NO NOISE, NO WARNING, IT JUST DOESN'T CLUTCH REVERSE IN THE CLUTCH BOX. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ONLY IN A PARK IDOL POSITION. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR TO BACK OUT AND IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING. AND FROM RESEARCHING, MY BMW 323I TRANSMISSION IS MADE BY GM, WHO WHICH DID A RECALL ON THERE TRANSMISSIONS AND SO DID CADILLAC BECAUSE THEY HAVE USED THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS AS BMW 323I. I'M SURPRISED BMW USA HASN'T DONE A SAFETY RECALL YET. I WANT TO GET THIS FIX, BUT BMW CAN ONLY SWAP A TRANSMISSION WHICH COST $5500. *TR

2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I THE CAR SUDDENLY DE ACCELERATE IN HIGHWAY SPEED THIS ALREADY HAPPENS TWICE THE CAR IS ALREADY IN THE SERVICE TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR COST $800. THIS MONTH HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK IN THE FREEWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY DE ACCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. I CHECK ONLINE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. NEED HELP. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I. TODAY THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, NO PRIOR FAILURES, NO SLIPPING, ETC. I GOT TO WORK, ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED - NO MOVEMENT. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WILL REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $7000. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T GET INTO A TRAFFIC SITUATION THAT REQUIRED ME TO BACK UP TO SAVE MY LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN ROANOKE VA, THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS AND I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAD THE SAME. 800-831-1117. *TR

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING. CAR CAN GO FORWARD BUT NO LONGER HAS REVERSE. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD IT HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALSO HE MADE ME AWARE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS ON BMW DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. BMW SHOULD HAVE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY CAR FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS' DOOR, FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY / ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON BMW DEFECT, I KNOW MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAVEN'T THESE CARS BEEN RECALLED?

WHEN LEAVING WORK, MY CAR FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE SO I COULD PULL OUT. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT AND TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE OF CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD TOP DO. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND MAKING SURE THAT I CAN ALWAYS PULL FORWARD OUT OF PARKING SPOTS I CAN SOMETIMES GET THE REVERSE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE AND WORK PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE SME PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE (NOREVERSE.ORG) AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS (2000 BMW 323I) AND THAT BMW IS AWARE OF THIS AND TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS IS PROVIDED BY GM, AND IS INSTALLED IN CADILLACS AS WELL FOR WHICH A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BMW. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIALLY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE . MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND THE FACT THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH 75,000 MILES AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IS APPALLING!

2000 BMW 323I, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON 2000 BMW WITH NO REVERSE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER $5000 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS A 5L40E MANUFACTURED BY GM FOR BMW. THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE REVERSE CLUTCH HOUSING APPARENTLY IT IS MACHINED TO THIN FOR A SNAP RING GROOVE AND IT EVENTUALLY BREAKS. THE NEW CLUTCH HOUSING IS MODIFIED TO BE THICKER SO SOMEONE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT BMW REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY 2000 BMW 323I, WHICH HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT, SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH SPECIALIZES IN BMWS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DID; IT COST ALMOST $5,000. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I, GOT NO REVERSE. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WHEN MY REVERSE DIDN'T WORK!!!!....I HAD TO KEEP GOING FORWARD, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF IT WASN'T FOR A GOOD SAMARITAN WHO SLAMMED HIS BRAKES BEHIND ME AND HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR INTO POSITION SO I CAN DRIVE FORWARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW AND MY REVERSE GEAR JUST RANDOMLY GAVE UP. I CANNOT USE THE ACCELERATOR WHEN REVERSING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A COSTLY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE BMW'S LOOKS LIKE THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. *TR

STARTED MY BMW 323I 2000 ONE DAY (132,000 MILES ON IT) AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. DRIVES FORWARD OK, BUT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BROUGHT IT TO THE BMW DEALER AND THEY WANT $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *CN

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 1/2 AGO. SINCE MY PURCHASE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH IT . FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT-COST 520.00, THEN LEAK IN RADIATOR, REPLACED SEVERAL HOSES PLUS REPAIRS $ 500.00 AND NOW ON 01-29-2010, I WAS DOING ERRANDS , CAME OUT TURNED MY CAR ON , PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULDN'T , IT JUST ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL.... NOW I TOWED CAR AND CALLED SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS COST IN THE RANGE OF $2500-6000 FOR EITHER REBUILT, NEW OR FROM A SALVAGED CAR YARD. I HAD NO INDICATION, NO NOISE OR SOUND OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE CAR DID DRIVE FORWARD. I NEED HELP. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE INFAMOUS "NO REVERSE" ISSUE AS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED AND REPORTED BY MANY FOLKS NOW (SEE HTTP://NOREVERSE.ORG). THIS STEMS FROM A FAULTY REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY BMW AS IT REALLY DOES APPEAR TO BE A COMMON FAILURE. *TR

2000 BMW 318I WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2000 FROM LONG BEACH BMW IN LONG BEACH CA. *TR

I HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 BMW 323CI UNTIL TODAY. WENT TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED REVERSING AGAIN, NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED IT BACK ON, PUT IT IN REVERSE, NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND DROVE FORWARD WITH NO PROBLEMS. MADE IT BACK TO MY WORK, PARKED IN THE SPOT AND TRIED REVERSING TO SEE IF IT WORKED, AND IT DID. RANDOM, WEIRD. CALLED MY AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF BMWS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. RESEARCHED OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE FOR BMWS RANGING FROM LATE 90S TO EARLY 2000S. *TR

2000 323CI HAS 94,000 ON THE DOT (LESS THAN 10K PER YEAR PUT ON IT), ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS REQUIRED/SCHEDULED. YESTERDAY, 12/05/09, I DROVE THE CAR ALL DAY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND LAST NIGHT I GOT IN THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND IT DROVE FORWARD JUST FINE. I GOT THE CAR HOME, ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP AGAIN AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AGAIN! REPAIRS WILL BE BETWEEN $2000-$5000 FOR A CAR THAT WAS IMMACULATELY KEPT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN CONCERN BY BMW AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

2000 BMW 323CI TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75000 MILES. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON MY BMW 323 CIC (MODEL YEAR 2000) REGULARLY FAILS TO UNLOCK PREVENTING PASSENGERS ENTRY OR EXIT THROUGH THIS DOOR. I REPLACED THE ACTUATOR ON THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DOOR STILL FAILS TO UNLOCK REGULARLY USING ALL POSSIBLE MEANS AVAILABLE, I.E. KEY FOB, INTERIOR UNLOCK BUTTON, OR PULLING REPEATEDLY ON THE DOOR HANDLE TO ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THEY ALL FAIL LEAVING THE PASSENGER (FRONT & BACK SINCE I OWN A TWO DOOR) TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND FORCED TO CLIMB OUT THE DRIVER'S DOOR AFTER ALL OTHER PASSENGERS HAVE LEFT THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PASSENGERS IN MY CAR WHO ARE HANDICAPPED, RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, NOT IN GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE TO CLIMB OVER THE MIDDLE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE OR IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. THIS ALSO IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MODEL WHICH BMW HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND INITIATED A VOLUNTARY RECALL TO FIX. GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THIS TYPE OF COMMON PROBLEM PRESENTS, I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE IF BMW NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS. *TR

REVERSE GEAR INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

HELLO I BOUGHT A 200 BMW 323I AND THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. AFTER ONE WEEK THE CAR WONT GO IN REVERSE.THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 3 SERIES AND THE DEAL WANTS $5000 FOR A NEW TRANNY OR TO REBUILD IT WHICH IS CRAZY CONSIDERING I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 70K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. FORTUNATELY, I JUST ARRIVED HOME AND TRIED TO PARK MY CAR IN REVERSE INTO MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THE REVERSE ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK TO AUTO BODY SHOP $3300.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. MECHANIC PROMISED THE CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM EVER AGAIN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323CI NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 'REVERSE". ALMOST 93,000 MILES. *TR

NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 92K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. BMW DEALER SAYS HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. THE DEALERS SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY, APPROX. $5,500. FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS BMW SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT QUIT WORKING, BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE JUST A FEW HOURS PRIOR. *TR

WE HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR BMW 323I YEAR 2000. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL ACTUATE AND THEN YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH 3 OR 4 DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND YOU CANNOT RELEASE THEM WITH THE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. PASSENGERS ARE BASICALLY TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR AND HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING FREQUENTLY. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, WE ARE USUALLY ABLE TO GET THE LOCKS TO WORK. I FOUND 10 COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS SAME ISSUE WITH ONE DEATH AND 3 INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE COMPLAINTS BUT I JUST LOOKED AT 3 VEHICLE YEARS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 BMW 323I AND AT TIMES DUE TO A FAULTY CENTER CONTROL MODULE (MOST LIKELY) I CAN NOT GET OUT OF MY CAR. IT WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE, BUT THANKFULLY I CAN ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS IF I NEED TO GET OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I NEEDED TO GET OUT IN A HURRY. THE BMW DEALERSHIPS WANT TO CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG TO JUST POSSIBLY FIX A PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWNED BMW 2000 323I WITH 79,000 MILES AND REVERSE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3-POINT TURN, VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE REVERSE GEAR FAILED. GIVEN THAT MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN REVERSE, I WAS TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OF COURSE, I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE REGARDING REVERSE GEAR FAILURE. BMW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS TRANSMISSION IS PRODUCED BY GM, AND IS INSTALLED IN CADILLAC CARS AS WELL (FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED). NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY BMW. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ONLY 21,500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS KEPT IN AN INTERIOR GARAGE AND DRIVEN MOSTLY WITHIN THE CITY. UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION (OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER). I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE, DROVE TO A STORE, DID MY SHOPPING AND RETURNED TO THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AS NORMAL, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AND TRIED TO BACK OUT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE DASHBOARD CLEARLY READ THAT I WAS IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON, NO NOISE OR SOUND OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE CAR DID DRIVE FORWARD, SO I WAITED UNTIL THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME LEFT AND DROVE MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE CAR. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF A TRANSMISSION REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT UNTIL I GAVE THEM $300 TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I DECLINED AND BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP NEAR MY HOME. THE MECHANIC REMOVED A PAN AND SHOWED ME THE LIQUID WHICH WAS BLACKISH IN COLOR. HE SAID THAT IT HAD ALUMINUM POWDER IN IT, INDICATING THAT SOMETHING INSIDE PROBABLY BROKE AND CAUSED BURNING. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING WHAT TO DO NEXT: EITHER GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED OR HAVE IT REBUILT. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE BMW DEALERSHIP I GOT THE CAR FROM REFUSE ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

BMW 323 LOST REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING! WITHOUT WARNING, MY 3000 BMW 323I WITH 62,300 MILES HAD NO REVERSE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN REVERSE DRUM THAT SHED METALLIC PARTS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRING A OVERHAUL. COST $2800. *TR

'2000 BMW 323I, 108K, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT NO ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS SO FAR INTERMITTENT AND HAS TAKEN PLACE THREE TIMES WITHIN 1 WEEK. ALL OTHER GEARS APPEAR TO WORK FINE. ALL INSTANCES I HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH CAR OUT OF PACKING SPOT. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND REVERSE WORKED AT THE TIME SO COULD NOT DETERMINE FAULT. I HAVE SINCE SEEN MANY IDENTICAL REPORTS LISTED ON WEB. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ZERO ACCIDENTS. THERE ARE 88,000 MILES ON IT, AND SUDDENLY THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED BMW IMMEDIATELY AND NOT ONLY DID THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO ABOUT MY SITUATION. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PROBLEM TO HAVE AT ONLY 88,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT FORMAL NOTICE OF BMW'S DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 93K MILES. MY CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A SERVICING. YESTERDAY, WHILE PARKED, IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NOT WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS FAILING. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED BMW SPECIALIST, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $5,520 TO INSTALL A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM BMW. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF HUNDREDS OF VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ESPECIALLY WITH BMW 2000 323I. I AM SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED IN NJ IN 10/08, MDL 1922. BMW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT BY GM. THE SAME TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE CADILLAC. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, GM RECALLED ALL THE CADILLAC'S. BMW SHOULD DO THE SAME THING. A TRANSMISSION NOT GOING IN REVERSE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I GOT INTO MY 2000 BMW 323I, AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE BUT THE DID NOTHING BUT IDLE. I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR USED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WITH 92K MI, AND I NOW HAS 100K. THE CAR CLEARLY HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE METICULOUSLY AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND PRIOR TO THIS. *TR