2000 BMW 323i complaints

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323CI WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED IT FROM DAY 1 - MILE 0. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 110,000 MILES BECAUSE THE REVERSE GEAR BROKE OFF. NOW AT 194,000 THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION IS VIBRATING HARD AND THE BMW DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT I NEED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS $ 4,100. TODAY, I WAS QUOTED $ 4,918. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING HAS NO REVERSE. AS I LOOKED ONLINE I NOTICED THOUSANDS OF OTHER BMW OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NOREVERSE.ORG HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR ME TO IDENTIFY MANY OWNERS ACROSS THE STATES WITH THE NO REVERSE ISSUE. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE NHTSA WILL HELP US HOLD BMW ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH POORLY PRODUCED CRAFTMENSHIP IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

REVERSE STOPPED WORKING IN CAR. KNOWN ISSUE IN THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. BMW DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO. CHECK OUT WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG - EVERYONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BMW 2000 YEAR 323 DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE. GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW IN ATLANTA SAYS THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST $5800. THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT BY BMW BUT THEY WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE CAR OR REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

I DROVE TO WORK THIS MORNING AND UPON LEAVING WORK MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO BMW TOMORROW AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT. AFTER GETTING HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT BMW HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT WILL COST AS MUCH AS THE CAR WORTH TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I LOST MY FULL-TIME JOB RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE BAD ECONOMY AND THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AT THIS MOMENT. I DEMAND FROM BMW TO PUT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SHOULD BE THEIR UTMOST PRIORITY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAVE READ REVIEWS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY BECAUSE BMW PRODUCED THEIR 3 SERIOUS CAR WITH A GM TRANSMISSION AND DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT LASTING MATERIALS. THIS SHOULD BE FRAUD AND BMW SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LAST WEEK OCT 1 PARK MY CAR AT WORK, AFTER WORK I TRIED TO BACK UP THE CAR AND NO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK. HAD TO ASK TWO OF THE COWORKS TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STALL. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I LOST THE REVERSE GEAR ON THREE OCCASIONS ON A TOTAL OF 6 SHORT DRIVING TRIPS. ONE TIME OF THE THREE OCCASIONS I HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN I SHIFTED TO REVERSE BUT IT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HITTING THE CAR THAT'S 20 FEET BEHIND ME. *TR

REVERSE WENT OUT IN MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 323I YESTERDAY, HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT A REPAIR SHOP AND SAID THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT BMW DENIES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *TR

BMW 323 CI REVERSE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD STOP DRIVING IT BEFORE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BLOWS. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COST OF REPAIR IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD SO I HAVE IT GARAGED FOR THE TIME BEING. *TR

PLEASE SITE NOREVERSE.ORG FOR A FULL LIST OF COMPLAINTS. RIGHT BEFORE MY CAR HIT THE 100,000 MILE MARK MY REVERSE WENT OUT. IT WILL STILL GO INTO REVERSE HOWEVER THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

OUT OF NOWHERE MY 2000 BMW 323I STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THAT IT WORKED JUST FINE, JUST STOPPED ONE DAY. DRIVE WORKS JUST FINE, BUT REVERSE IS GONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF ON A SATURDAY AT 4:00PM THEY TOLD ME THEY'D LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY AND CALL ME. THE ADVISOR TOLD ME BASED ON THE REVERSE FAILING IT WOULD LIKELY BE A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED. WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST HE SAID ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH MY EXACT SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL IN THE WEEK PRIOR PAID $8K FOR HIS. WE THEN CAME HOME AND DID RESEARCH WHICH HAS REVEALED THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND APPARENTLY THIS IS SOMETHING BMW HAS KNOWN ABOUT BUT IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT AT ALL. I EMAILED THE GM OF MY DEALERSHIP THE SAME SAT EVENING I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND ATTACHED MANY ARTICLES AND WEBSITES HIGHLIGHTING THE ISSUE AND TELLING THEM I PLANNED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MY OWN COMPLAINTS WITH BMW NA AND ONLINE FORUMS AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS. TODAY (MONDAY) I INITIALLY GOT A CALL FROM AN ADVISOR TELLING ME THE CAR DOES IN FACT NEED A NEW TRANNY AND THAT IT WOULD BE $6500. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED SAYING THE GM HAD FORWARDED MY EMAIL AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO REDUCE THE COST TO $4K FOR ME. I TOLD HIM I HAD TO TALK TO MY FIANCE AND CALLED HIM BACK TELLING HIM THEY'D HAVE TO OFFER MORE THAN THAT TO GET ME TO NOT MOVE FORWARD SHARING MY ISSUES. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET (IT IS

1. EVENTS LANDING UP TO THE FAILURE: NONE 2. CAR DOES NOT MOVE IN REVERSE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. 3. CAR IS NOT OPERATIONAL PENDING REPAIRS. *TR

2000 BMW 3-SERIES: 63,000 MILES THE REVERSE WENT OUT ON MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

LOCK/LATCH MECHANISM SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONS, SUCH THAT YOU CANNOT UNLOCK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, AT LEAST I CAN USE THE MANUAL KEY TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. BUT BMW HAS THE FORESIGHT TO NOT INCLUDE A KEY OPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SO A FEW TIMES, I HAD TO ASK MY PASSENGER TO CRAWL OVER TO HER SEAT BY CLIMBING OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS IS MORE THAN INCONVENIENT; IT'S EMBARRASSING, ESPECIALLY FOR LADIES IN DRESSES. *TR

2000 BMW 323I 54000 KM'S. REVERSE CLUTCH DOES NOT WORK. BMW WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE REVERSE CLUTCH ISSUE AND INSISTS ON REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *TR

OUT OF NO WERE TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING IN REVERSE,THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO VERY POOR CAST PART IN THE TRANSMISSION .COST TO FIX MINE@$2200. *TR

REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT OF TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. *TR

DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

CAR WAS OPERATING FINE. LEFT FOR LUNCH AT 11:30, BACKED CAR OUT OF PARKING PLACE. CAME BACK AT 3:45 AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. ZF 5HP19 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323 AND MY REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT THAT WAS BUSY AND IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR BUILD UP JUST WHAMO IT HAPPENED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE REVERSE AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR. UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAPPENED TO, PLEASE REFER TO WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG OR HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML TO SEE OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS AND HAPPENING TO TOO MANY PEOPLE TO BE COINCIDENCE. THANKS *TR

REVERSE GEAR IN MY 2000 BMW 323I STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAD 80K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. ALTHOUGH BMW NORTH AMERICA WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THEY DID OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF BUT I WAS STILL OUT OVER $2K A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THAT WAS AWESOME. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 200 323I BMW WITH A STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION ABOUT A MOTH OR TWO AGO WHICH WOULD BE IN THE TIME FROM OF ABOUT MAY TO JUNE OF 2008. IT WAS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION EVERYTHING RAN FINE PERFECT WELL TAKEN CARE OF, DROVE TO WORK ONE DAY TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT JUST ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE RED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH THEIR 200 323 BMW'S. I WAS REFERRED HERE BY A FORUM THAT HAD OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY PROBLEM SO I AM SENDING ONE TO YOU GUYS IN HOPE OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND HELPING PUSH A RECALL FOR THE 2000 323 BMW TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR TO THE STORE AND UPON RETURNING, I WAS UNABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FORWARD GEARS CONTINUE WORK FINE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 79,900 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE. THE BMW SHOP WANTS $5100-$5400 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMERS HAVE NO RECOURSE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT BMW WAS A REPUTABLE MAKER. PLEASE HELP. *TR

2000 BMW 323IT TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN BMW AUTOMOBILES ON INTERNET CHAT ROOMS AND NEWSGROUPS (SEARCH FOR "BMW TRANSMISSION FAILURE"). THIS FAILURE IS ALSO WELL KNOWN BY REPAIR SHOPS AND OWNERS GROUPS. OWNERS HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR OWN COST. *TR

ON 7/23/08 MY 2000 BMW 323I WITH 78,000 MILES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION REFUSE TO MOVE IN REVERSE. I HAD A MECHANIC ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY OFFICE TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I HAVE WELL MAINTAINED MY CAR AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS. IT JUST REFUSED TO MOVE. I DID CALL BMW AT THE REQUEST OF MY MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME WITHOUT THE WARRANTY. I GOOGLED MY INFORMATION AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE OF THE CAR....EVEN SOME PEOPLE PUT THE DATE OF PURCHASE SUCH AS 7/2000 WHICH WAS MY EXACT DATE. ODD THAT THERE ARE SO MANY 323I'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM......WON'T MOVE IN REVERSE. THE GENTLEMAN AT BMW SAID HE HEARD NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH AND GET BACK TO ME. HE DID WITHIN THE HOUR AND SAID NO SUCH PROBLEM EXISTED AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $5800 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS TO BE SOME JUSTICE DONE HERE. THESE COMPANIES CAN NOT BE SUPPLYING FAULTY MATERIALS AND BE EXPECTING THE CONSUMER TO PICK UP THE TAB BECAUSE OF THEIR SLOPPINESS. I FEEL VERY RIPPED OFF BY BMW WHOM I HAVE SAID NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED.......I NOW KNOW THEY ARE NOT FAIR PLAYERS. THEY SHOULD FESS UP TO THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

I HAVE A YR 2000 BMW 323I SEDAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 103,000 MY CAR HAS FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE. AS I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON THE INTERNET, I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO'S OWNED OR CURRENTLY OWN THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THIS CAR. *TR

2000 323I WITH 92000 MILES ON IT. BACKED INTO GARAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE, LEFT FOR WORK NEXT MORNING AND STOP AT LOCAL STORE. CAME OUT AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. IT JUST SAT THERE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NO RECOURSE FROM BMW. JUST LIKE OTHER OWNERS OF BMW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FRONT THE COST OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT BMW INSTALLED IN THERE VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A DIRECTIVE COMING FROM THE FEDS TO HAVE BMW REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST THE OWNERS. *TR

2000 BMW 323I WITH 93,000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING THE REVERSE STOPPED ENGAGING (LIKE IT IS NEUTRAL). THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE FINE IN THE FORWARD GEARS. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS AND THE BMW ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEARS MODEL. THIS TRANSMISSION AND THE CARS IT IS INSTALLED IN SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

MY BMW 323I WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY AND I GET IN IT THIS MORNING AND IT REFUSES TO DO REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND I AM REVVING UP THE ENGINE. I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION OR TH PART REPAIRED BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO COST 2000. *TR

SUDDEN FAILURE OF REVERSE GEAR IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 BMW 323CI FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BACKING. THE CAR HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM (HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG) THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY BMW. *TR

AFTER 105,000 MILES, THE MY 2000 BMW 323I SPORTS WAGON ALL OF A SUDDEN - AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING - "LOST" ITS REVERSE GEAR. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN CAREFULLY AND WELL-MAINTAINED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I QUICKLY LEARNED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OR OTHER CONSUMERS WITH YEAR 2000 3-SERIES BMW EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY A BMW DEALERSHIP COSTS MORE THAN $6,000. APPARENTLY, A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ZF TRANSMISSION (5HP19) IS TO BLAME FOR THE LOSS OF THE REAR GEAR, BUT BMW DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF A WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, NOR DO THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED - UNDER WHATEVER KIND OF WARRANTY. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2.5 YEARS AGO, I HAVE NO CHANCE TO HOLD BMW OR MY DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE, OR -AT LEAST- NEGOTIATE A MORE ACCEPTABLE RESOLUTION OF THE ZF 5HP19 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

FAILURE TO GO IN REVERSE. NO WARNING. 49,000 MILES. FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS FINISH FILL UP GAS TANK, THE GUY INFRONT OF ME STILL PUMPING, SO I ENGAGE THE REVERSE GEAR TO MOVE BACK, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST SIT THERE LIKE IT IS ON NEUTRAL; IT LOST ITS REVERSE GEAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THEN I FOUND WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG EXCLUSIVE DEALING WITH 2000 323I THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REVERSE GEAR IS LOSE. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT IS A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT. I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOING OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, BUT BMW DOESN'T AGREE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND THEY NEED TO A DO A RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT BMW KNOWS ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I AUTOMATIC. THE REVERSE GEAR JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT SEEN ON MANY PLACES BY MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET. CHECK HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG I HAD GONE TO WORK AND WHEN I REACHED THERE, I HAD TO REVERSE THE CAR INTO THE PARKING AT THIS IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY REVERSE NO LONGER WORKS. NHTSA: PLEASE ASK BMW TO DO A RECALL AS THIS IS AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED BMW BETWEEN 1999 AND 2002. BMW KNEW ABOUT THESE ISSUE AND CHOSE TO CONTINUE SELLING THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT CORRECTING THE KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND AN UNETHICAL CONDUCT BY BMW NA.

I HAVE A BMW 323 CI AND I WAS MAKING A RUN TO THE STORE AND I COME BACK OUT AND TRY TO REVERSE AND MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE ANYWHERE BUT THE RPM'S WERE GOING, SO I LOST MY REVERSE GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. HE PLACED THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. HE PLACED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SNAP RING FAILED OUT OF THE CLUTCH DRUM, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME DEFECT. HE BELIEVES THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,450. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN

MY 2000 323CI TRANSMISSION NO LONGER WORKS IN REVERSE. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I REALIZED THIS IS A VERY COMMON. MY CAR ONLY HAS 80K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED. I'LL BE SPEAKING TO A LAWYER NEXT WEEK AFTER I COMPILE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. WILL THIS TRANSMISSION EVER RECEIVE A RECALL? *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323I HAD BEEN WORKING FINE. ONE MORNING I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THIS YEAR, MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR, DUE TO THE D-G RING IN THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

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

FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO WORK IN REVERSE GEAR. *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.