2000 BMW 323i complaints

(1) I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 BMW 323I ON A FEEDER ROAD, AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000 MILES. (2) THE SIDE AIRBAGS (DRIVER'S SIDE) UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED WITH NO APPARENT REASON (NO COLLISION, NO ROAD BUMPS). THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY CUT OFF AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY WENT ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, DRIVE IT HOME, AND AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. (3) I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL IN 2002 ON 2000 BMW 323I FOR THIS VERY REASON. HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MAKER DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE ALWAYS RELIGIOUSLY TAKEN THE CAR TO BMW DEALERS FOR OIL CHANGE AND REPAIRS, AND DESPITE BMW HAS MY ADDRESS SINCE IT REGULARLY MAILS ADVERTISEMENTS TO MY RESIDENCE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR AT THE LOCAL BMW DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT BASED ON THE VIN, MY CAR WAS NOT AMONG THOSE INVOLVED IN THE 2002 RECALL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE UNSURE AS TO WEATHER BMW WOULD OWN THE DEFECT AND PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THUS, I GOT MY INSURANCE INVOLVED TO GET A SECOND OPINION ON THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL WAITING ON A SOLUTION OF THIS ISSUE. *NM

1999-2005 BMW 3 SERIES HAS DEFECTIVE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTS. MY REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR HAS TORN OUT COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CAR TO CONSTANTLY CLUNK AND CREAK. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE ON A HILL WITHIN 2 FEET OF ANOTHER CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY EVEN ROADS, THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND THE SMALL ELBOW AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INJURIES INCURRED WERE BRUISING ON THE LEFT ARM, HEAD CONTUSIONS, AND HEARING DAMAGE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED, WHO DENIED THAT THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 02V223000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

AT 75,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE GEAR. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVEALED MANY OTHER BMW OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE. THE SOLUTION WAS A >$3,000 CHARGE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

MY 2000 323I (144K MILES) REVERSE DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS A FEW YEARS AGO BUT EACH TIME I COMPLAINED THEY (NORTHWEST BMW IN RANDALLSTOWN) NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS QUOTED A FEE OF ~$4500 FOR REPAIR. THIS IS INSANE, I THINK I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND NO ONE REALLY EVER TOOK THE TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE PROPERLY. I AM VERY DISHEARTENED ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. THE BMW MANUFACTURERS SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE MODEL SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

LTR FROM (CA) RE 2000 BMW 323I, DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION CAUSE COMPUTER FAILURE WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER & DECELERATION AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE EMI, CHECK ENGINE SOON, AND DSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BMW DEALER. *NM

MY 2000 BMW 323I WON'T GO IN REVERSE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, AS THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND HAS OPERATED PERFECTLY UNTIL TODAY. THE PRESENT MILEAGE IS A LITTLE OVER 60,000. AN ONLINE SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM HAS REVEALED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT'S SPECIFIC TO MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, YET BMW DISAVOWS ANY RESPONSIBILITY. ESTIMATED REPAIR IS $7,000, WHICH HAS ME FEELING TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH BMW AS A COMPANY, NOT TO MENTION ITS PRODUCTS, WHICH IT APPARENTLY NO LONGER STANDS BEHIND. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ACTION AGAINST BMW AND FORCE A RECALL. *NM

1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS OUT OF THE ORDINARY LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR SUBFRAME. ALL DRIVING WAS NORMAL IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. 2)CRACKED/SEPARATED REAR SUBFRAME, FAILED DUE TO ENGINEERING FLAWS IN DESIGN AND USE OF MATERIALS. CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE COULD BE CATASTROPHIC AND RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY AND OR DEATH. 3)I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED BY BMW NA AT MY LOCAL BMW DEALER. BMWNA AGREED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS IN FACT BROKEN AND THEY WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REPAIR OF THIS. BMWAG (GERMANY) HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THIS COMPLIANT AND PROBLEM AND HAD ORDERED A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY BEING CORRECTED WITH A COMBINATION OF WELDING AND METAL REINFORCEMENT PLATES. *JB

CAR TYPE - 2000 BMW 323CI MILES WHEN PURCHASED NEW - 23 MILES WHEN FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED 29,725 MILES SEPT 13TH, 2002 MILES WHEN SERVICE CALL OPENED 31,018 - OCTOBER 23, 2002 I NOTICED A SWOOSHING NOISE CLOSE TO MY STEERING COLUMN AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURNING MY CAR BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. THIS LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL GRINDING/WINDING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE. POWER STEERING THEN WENT OUT ALTOGETHER AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE CENTER (SAN ANTONIO, TX 180 MILES AWAY). BMW CENTER- SAN ANTONIO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUES HAS REOCCURED FOUR TIMES, APPROXIMATELY 1 ONCE A YEAR AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 24TH. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE WRITE UP. NOW FROM THE REOCCURING DAMAGE, I HAVE TO REPLACE OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS AT MY EXPENSE - $1846, SINCE MY CAR'S WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. PLEASE HELP. JOE UGARTE . *NM

WE BOUGHT A 2000 BMW 323I WHICH CURRENTLY ONLY HAS ABOUT 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT ACTUALLY MOVE BACKWARDS. IT JUST SITS THERE REVVING. THE CAR WILL DRIVE FORWARD, BUT NOT BACKWARDS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION THERMOMETER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $4500.00. WE'VE DONE ALL THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BMW, BUT OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS STRANDED AT WORK WHEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN. NOW, I'M WITHOUT MY CAR AND ALSO DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PUT TOWARDS A REPAIR OF $4500.00. FOR A HIGH END CAR, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS WILL MOST BE MY FIRST AND LAST BMW PURCHASE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE LOST AIR. THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES AND THE CRACKS WERE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR, EAGLE TIRE; GP-H SIZE: P205/55/R16. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 -*NM

2000 BMW 323I - EML, CHECK ENGINE SOON AND DSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR POWERED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY (BRAKED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE). NEEDED TOW TO DEALER. CAR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND PROGRAMMED THE DME (DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS) . THIS DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM - THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AND AFTER PICKING UP CAR AT DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS REQUIRED THE RELAY TO BE REPLACED. THE DAY AFTER THE CAR WAS PICKED UP THE DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERAL MODULE. TOTAL REPAIR TIME - APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH. *JB

DRIVERS DOOR WAS IMPACTED AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED RESULTING IN A VERY SERIOUS LEFT HIP FRACTURE, COLLAPSED LUNG AND NUMEROUS LACERATIONS. *NM

THE CAR IS A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 34,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR/TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE REVERSE GEAR SUDDENLY FAILING TO ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE REVERSED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING CARS. THE REVERSE GEAR CONTINUES TO FAIL, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS DRIVING FORWARD. DEALER STATES THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE COMPLETELY REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SIMILAR REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION & REVERSE GEAR FAILURE SPECIFIC TO 2000 BMW 323I LISTED HERE AND OTHER FORUMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

323I BMW 4 DOOR, 2000. MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALL MY POWER WINDOWS GOING OUT. THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER JUST SHRUGS HIS SHOULDERS AND SAYS "IT HAPPENS". I SAID THAT FOUR POWER WINDOWS TO GO OUT IN SIX YEARS IS EXCESSIVE. THREE OF WHICH ARE HARDLY EVER USED SINCE I AM THE ONLY ONE EVER IN THE CAR. HE REPLIED THAT YOU DON'T BUY A BMW TO BE EASY ON THE CHECKBOOK. I SAID I BOUGHT ONE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE RELIABLE. HE ACTED LIKE THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. 6/20/06 RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT $394.16, 9/2/04 DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT $340.43, 10/27/03 PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT APPROX. $350, 10/27/03 SUNROOF WINDOW FAILED AND THEY DID A TEMPORARY FIX AT A COST OF $264.54 AND SAID IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED. IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1665! APPARENTLY ALL THE SLIDERS WERE BROKEN. I PROBABLY ONLY OPENED THE SUNROOF A DOZEN TIMES IN THE THREE YEAR PERIOD, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT WITH SUCH LITTLE USE. NONE OF THESE WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THEY ALL OCCURRED THREE YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER THINGS GO OUT IN THIS CAR COSTING CLOSE TO $10,000 TO REPAIR IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO ME. LAST TIME I COMMENTED ON THIS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID QUOTE "IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE FROM HERE". I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER BMW. *JB

MY 2000 BMW 323 CIC WAS SHUDDERING WHEN I DROVE IT. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY CAUSE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURER OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR. BMW HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE IN GERMANY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE SO HERE. IT WILL COST ME $3,300 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND BMW HAS NOT AGREED TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THIS WAS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. HOWEVER, INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. UPDATED 06/12/2006. *AK UPDATED 6/16/2006 - *NM

SEVERAL DAYS OF SLUGGISH START, BURNING OIL SMELL, TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON - I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE BECAUSE THEY LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE COMPLAINTS/RECALLS. *NM

CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT REAR UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAS TO DO WITH SUBFRAME AND MEMBERS, I.E., MOUNTING POINT WHERE SUBFRAME IS ATTACHED TO TEARS AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE SHEET METAL THAT FORMS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IN REVERSE. AUTOMOBILE DOES NOT RESPOND TO REVERSE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM IN FORWARD GEARS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A POT HOLE THAT RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH SIDES AIRBAGS, AND THE DRIVER'S HEAD RESTRAINT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE AIRBAGS. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN DEPLOYMENT OF THE SAME AIRBAGS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

TIRE. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED. *JB

2000 323I BMW BODY FAILURE AT LEFT REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT POINT. THE FOLLOWING IS A FEW OTHER PPL WHO HAD SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUM.E46FANATICS.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=195602&PAGE=23&PP=20. *NM

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 49,000 MILES AND WAS JUST TOLD TODAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TO THE TUNE OF $5200. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS VERY MAKE AND MODEL BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ON DIFFERENT WEBSITE. NATURALLY, MY WARRANTY RAN OUT LAST SUMMER AT 36,000 MILES SO I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING THERE. I BELIEVE THERE IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM HERE WHEN A TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I PLAN ON CONTACTING BMW N.A. TO DISCUSS THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICE THAT I HAVE BEEN QUOTED TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP INTERVENE OR OFFER A SOLUTION. *NM

SUBJECT: INTERMITTENT IHKA BLOWER OPERATION ON BMW E46 PRODUCED PRIOR TO 06/2000. SITUATION: THE IHKA BLOWER WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. THE IHKA LCD DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THAT THE BLOWER IS OPERATING EVEN THOUGH THE BLOWER IS NOT FUNCTIONING. CAUSE: IHKA FINAL STAGE RESISTOR (BLOWER REGULATOR). *NM

DT: 2000 BMW 323 CI - THE REAR SUB FRAME MOUNT TORE LOOSE FROM THE CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT WAS WHY THE CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT HAD ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH THIS CAR. THE COST WILL BE $2500-$3000. TOO VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER DID RESEARCH AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR. *AK

DT: 2000 BMW 323I. THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. WHEN THIS FAILED IT LOCKED WITH FAMILY IN THE CAR. WENT TO USE THE BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK, THEREFORE, WENT TO USE THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO GET FAMILY OUT OF THE BACK SEAT FROM THE WINDOWS. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CAR WAS GOING INTO THE BMW SHOP ON FRIDAY. CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THE DOORS STILL LOCKED. E-MAILED THE MANUFACTURER THIS MORNING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A BMW 323CI, YEAR 2000. IT HAS AROUND 42000 MILES ON IT. A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. IT DIDN'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL. I PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE, AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE GEAR. IT WENT FORWARD FINE. I DROVE IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY LOOK AT IT AND SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL COST THOUSANDS. ON A BMW WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT! MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND MODEL YEAR. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WHICH OUGHT TO BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL.*JB

I DRIVE A 2000 BMW 323I. I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND WENT TO WORK AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK MY REVERSE WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. LUCKILY I COULD GO FORWARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE BMW DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION (DEALER WAS VERY COURTEOUS). MANY OWNERS OF THE 2000 BMW 323I HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS DEFECT, PROBLEM IS NO RECALL, AND THE CONSUMER IS PAYING FOR IT. *NM

RECALL ON AIRBAGS IN 8/02. CAR PURCHASED 9/02. RECALL REPAIRED BY DEALER 11/02. 4/30/05 DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. BMW CLAIMING UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE AFTER THEIR REP INSPECTED CAR. THIS OCCURED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS COULD FIND NO DAMAGE.

DECK LID WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACE DUE TO WORN/CUT WIRES. THE CAR IS A 2000 BMW 323CIC WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN OPERATED SINCE NEW ONLY BY MY WIFE. THE CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND HAS BEEN SERVICE BY BMW ONLY. A BACK UP LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT APPEARS EVIDENT THAT THE DECK LID HARNESS WAS EITHER IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY OR WAS OF A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I WAS CONCERNED THAT CUT WIRES COULD HAVE PRODUCED A FIRE IF NOT CORRECTED IN A TIMELY FASHION. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT OUR LOCAL BMW DEALER.

I OWN A BMW 323I SEDAN 2000. ALL OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ONCE THE WINDOW SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL INTO THE CAR B/C THE REGULATOR BROKE. WHEN I HAD THE REGULATORS REPLACED I THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING REPLACED WITH A NON-DEFECTIVE PART. HOWEVER, TODAY ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE. I AM CONCERNED B/C OF THE HISTORY OF THE GLASS BREAKING. I HAVE A CHILD THAT OFTEN RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT AND I AM WORRIED THAT SHE MAY GET HURT IF THE WINDOW BREAKS ON HER.

DT: RECALL 00V048000, CONSUMERS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER FILED THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V048000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A BRAKE LAMP PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED, BUT ONLY THE REAR RIGHT LAMP ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. ALSO, WARRANTY EXPIRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION( FTC) AND COMPLAINING OF NOT GETTING ANY SATISFACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER . CONSUMER WANTED HER VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.*AK

THE BMW CAR WAS PARKED, WHEN TRIED TO BACK OUT THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT WORK. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CAR WAS PARKED DOWN HILL AND CLOSE TO A FENCING. CAR ONLY WORKED IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION AND IT WAS DANGEROUS TO MOVE THE CAR IN THE FRONT DIRECTION. THUS CAUSING SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ON CONTACTING SEVERAL BMW SERVICE CENTRES, FEW OF THEM INDICATED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR SAFETY PROBLEM IS OCCURING IN SEVERAL OTHER SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR. THEY INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2000 323I BMW CARS.

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V048000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A BRAKE LAMP PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED, BUT ONLY THE REAR RIGHT LAMP ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *JB *NM

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT/ACCELERATE IN REVERSE GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A WELL PAVED ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH TWO AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

(1) THERE HAVE BEEN NO EVENTS THAT HAVE LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. (2) THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAILING ON ALL WINDOWS. THE REPAIR SHOPS WHO HAVE FIXED THE REGULATORS THUS FAR HAVE BOTH CLAIMED THAT ALL OF THE REGULATORS FOR THE BMW E46 WILL FAIL, THAT THEY'VE HAD DOZENS OF VISITORS FOR THIS REASON. --A) DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT WINDOW - FAILED AND FIXED --B) DRIVER'S SIDE, BACK WINDOW - FAILED AND FIXED --C) PASSENGER'S SIDE, FRONT WINDOW - FAILED (3) FIXED 2 OF THE 3 THAT HAVE BROKEN SO FAR. THE FOURTH WINDOW (PASSENGER'S SIDE, REAR) IS BEGINNING TO MAKE THE CRACKING NOISES ASSOCIATED WITH A BROKEN REGULATOR, AS WELL.*AK (3)

REPETITIVE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. THE SUB-FRAME HAD DETERIORATED AND A WELD FAILED. *BF (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER TONY WARD.)*JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NONE OF THE SIX AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

THROTTLE CONTROL LINKAGES BROKE WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THIS CAUSED LOST OF POWER TO THE ENGINE/BRAKES AND STEERING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE AND FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

CONTINENTAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 BMW 323 SIDEWALL SEPARATED. *MR THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES FLATTENED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS DESTROYED IN A SIMILAR WAY. *SC *JB

THREE CONTINENTAL SPORT CONTACT TIRES, 225/45/R17, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON BMW 323 WITH UNDER 30,000 MILES FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL FROM TREAD. *LA

SIDE AND HEAD AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FROM HITTING A POTHOLE AT LOW SPEED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. THE CAR IS A 2000 323I BMW PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 1999. MODELS MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL TO AUGUST 1999 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THIS 2000 MODEL WAS NOT ALTHOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $2,775.98.*AK

REAR SUBFRAME HAS TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. *AK