2000 BMW 3 Series

I HAVE A 2000 323CI 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, THE REVERSE 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. I READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN BMWS AND I'M WONDERING WHY BMW HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN IDENTIFIED COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323 CI CONVERTIBLE AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE. NEITHER THE KEY FOB NOR THE RELEASE BUTTON FUNCTION; THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE TRUNK IS WITH THE KEY IN THE LOCK. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH LEARNED TWO THINGS. 1. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. (TYPE 'BMW TRUNK RELEASE PROBLEM' INTO A SEARCH ENGINE TO SEE THE EXTENT.) WHILE THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE MERELY ANNOYING, IT IS NOT HARD TO IMAGINE THEM BEING FAR WORSE. 2. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HARNESS WHERE THE WIRING GOES FROM THE BODY TO THE TRUNK LID. THIS LINK IS CONTAINS SEVERAL PICTURES OF EXACTLY WHAT I FOUND WHEN I PULLED MY HARNESS BACK: HTTP://WWW.M3FORUM.NET/M3FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=248956. IN MY CASE, THERE ARE THREE COMPLETELY BROKEN WIRES, ONE THAT IS HANGING ON BY A FEW STRANDS, AND ABOUT 4 MORE WHERE THE INSULATION IS AT LEAST PARTIALLY CRACKED. YES, THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW TO ME. *TR

THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP BRACKET ON MY 2000 BMW 323CI COUPE SNAPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED A LOUD METALLIC GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I STOPPED, AND NOTICED AN 18 INCH METAL STRAP BEING DRAGGED ALONG THE GROUND, STILL ATTACHED AT ONE END (REAR END) OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE STRAP HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR AND THE FUEL TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES, AND WAS 'DANGLING' TO SOME EXTENT - IT BOUNCED UP AND DOWN WHEN PUSHED. THE WELD THAT BROKE WAS HOLDING THE FRONT SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. IT APPEARS THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF METAL HAD TORN OUT OF THE FRAME THAT THE BRACKET WAS ATTACHED TO. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. TO REPAIR IT, THEY NEED TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AND WELD THE BRACKET BACK ONTO THE FRAME, SO THAT THE SUPPORT STRAP CAN BE RE-ATTACHED. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS YELLOW SMOKE POURING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO TWENTY FOOT FLAMES FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEXT TO A BUILDING WHICH WAS PARTIALLY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

I HAVE A 2000 323CI BMW MY PROBLEM IS THE WELD FROM THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK DETACHED FROM THE METAL THERE SEEM TO BE E DEFECT ON THE WELD AND THE GAS TANK DROPPED TO THE FLOOR!! PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT!! I DRILLED SOME HOLES AND ATTACHED A METAL PLATE THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE BODY(METAL TO WEAK) THEN I USED BOLTS AND PRESSURE WASHERS TO REATTACH IT! *TR

2000 BMW 323 CI CONVERTIBLE. REVERSE STOP TO WORK SUDDENLY, I PARKED MY CAR OVER THE DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY THEM NEXT DAY AFTERNOON I WENT TO THE STORE TO BUY SOME GROCERIES, I MADE A BAD TURN AND I WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE ROAD, MY REVERSE DID NOT WORK. I NEVER FEEL A SYMPTOM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE CAR O GRADUAL FAILURE JUST STOP TO WORK, MAGIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 325CI. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND SHIFTING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. SHE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE SO THAT SHE COULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE FAILURE OCCURRING ON THESE VEHICLES. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE GEAR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS MOMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.