2000 BMW 323I

1.I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT THAT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. 2. THE BMW 323I REFUSED TO GO INTO THE REVERSE GEAR, INSTEAD CHANGING THE CAR INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THIS IS REPEATED EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO REVERSE. I MUST NOW PUSH MY CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOTS AND AVOID SITUATIONS THAT WOULD GET ME STUCK. 3. I CHOSE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, REPLACING THE BROKEN CLUTCH DRUM WITH A NEW CLUTCH DRUM. *TR

2000 BMW 323I REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT WORK. I STARTED MY CAR AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD JUST PARKED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR EARLIER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN ANTICIPATION OF A COSTLY AND LENGTHY REPAIR PROCESS, I BEGAN TO EXPLORE THE INTERNET FOR OPTIONS, AND IT IS ONLY THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED TO NUMEROUS OTHER BMW OWNERS. I AM NOT ALONE AND BMW OF NA IS DOING NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. BMW HAS NO MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM ASSUMING THAT THEY THINK IT IS REPLACE UPON FAILURE. UNACCEPTABLE, THE PART THAT FAILED IS CALLED THE DRUM. A BAND BEAKS AND THE REVERSE GEAR IS BROKEN. THEY HAVE MODIFIED THE MATERIALS IN THE NEWER DRUMS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM . THAT TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE MATERIAL THEY INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE WAS INADEQUATE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME STILL SHOPPING AROUND FOR OPTIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

LAST WEEK MY CAR QUIT GOING IN REVERSE LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS CAR HAS 100,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AS I HAVE BEEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99/00 BMWS AND THE ZF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF OVER $3000. THE FACT THAT THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE AND CAN PUT INDIVIDUALS AT RISK IS UNCONSCIONABLE. IMAGINE A TRANSMISSION GOING OUT DURING A U-TURN WHERE REVERSE IS NEEDED TO SAFELY MOVE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC? *TR

RECENTLY MY CAR QUIT GOING IN REVERSE AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE & THERE WERE NO ONCOMING CARS BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AS I ROLLED VERY SLOWLY INTO THE ROAD LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CAR HAS 85,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1999-2006 BMWS. THERE ARE 2 DIFFERENT BMW TRANSMISSIONS MADE BY ZF, AND BOTH HAVE A PART CALLED A DRUM THAT IS TOO WEAK TO LAST VERY LONG, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS STARTED MAKING A STRONGER REPLACEMENT PART. MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THAT PART, AND THE DEBRIS FROM THE BROKEN DRUM HAS TO CLEANED OUT. IT TOOK 3 DAYS & COST OVER $3000 TO REBUILD. *TR

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

THE REVERSE GEAR ON MY 2000 323I BMW STOPPED WORKING. IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD. ALL THE OTHER GEARS WORK EXCEPT REVERSE. I ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 65,000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND MY DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS, YET IF YOU DO A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH ON BMW REVERSE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IT IS A VERY COMMON ONE. I DO NOT THINK IT'S FAIR TO PAY FOR A "LEMON" TRANSMISSION. *TR