2000 BMW 323I

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

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

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

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

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

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.