2000 BMW 323I

SOMETIMES THE DOORS ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WHEN I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IT WILL ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY WITH THERE BEING ONLY ONE ESCAPE ROUTE THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

MY SUBFRAME IS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE REAR CARRIER. I NOTICED WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCK IN THE BACK. IT SOUNDED SO BAD I WENT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A CLASS ACTION SUIT. MEANING THEY WOULD REPAIR IT BUT I HAD TO COME UP WITH A VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE THEY REPAIRED IT. I CAN'T AFFORD THE RENTAL, SO THEY LET ME DRIVE OFF WITH MY VEHICLE IN VERY VERY POOR CONDITION. I HAVE HEARD OF THE SUBFRAME BEING AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND WAS WONDERING IF IT WERE A PROBLEM, WHY HAVEN'T IT MADE THE RECALL LIST. IT WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE IF IT'S NOT TAKEN CARE OF. SPECIALLY IF A DEALER IS LETTING ME TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE ME A LOANER CAR FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE IT IS GETTING FIXED (BECAUSE IT ISN'T A RECALL THEY IMPLIED). SO HERE I'M COMPLAINING TO YOU, WERE I HOPE GOD SOMEHOW TOUCHES YOU ENOUGH TO MAKE A FEW 100,000 PEOPLE MUCH SAFER BY MAKING THIS A RECALL. FOR IT SURLY IS UNSAFE AS SAID BY MANY MECHANICS (EVEN THE DEALER SHIPS MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT). BUT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A RENTAL WITH A NEW BABY, AND MANY BILLS... I'M STILL DRIVING THIS 2000 BMW 323I AND I WILL UNTIL I CAN EITHER AFFORD THE TWO WEEK RENTAL OR SOMEONE HELPS MY SITUATION. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND WOULD BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT THEIR EXPENSE (IN OTHER WORDS. A BIG COVER-UP). BUT BECAUSE IT ISN'T A RECALL, THEY LET ME DRIVE AWAY BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME A RENTAL IN REPLACE OF THE FAILED BMW.... I HAVE THE INSPECTION COPY FROM DEALER STATING BELOW; CAMPAIGN SUBFRAME RECALL IS DUE DAMAGE FOUND UNDERNEATH REAR CARRIER, REQUIRES BODYSHOP ATTENTION. IF THEY ARE CALLING IT A RECALL THEN WHY ISN'T IT ON THE RECALL LIST? AND IF IT WENT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AND LOST... WHY IS IT STILL NOT A RECALL IF ITS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE CARS, AND A VERY BIG DANGER WHILE DRIVING? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *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

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

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