2000 BMW 323I

I WAS PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL AROUND 4:30PM ON APRIL 17, 2012 AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT...THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE TRANSMISSION JUST REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO BACK UP. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD IT IN THE WRONG GEAR BUT NO IT WAS IN REVERSE. I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND WENT AROUND THE CORNER TO WAIT FOR HER. WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT IT STILL DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. THANKFUL THE CAR ROLLED BACK FAR ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. ONCE I GOT HOME I HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO MY PARKING STALL BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN THE REVERSE WAS NOT WORKING. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, THE MILES ARE LOW 125,000 AND IT GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UPS. *JS

AFTER HAVING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS REPLACED AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT COMPLETED AT A BMW SERVICE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX, APPARENTLY THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN) FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC), BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILED, ALL THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL CEASED TO WORK. ACCORDING TO THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO RE-CALIBRATE THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AFTER AN ALIGNMENT IS COMPLETED. ADDITIONALLY, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE REPLACING STEERING ANGLE SENSORS IN A VARIETY OF BMW AUTOMOBILES AT "3 TO 4 PER WEEK". ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS BETWEEN $500 - $1000. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. WENT TO LEAVE A FRIENDS HOUSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARDS, PUT INTO DRIVE AND FORWARD GEARS WORKED FINE. DROVE ABOUT 11 MILES, STOPPED AND PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT WORKED. COUPLE DAYS LATER I WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND REVERSE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE REVERSE WORKS ON AND OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE A TRAFFIC SITUATION COULD ARISE WHERE REVERSE IS NEEDED TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, YET BMW HAS FAILED ISSUE A RECALL. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS. *TR

I HAVE A BMW 323I AND THE REVERSE WENT OUT. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. I AM DUMBFOUNDED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PIECE OF S#!% TRANSMISSION. BMW HAS LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER, SINCE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WHEN SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. BACKING OUT ONTO A TWO LANE, 55 MPH HWY MY SON AND I WERE NEARLY KILLED SINCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I THOUGHT IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. NO IT FAILED! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I THAT ALL OF A. SUDDEN WON'T ENGAGE REVERSE. I WAS READING ON PINE AND SAW. I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I CALLED NORTH HOUSTON BMW AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS LOOKING AT ABOUT $6000 FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I'M VERY UPSET AND WANT TO KNOW IF BMW RECALLED THIS ISSUE AND COULD I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THEM FOR THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GT TIRE FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM INTERIOR SIDEWALL. TIRE WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD LOGGED FEWER THAN 20,000 MILES. TIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON SHORT TRIP (<5 MILES) AND DRIVER RECOGNIZED THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEFORE DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. ACCORDINGLY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS OF MY CAR ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VIA REMOTE AND A BUTTON ON MY CENTER CONSOLE. THE GM5 DOOR LOCKING MODULE HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUES, ONE OF WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WHILE YOU ARE IN THE VEHICLE. IN AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT ONE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON OR REMOTE. *TR