2000 BMW 3 Series: grinding or squealing brakes

5 of the 88 complaints about the 2000 BMW 3 Series describe grinding or squealing brakes.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Grinding or squealing brakes by model year

2013
1
2007
1
2006
1
2000
5

What owners say

Filed Nov 18, 2011 · Body, Suspension · 128,000 miles · FL

I heard a squeaking noise coming from the rear end, took it to my mechanic, and was told the subframe has torn off of the rear suspension. He checked to see if there is a recall, but none has been found. He did notice online that this has been an ongoing problem, with many complaints, and that a class action lawsuit had been filed.

Filed Jul 8, 2010 · Body, Fuel system · 113,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Apr 28, 2009 · Body · AZ

While driving I heard a squeaking noise coming from the rear. I took the car to get an oil change at bmw dealership and they then informed me of the subframe tearing away. No way the should happen so many times to any vehicle. Dangerous and should be addressed immediately by bmwna.

Filed Nov 29, 2006 · Body · CA

I was driving my car normally and started to realize a squeaking noise. Soon the noise got really loud and constant so I jack up the car and realized my rear subframe was detaching from the body. Bmw says they will not take responsibility for it.

Filed Nov 10, 2005 · Body · 84,000 miles · WA

Noticed squeaking sounds from the back of the car. Took it to the bmw dealer and they told me that the subframe was seprated from the body where the shock absorbers are attached. If you look underneath the care you see a large cracked in the chassis. They quoted 4k to fix the problem. I started looking on the web for the problem and found many incident of this issue. Got a hold of an engineer inside bmw and basically bmw knew about this problem and decided not to fix it. This is more frequently observed in more powerfull engine. The torque of the engine is causing the sheetmetal of the body to be stressed and eventually crack. I have been contacting the bmw for two weeks and they are very uncooperative. This a design flaw and they should recall it and fix it. This is a serious problem, the back of the car could essentially fall off and cause an accident. Is bmw waiting for people to have accident and die before they recall this?