Reverse stops working without warning.
2000 BMW 323I transmission complaints
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We brought our daughter a 2000 323i bmw, a few weeks after purchasing the car the car will not shift into reverse. This was a gift and our daughter was so happy, we spent a good amount of money on this car, it is in excellent condition, only has 50k miles and was garage kept and was never drove in the winter, and now it is sitting in the garage and cant be driven. I would like to become a member of a class action, this is a issue that has been going on for years,a dn bmw needs to recall the cars and fix the problem. Our daughter is so disappointed she cant drive her car. The bmw dealer that looked at the car said it was going to be 4800.00 for the transmission and they can not guaranteed that the new transmission will not do the same thing, and I don't want to have it fixed and it do it again and have to keep repairing the car. I know after all of this I will never buy another bmw. If anyone knows a classaction suit please email me at [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My daughter has an 2000 bmw 323i, she got into it to go to class and it will not go in reverse. I know this is not new, just that the federal safety agency and bmw are acting as though it has never happened before. It is shocking how many times this has been reported and nothing is being done about it.
Bmw 323i sports wagon is not going to revere.this car has infamous zf5hp-19 transmission fail on the way to college.the car is 2 month old.
My 2000 bmw 323i at times will not go into reverse. My car has approximately 155,000 miles. I did take it for repair and was given an estimate of about $5000 to replace my transmission. With all the complaints that I have seen with this particular problem with these cars bmw should definitely do a recall and offer to replace these faulty transmissions.
I am the original owner of 2000 bmw 323i with 109k miles. One fine day the reverse gear on the car just stopped working without any warning or noise. I took the car to the bmw dealership who did the diagnostic and told me there's a transmission failure and that the new transmission will cost $5,880. I then went online and found a site "noreverse.org" and was shocked to see numerous bmw owners reporting the same issue. I called bmw customer relations and they refused to offer any assistance nor did they own up to the problem, stating that it's out of warranty. Given the number of complaints received by the federal safety agency (175 as of september 5th, 2010 for "2000 323i" under the category of "power train automatic transmission") and a huge number of complaints listed on "noreverse.org" and other consumer sites, bmw ought to have done a recall of these defective transmissions (zf5hp19) and set an example for a responsible global brand they stand for.
The reverse in my 2000 bmw 323i doesn't work as often as it should...my younger sisters had to help me push it or it would of hit another car beside it... There are millions of other people with this same problem so even if the car is maintained correctly it still gets messed up.... Bmw out sourced there transmission to gm and I think they should pay for there mistakes and help out a lot of unhappy customers who didn't buy these cars for cheap.... When you buy a luxury car you expect it to at least reverse or at least if its a know issue get some kind of compensation... Another unfair thing is that most people don't even know that the transmission was outsourced to another company who may have done a [xxx] job on purpose just to screw its competition over..... Bmw in the past has never had these issues so its obvious what happened... Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I have a 2000 bmw 323i. On february 2010, one morning I work up to go to work. I tried to back my car put from my drive way but my car did not want to reverse. The car just stayed like if it was on neutral. I gave it some gas and all I head was just the engine revving, but the car would not reverse. My dad later looked in to it and found out that when the car drove forward it had no issues what so ever. It was only when the car reversed. I looked in to repairs for this issue and every where I go I get quoted in the range of 4000-6000 for a new transition. I am a college student I don't have the money to repair this issues. Specially after I found out that thousands of other bmw owners have the same issue. I strongly believe that a recall should be made for these transmissions. It is very dangerous and not safe at all. I rarely try to drive my car but in many occasions I have no choice. In one occasion where I was on a down hill street I was stuck because my car would not reverse. I had to call a tow truck to help me. I strongly encourage you to look at other testimonies from other bmw drivers on the website of noreverse.org I hope that you really look in to this issue. I am really disappointed that bmw has not taken the responsibility to take care of this matter. I hope you can help me.
I have a 2000 323i bmw with about 120k miles. I have never had a problem with the transmission before. I had driven about 40 miles on the highway and then pulled into a parking lot. I parked my car and when I tried to reverse to straighten my parking my car would not reverse. When I put it in reverse the car idled like it was in neutral. Luckily I had a friend nearby that could steer my car while I pushed it out of the parking spot. The forward gears work so I was able to go forward. Now the reverse works off and on, but I am afraid that it is going to go for good soon. I have been unable to fix the failure yet because I don't know exactly what is causing the problem (atf fluid, transmission, etc.).
I went out to leave the office and started the car put it in reverse...nothing. It sounds like it is in neutral. Had the car diagnosed...the transmission is a5s325z. Must be replaced.
I have a 2000 323 bmw and all of sudden my reverse stop working for no reason at all I been up to date with my taking care of it and one day it just stop working, even though sometimes it does go reverse and sometimes it just doesn't do nothing, I haven't done anything to try to correct it because simply is to much for me the cost for it is 4,000 dollars and I just don't have the money to do it, I feel its not fair what bmw has done, with this problem that bmw 3 series are suspect on doing.
Bmw 323 cic convertible simply stopped going in reverse this afternoon.
Suddenly and without warning, reverse gear on my 2000 bmw 323i would not work - no noise, no warning. Forwards gears all work fine.
2000 bmw 323i transmission will not go in reverse.
I have an issue with my 2000 bmw 323i sedan e46, on multiple occasions the reverse all of a sudden goes out, no noise, no warning, it just doesn't clutch reverse in the clutch box. Luckily I've been only in a park idol position. I would have to push my car to back out and it's really frustrating. And from researching, my bmw 323i transmission is made by gm, who which did a recall on there transmissions and so did cadillac because they have used the same transmissions as bmw 323i. I'm surprised bmw USA hasn't done a safety recall yet. I want to get this fix, but bmw can only swap a transmission which cost $5500.
I own a 2000 bmw 323i. Today the transmission stopped going into reverse. There was no prior warning, no prior failures, no slipping, etc. I got to work, attempted to back into a parking spot, and the engine just revved - no movement. Looks like a common problem. The repair will require a new transmission and the dealership quoted me $7000. I'm glad I didn't get into a traffic situation that required me to back up to save my life or someone else's. I called the dealership in roanoke va, they said there is no recalls and I called bmw of north america and they sad the same. 800‑831‑1117.
Car was running fine then reverse just stopped working. Car can go forward but no longer has reverse. My mechanic diagnosed the car and I was told it has transmission failure. Also he made me aware that there are numerous of complaints and lawsuits on bmw due to this same problem. Bmw should have a recall regarding this issue.
When leaving work, my car failed to go into reverse so I could pull out. I had to push the car out and took it to my mechanic who told me that this was a very common problem for this make of car. He told me that I would probably need to replace the transmission which I can not afford top do. After driving the car and making sure that I can always pull forward out of parking spots I can sometimes get the reverse transmission to engage and work properly. This seems to happen randomly and then eventually the sme problem will happen again. I have researched this online (noreverse.org) and found that this is a very common problem with these cars (2000 bmw 323i) and that bmw is aware of this and takes no responsibility. The transmissions in these cars is provided by gm, and is installed in cadillacs as well for which a recall has been issued. No recall has been issued for bmw. I feel this is a potentially major safety issue . My car has always been properly maintained and the fact that this could happen with 75,000 miles and having to replace the transmission is appalling!
2000 bmw 323i, automatic transmission, reverse just stopped working, I have read all the complaints on 2000 bmw with no reverse and I cannot afford to spend over $5000 to repair it. The transmission is a 5l40e manufactured by gm for bmw. There is a weakness in the reverse clutch housing apparently it is machined to thin for a snap ring groove and it eventually breaks. The new clutch housing is modified to be thicker so someone is aware of the issue but bmw refuses to take responsibility for this engineering failure.
For no apparent reason, my 2000 bmw 323i, which had about 35,000 miles on it, suddenly could not go into reverse. I took it to a repair shop which specializes in bmws and they told me this was a common problem and that I had to replace the transmission. So I did; it cost almost $5,000.
I have a 2000 bmw 323i, got no reverse. I was on the middle of a busy street when my reverse didn't work!!!!....I had to keep going forward, I would have crashed if it wasn't for a good samaritan who slammed his brakes behind me and helped me push my car into position so I can drive forward.
I have a 2000 323i bmw and my reverse gear just randomly gave up. I cannot use the accelerator when reversing. I have seen several complaints and this is a costly issue. There should be a recall on these bmw's looks like the 1999 and 2000 models.
Started my bmw 323i 2000 one day (132,000 miles on it) and it wouldn't go in reverse. Drives forward ok, but will not go in reverse. Brought it to the bmw dealer and they want $7000 to replace the transmission.
I own a 2000 bmw 323i with 160,000 miles on it. I just purchased the vehicle 1 1/2 ago. Since my purchase I have had several issues with it . First the alternator went-cost 520.00, then leak in radiator, replaced several hoses plus repairs $ 500.00 and now on 01-29-2010, I was doing errands , came out turned my car on , put the car in reverse and noticed that it wouldn't , it just acted like it was in neutral.... Now I towed car and called several repair shops cost in the range of $2500-6000 for either rebuilt, new or from a salvaged car yard. I had no indication, no noise or sound out of the ordinary. The car did drive forward. I need help.
I own a 2000 bmw 323i and have encountered the infamous "no reverse" issue as has been experienced and reported by many folks now (see http://noreverse.org). This stems from a faulty reverse drum in the transmission and should be fixed by bmw as it really does appear to be a common failure.
2000 bmw 318i will not go in reverse. Bought new in 2000 from long beach bmw in long beach ca.
I had no major problems with my 2000 bmw 323ci until today. Went to reverse out of a parking space, car would not move. Put the car in park and tried reversing again, nothing happened. Turned the car off, waited a few minutes, turned it back on, put it in reverse, nothing happened. Had to push it out of the parking spot and drove forward with no problems. Made it back to my work, parked in the spot and tried reversing to see if it worked, and it did. Random, weird. Called my auto mechanic and he said that this is typical of bmws when the transmission is going bad. Researched other similar occurrences and it seems that this a common issue for bmws ranging from late 90s to early 2000s.
2000 323ci has 94,000 on the dot (less than 10k per year put on it), all maintenance done as required/scheduled. Yesterday, 12/05/09, I drove the car all day without any indication of a problem and last night I got in the car, put it in reverse, and it tried to back up then acted like it was in neutral. Managed to get the car out of the parking spot and it drove forward just fine. I got the car home, attempted to back up again and it tried to back up 2 or 3 times then acted like it was in neutral again! Repairs will be between $2000-$5000 for a car that was immaculately kept. Apparently this is a known concern by bmw and they refuse to offer assistance to vehicle owners.
2000 bmw 323ci transmission just stopped going into reverse. Forward gears work fine. Vehicle has less than 75000 miles.
Sudden loss of reverse gear.
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