Reverse stopped working in car. Known issue in the same type of vehicle. Bmw does not want to admit to. Check out www.noreverse.org - everyone with the same problem.
2000 BMW 323I transmission complaints
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My car suddenly, without warning has no reverse. As I looked online I noticed thousands of other bmw owners with the same issue. Noreverse.org has been very helpful for me to identify many owners across the states with the no reverse issue. I can only hope the federal safety agency will help us hold bmw accountable for such poorly produced craftmenship in their transmissions.
Bmw 2000 year 323 does not go in reverse. Global imports bmw in atlanta says that the repair will cost $5800. This is a know defect by bmw but they will not recall this defective car or repair this transmission.
I drove to work this morning and upon leaving work my car just wouldn't go into reverse. I thought I would take my car to bmw tomorrow and have them check it. After getting home I did some research and found out there are numerous complaints about this same problem and that bmw has done nothing about it. It will cost as much as the car worth to replace the transmission. I lost my full-time job recently because of the bad economy and there is no way I can afford to pay for this repair at this moment. I demand from bmw to put a recall on this defective part and take full responsibility. Customer satisfaction should be their utmost priority.
I own a 2000 bmw 323i and it has a little over 100k miles. The automatic transmission will not go in reverse. I have read reviews all over the internet. There are thousands of people having this same problem. Apparently because bmw produced their 3 serious car with a gm transmission and didn't have the right lasting materials. This should be fraud and bmw should be held liable for this problem.
Last week oct 1 park my car at work, after work I tried to back up the car and no reverse. Forward gears all work. Had to ask two of the coworks to push the car out of the stall. Since that incident I lost the reverse gear on three occasions on a total of 6 short driving trips. One time of the three occasions I hit another car when I shifted to reverse but it didn't engage and rolled down the hill hitting the car that's 20 feet behind me.
Reverse went out in my transmission on my 2000 323i yesterday, had it diagnosed at a repair shop and said that it would need to be replaced, I only have 52,000 miles on it. After reading on the internet I see that this is a common problem that bmw denies. Why isn't there a recall?
Bmw 323 ci reverse stopped working. I was told it was a common problem and should stop driving it before the entire transmission blows. I haven't fixed the problem because the cost of repair is more than I can afford so I have it garaged for the time being.
Please site noreverse.org for a full list of complaints. Right before my car hit the 100,000 mile mark my reverse went out. It will still go into reverse however the car will not move.
Out of nowhere my 2000 bmw 323i stopped going in reverse. Prior to that it worked just fine, just stopped one day. Drive works just fine, but reverse is gone. I took the car to my local bmw dealership and when I dropped it off on a saturday at 4:00pm they told me they'd look at it on monday and call me. The advisor told me based on the reverse failing it would likely be a transmission replacement needed. When asked how much that would cost he said another customer with my exact same year/make/model in the week prior paid $8k for his. We then came home and did research which has revealed thousands of other owners with the same year/make/model have the same issue and apparently this is something bmw has known about but is doing nothing about at all. I emailed the gm of my dealership the same sat evening I dropped the car off and attached many articles and websites highlighting the issue and telling them I planned to move forward with my own complaints with bmw na and online forums and local news outlets. Today (monday) I initially got a call from an advisor telling me the car does in fact need a new tranny and that it would be $6500. Later in the afternoon the head of the service dept. Called saying the gm had forwarded my email and that he would like to offer to reduce the cost to $4k for me. I told him I had to talk to my fiance and called him back telling him they'd have to offer more than that to get me to not move forward sharing my issues. I have not heard back yet (it is now monday evening) but I imagine someone will call me tomorrow. Regardless of how my local dealer chooses to deal with me I do feel this is a very significant issue in that 2 service advisors at my local dealership acknowledge the problem and clearly the gm does too or she never would've forwarded my emails on. I hope someone forces them to do a recall (and reimburse those of us who have to fix our cars now) and/or a class action lawsuit!
1. Events landing up to the failure: none 2. Car does not move in reverse when put in reverse gear. This happened without any warning. 3. Car is not operational pending repairs.
2000 bmw 3-series: 63,000 miles the reverse went out on my transmission.
2000 bmw 323i 54000 km's. Reverse clutch does not work. Bmw won't acknowledge the reverse clutch issue and insists on replacing the whole transmission.
Reverse gear went out of transmission with no warning.
Out of no were transmission stop working in reverse,this seems to be a very common problem due to very poor cast part in the transmission .cost to fix mine@$2200.
Car was operating fine. Left for lunch at 11:30, backed car out of parking place. Came back at 3:45 and vehicle would not go into reverse. Zf 5hp19 transmission problems.
I own a 2000 bmw 323 and my reverse just stopped working. I was in a parking lot that was busy and it just happened out of nowhere. There was no warning or build up just whamo it happened. It is very dangerous to lose reverse and is a costly repair. Unfortunately I am not the only person this happened to, please refer to www.noreverse.org or http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/bmw_trans.html to see others that have had the same thing happen to them. Please investigate this because it is dangerous and happening to too many people to be coincidence. Thanks
Bought a used 200 323i bmw with a steptronic transmission about a moth or two ago which would be in the time from of about may to june of 2008. It was in immaculate condition everything ran fine perfect well taken care of, drove to work one day tried to put my car in reverse and it just acted like it was in neutral. I have red a lot of complaints online about the same identical problem that everyone else is having with their 200 323 bmw's. I was referred here by a forum that had over a hundred complaints about my problem so I am sending one to you guys in hope of making a difference and helping push a recall for the 2000 323 bmw transmissions.
Reverse gear in my 2000 bmw 323i stopped working without warning. Vehicle had 80k miles on it and has been serviced regularly. Although bmw north america wouldn't acknowledge this was a widespread problem they did offer to pay for half but I was still out over $2k a few weeks before christmas. That was awesome.
I drove my car to the store and upon returning, I was unable to back out of the parking space. The car would not go in reverse. There was no warning or any problems whatsoever prior to this incident. Forward gears continue work fine. My car only has 79,900 miles on it and I have regular maintenance done. The bmw shop wants $5100-$5400 to repair the transmission. It appears that this is a common problem and the consumers have no recourse. This is my only vehicle and I purchased it because I thought bmw was a reputable maker. Please help.
2000 bmw 323it transmission reverse gear failed with no warning. There are hundreds and hundreds of complaints about this defect in bmw automobiles on internet chat rooms and newsgroups (search for "bmw transmission failure"). This failure is also well known by repair shops and owners groups. Owners have to replace the transmission at their own cost.
I have a yr 2000 bmw 323i sedan. At approximately 103,000 my car has failed to go into reverse. As I have done my research about this failure on the internet, I've noticed that this is a common problem with a lot of people who's owned or currently own this make, model, and year of this car.
On 7/23/08 my 2000 bmw 323i with 78,000 miles in excellent condition refuse to move in reverse. I had a mechanic across the street from my office take a look at it and said the transmission needed to be replace. I have well maintained my car and was shocked that there were no problems leading up to this. It just refused to move. I did call bmw at the request of my mechanic to see what they could do for me without the warranty. I googled my information and was shocked to find that this was an ongoing problem with my year and make of the car....even some people put the date of purchase such as 7/2000 which was my exact date. Odd that there are so many 323i's with the same problem......won't move in reverse. The gentleman at bmw said he heard nothing of this problem and would do some research and get back to me. He did within the hour and said no such problem existed and told me it would cost me $5800 for a new transmission. There has to be some justice done here. These companies can not be supplying faulty materials and be expecting the consumer to pick up the tab because of their sloppiness. I feel very ripped off by bmw whom I have said numerous times that this is one of the best cars I have ever owned.......I now know they are not fair players. They should fess up to their mistakes.
2000 323i with 92000 miles on it. Backed into garage the night before, left for work next morning and stop at local store. Came out and it wouldn't go into reverse. It just sat there like it was in neutral. No recourse from bmw. Just like other owners of bmw transmission problems, we shouldn't have to front the cost of a defective transmission that bmw installed in there vehicles. There needs to be a directive coming from the feds to have bmw replace these transmissions at no cost the owners.
My bmw 323i was working fine yesterday and I get in it this morning and it refuses to do reverse. When I put it in reverse it just sounds like it's in neutral and I am revving up the engine. I have to get a new transmission or th part repaired but it's still going to cost 2000.
2000 bmw 323i with 93,000 miles. Without warning the reverse stopped engaging (like it is neutral). The vehicle continues to be fine in the forward gears. After checking with several friends and the bmw enthusiast website I have found this is a pervasive problem with this years model. This transmission and the cars it is installed in should be recalled.
Sudden failure of reverse gear in automatic transmission. The transmission in my 2000 bmw 323ci failed without warning while backing. The car has 93,000 miles on it. Apparently this is a well known problem (http://www.noreverse.org) that is being ignored by bmw.
After 105,000 miles, the my 2000 bmw 323i sports wagon all of a sudden - and without any warning - "lost" its reverse gear. The car was driven carefully and well-maintained. After researching the problem on the internet, I quickly learned that there are thousands or other consumers with year 2000 3-series bmw experiencing the same transmission problems. Having the transmission replaced by a bmw dealership costs more than $6,000. Apparently, a design flaw with the zf transmission (5hp19) is to blame for the loss of the rear gear, but bmw denies knowledge of a widespread transmission problem, nor do they take responsibility to have the faulty transmissions replaced - under whatever kind of warranty. Since I bought this car used 2.5 years ago, I have no chance to hold bmw or my dealership responsible, or -at least- negotiate a more acceptable resolution of the zf 5hp19 transmission problem.
Faulty transmission.
Failure to go in reverse. No warning. 49,000 miles. Faulty transmission.
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