I was finish fill up gas tank, the guy infront of me still pumping, so I engage the reverse gear to move back, then all of a sudden the car just sit there like it is on neutral; it lost its reverse gear. I did some research online, then I found www.noreverse.org exclusive dealing with 2000 323i that all of a sudden the reverse gear is lose.
2000 BMW 323I transmission complaints
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Without any warning, my car would not go into reverse. It is a 2000 bmw 323i with only 77,000 miles on it. I did a search on the internet, and found out that there are dozens of other people who have had the same thing happen to them. This should be a recall item, the transmission just going out all of a sudden, but bmw doesn't agree. This is a dangerous situation, and they need to a do a recall, before someone gets hurt.
Transmission failure on a 2000 bmw 323i. The car simply will not engage in reverse. This is a very common problem that bmw knows about but refuses to acknowledge. Something must be done.
I have a 2000 bmw 323i automatic. The reverse gear just stopped working. This seems to be a common complaint seen on many places by many people on the internet. Check http://www.noreverse.org I had gone to work and when I reached there, I had to reverse the car into the parking at this is when I found out that my reverse no longer works. The federal safety agency: please ask bmw to do a recall as this is affecting hundreds of consumers who purchased bmw between 1999 and 2002. Bmw knew about these issue and chose to continue selling these vehicles without correcting the known issue. This is a serious flaw and an unethical conduct by bmw na.
I have a bmw 323 ci and I was making a run to the store and I come back out and try to reverse and my car didn't move anywhere but the RPM's were going, so I lost my reverse gear.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 bmw 323i. The contact placed the gear into reverse to back into the driveway. Suddenly, the engine began to rev, but the vehicle did not move. He placed the gear back into drive and the vehicle moved forward. He placed the gear into reverse again and the engine revved. The contact exited the vehicle and pushed it into the driveway. The dealer stated that the snap ring failed out of the clutch drum, preventing the vehicle from moving in reverse. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. Through online research, the contact found numerous complaints on the same defect. He believes this should be repaired by the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 90,450. Updated 6/9/08
My 2000 323ci transmission no longer works in reverse. After searching the internet I realized this is a very common. My car only has 80k miles and has always been maintained. I'll be speaking to a lawyer next week after I compile as much information as possible. Will this transmission ever receive a recall?
My 2000 bmw 323i had been working fine. One morning I went to back out of my driveway and it would not go into reverse. There was no warning that it was about to fail. I did some research and found that this problem is common on this year, model and make of car, due to the d-g ring in the transmission.
The car worked just fine, went to put it in reverse and nothing. The car has only 70k miles on it and I have found thousands of people having the same problem. It seems to be a problem with 99-01 bmw I have included some links for you to check. Http://www.noreverse.org/complaints.html#scott this is a wide spread problem!
I've owned my 2000 bmw 323i for over 5 years now (bought it used) and it's been a superb car. I maintained it perfectly with oil changes on time, and it was in pristine condition. Despite my attention to detail, a few days ago, the reverse simply stopped working. We took it to shop and they said it was internal transmission and it happened a lot with bmws between 1999 and 2001, and bmw didn't admit there was a problem. I now have to pay a lot of money to get this fixed and am very upset with bmw right now. I visited several sites where people all over the world have had the same problem as I, and bmw doesn't admit the problem. I'm writing this so that bmw can persuade me to buy another bmw in the future as I definitely will not ever buy another one after this incident. I"m very let down with bmw and it's ultimate driving machine.
I have a 2000 bmw 323i. This is my family's only source of transportation. A few days ago- it quit going in reverse. I took it to the dealership. They wanted just under $6,000.00 usd to replace it. The car is only work about $9,000.00. The tech said that this is a very common problem with this car with this transmission. After doing some research- I found out I wasn't alone. This is the number one issue among many. I normally don't complain- but I have a family of 4, a wife, 7 year old son, and a 8 month old daughter- and can not afford to basically pay what would be almost what the car is worth (I could buy another car for $6000). The car drives perfect. It just will not go into reverse. I have to push it in reverse-which I can do- however my wife with an eight month old can not. I would like the federal safety agency to do something about this please. We have no money to fix this. The is an obvious problem that many have.
Failure of the vehicle to work in reverse gear.
I parked to go inside of a bmw service center to buy a window regulator. When I came back out to leave I put my car in reverse and the car would not back up. I pushed my so called luxury car out of my parking space and drove home. I still have no reverse gear, guess I should start looking for a new transmission like the other hundreds of upset bmw customers with this problem.
I've experience the common no reverse in my 323 bmw. The car has been running great and after a weekend away I go to drive my car and it won't reverse. It acts like it is in neutral and coasts. I have only driven my car once since then and it failed the 4 times I tried to reverse. I have contacted my local bmw repair shop and they have informed me that I need to replace the entire transmission. After some researching I have discovered that non bmw repair shops have been able to repair the reverse drum for $4,000 less. This apparently is common defect that needs to be recalled and taken care of by bmw. Or they should at least be able to repair the reverse drum and not make people purchase a new transmission so they make more money. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there paying for $5,000+ to get a new transmission when there are other options available that bmw is not making an option through their dealerships or repair shops.
As has been the case with many other owners, my reverse gear is essentially gone. My car will roll if I have a slight grade, but there is no power in reverse. Depressing the accelerator does nothing but rev the engine when in reverse. All forward gears in transmission work smoothly and flawlessly.
No reverse gear. No warning.
I own a 2000 323i bmw and it has stopped to go into reverse. Apparently the transmission is to be blamed for it and the whole transmission needs to be replaced. Apparently there are 60 pages of complaints posted on the consumer affair website that same year and model of car has had this continuing issue.
Very well maintained 2000 bmw 323i. Suddenly out of the blue "no reverse".
I have a 2000 bmw 323i. On about august 29, 2007, I was trying to back out of a parking spot, but I could not. The reverse gear in my car was not working. I took it to an independent mechanic and had to replace transmission with a used unit, costing me $2595. I understand this is a very common problem for bmw 323i.
Reverse went out on car @ 104,000 miles. Told by repair shop that the car would need a $5,000.00+ replacement transmission. Unacceptable. I eagerly await the pending class-action lawsuit!
Transmission reverse no longer operational on 2000 323i bmw sedan. Reverse acts as if in neutral. Repair required: replace drum in transmission. Cost over $1,900.
I was backing into my garage like normal when with no warning my car wouldn't go into reverse, the RPM just revved up. I then called my bmw service center to find out that I need a new transmission for about $5,200. After almost choking I looked online to find out if there is anyone else experiencing the same problem thousands of other people are now having the same problem. Why won't bmw fix this potentially dangerous problem?
As reported by many, many, other bmw 323i car owners, I too, have lost the ability to go in reverse. Just like the complaints from people all over the internet say, the car just sits there when you put it in reverse, as if it's in neutral. You can rev the engine, but you go nowhere. And like the others mentioned, I've called bmw, but customer relations says they're not aware of any problem, and won't assume any responsibility since the car is out of warranty. It only had 69,600 miles on it when the problem occurred. A local dealership said it would cost thousands to fix it, and would be happy to make those repairs after I bring it in, and pay them $100 for the diagnosis. I've called 3 different auto repair shops and each one is very, very, familiar with the problem. One shop owner said the 1999 and 2000 model 323i's had the same bad transmission, and that he's repaired the same problem in every one that has crossed his path. Plus, mechanics have told me that bmw has come up with an updated part to make the repair. So why would bmw make a new part if there is no such problem? Plus, this is becoming a safety issue. I had to push my car to get out of a parking space, and it nearly ran over me. A recall should be issued before someone gets hurt if they haven't already!
I have a 2000 3.23i bmw . It has been dealer serviced and is in excellent condition . It has 89,000 miles. The other day I tried to back out of my parking space and the car wouldn't go in reverse. It drives fine ,so I took it to princetonl bmw and was in formed I would need another transmission. I am very upset ,the cost for repair -5400.00. . I happened upon this site (www.noreverse.org) while looking for a transmission and can not believe all the people who are having this same exact problem. Bmw needs to recall this transmission as it is defective.
My 2000 bmw 323i with steptronic transmission stopped going in to reverse. When placed in reverse it operates as if it is in neutral. After researching this problem on the internet I found an overwhelming number of car owners that have the exact problem. All say that bmw is ignoring the problem since it is too expensive to recall. Consumers are left with a bill of anywhere from $4000 -$8000 in transmission replacement.
I have a 2000 bmw 323i car. About a week ago I went out to go to work and the car would not back up. I started researching the problem on the internet and there are hundreds of cases of this problem with this car. It seems that the transmission has a defective part and that a high % of these are going bad. It cost $4000+ dollars to repair. There is a website dedicated to the no-reverse problem. There are also many post on a consumer affairs site about the problems people are having. Bmw knows there is a problem but will not do anything. Below are a couple of websites about the problem. Someone needs to help, I can't afford to pay for this repair. Thanks http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/bmw_trans.html http://www.noreverse.org/index.html the noreverse site even shows a picture of the defective part.
Automatic transmission on 2000 323i will not go into reverse. Fed up!!! Too expensive to repair. Bmw will do nothing. Same failure very wide-spread. Problem is all too well known to bmw. They just don't care.
I have a 2000 323i model and just yesterday the car's reverse gear stopped engaging. I researched the internet and see that a lot of folks are experiencing this problem. Bmw needs to stand up and issue a recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 bmw 323i. The vehicle failed to move when it was placed into reverse. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic and he stated that the transmission failed. The transmission was previously replaced in 2006. The current mileage was 57,000 and failure mileage was 48,306.
Like the hundreds of others on the consumer affairs website, my 2000 bmw 323i with 84k miles failed to go into reverse. I was at a store and proceeded to back out of the parking space when the car would not go into reverse. There were no warnings - ever. The car was running smoothly. I had the car towed to bmw of arlington and was told that the transmission was shot and the cost will be $5,000 for a remanufactured transmission. I decided to check the web and was astounded that there were hundreds of bmw 2000 323i owners with the exact same problem. I contacted bmw of america via email and was given the same response as the other owners of "normal wear and tear." many owners had less than 50,000 and bmw is not owning up to the problem. Many had discovered that the transmission is a gm transmission and that gm issued a recall on its vehicles own vehicles however bmw had not and will not acknowledge the problem, but interestingly they are no longer using these transmissions. A class action is being discussed and rightly so. This is a rip off of thousands of consumers and definitely is a safety issue. I can see someone not being able to back up off of a train track, etc. Please issue a recall. Thank you.
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