BMW 323I won't shift problems

Filed Apr 29, 2019 · Transmission · 180,000 miles · OR · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw 323i. The contact stated that the transmission would not shift into reverse. On one occasion, the failure occurred and caused a fender bender with another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact spoke with an unknown bmw dealer and an independent mechanic. The mechanic informed the contact that the reverse drum failed due to defective metal. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced because the parts were no longer available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 180,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2013 · Transmission · 71,000 miles · MS

Like the hundreds of others on the consumer affairs website, my 2000 bmw 323i wit 71k miles failed to go into reverse. I was at church 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 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. 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.

Filed Feb 4, 2013 · Engine · 47,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw 323i. The contact stated that the check engine light, eml, and dsc warning lamp illuminated. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle went into limp mode and failed to accelerate over 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the engine throttle body and engine dme needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage and the current mileage was 93,000. Updated 3/8/13 *cn updated 04/12/2013

Filed Jun 21, 2011 · Transmission · 147,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw 323ci(na). The contact stated the gear shift selector would not shift into reverse. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2011 · Transmission · WA

My 2000 323i bmw won't go into reverse.

Filed Feb 12, 2011 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · MD

I own a 2000 323i w/140k miles. I pulled into a convenience store (head in). Upon leaving, I put my car into reverse and nothing happened. I thought maybe I accidentally put it in neutral, but no. So I put it back into park, turned the car off and removed the key. I tried again with the same result. It would not go into reverse. Drive worked just fine. There was no warning whatsoever. No lights, sounds, or indication that anything was wrong. I am really ticked off. I had to get pushed back and then I could drive off. Recall please.

Filed Dec 9, 2010 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · OH

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).

Filed Oct 14, 2010 · Transmission · 155,967 miles · NC

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.

Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Transmission · 210,000 miles · 00

I own a 1999 323i bmw. The car will not go into reverse. 1.) the car's transmission worked fine. Then without warning or indication after parking the transmission would not go into reverse. 2.)the transmission will not go into reverse. This problem comes and goes. The car cannot reverse. 3.) no corrective action has been taken yet, I am just not driving it - too dangerous.

Filed Dec 28, 2009 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 bmw 323 I. While moving the gear shift lever from park to reverse, the vehicle would not shift gears. She had to manually push the vehicle into drive in order to switch gears. She was advised that the transmission was failing. However, no repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 135000.