The car has 86,000 miles I am original owner and it will no longer engage in reverse! Only solution is a new transmission which costs more than book value of car.
BMW 323I transmission failure problems
71 of the 563 owner complaints about the BMW 323I describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 71
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical repair cost reported
- $5,200
- typical mileage
- 92,325
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
I have a bmw 323i and the reverse went out. Looks like a common problem with this year make and model. I am dumbfounded that there has not been a recall on this piece of s#!% transmission. Bmw has lost me as a customer, since they don't stand behind their product when so many others are having the same problem. Backing out onto a two lane, 55 MPH hwy my son and I were nearly killed since the transmission failed. I thought it slipped into neutral. No it failed!
I have a 2000 bmw 323i that all of a. Sudden won't engage reverse. I was reading on pine and saw. I wasn't the only one with this issue. I called north houston bmw and they said I need a new transmission. I was looking at about $6000 for the transmission. I'm very upset and want to know if bmw recalled this issue and could I take my vehicle to them for the repairs at no cost to me.
I have a 2000 bmw 323ci and the reverse gear stopped working all of a sudden. Sometimes it comes back and starts working again, but then it stops working again. I went to a transmission shop and they said it would cost about $3000. Bmw said they did not know about this problem and that I needed a new transmission. Please help!
I purchased a 2000 bmw 323i on tuesday march 14 from a private owner who had meticulous records of maintenance and vehicle only had 97k miles. Two days later, the "reverse" went out but the other gears were fine. I took the car to a mechanic and said that I would be needing a new transmission. The bmw dealer is going to charge me $7000 to fix. I have only owned the car for 2 days and now is not drivable. I went online to search if this was a common problem and was astonished to see hundreds if not thousands of complaints about the same exact problem for the same make and model vehicle. Bmwna is not doing anything about this. This is clearly a transmission defect and should be recalled.
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).
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.
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!
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the BMW 323I transmission failure
Which BMW 323I years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (64 complaints), 1999 (6 complaints) and 2001 (1 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix complete transmission failure on the BMW 323I?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $5,200 (median of 31 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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