2000 BMW 328IC problems

Filed Jun 21, 2011 · Body · 141,129 miles · NY

Driverside rear subframe mount has torn through the rear subframe due to a bmw engineering flaw.

Filed Jun 4, 2011 · Body · 99,000 miles · VA

The rear subframe on the 1999-2006 :bmw 3 series cars can tear or rip, causing the rear end to fall out of the car. My 2000 328ci shows evidence of this frame cracking.

Filed Jan 28, 2011 · Suspension · 120,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw 328ic. The contact stated that when applying the brakes, the brakes would exhibit a loud thump from the rear of the vehicle feeling similar to being struck from the rear. The dealer inspected the vehicle and advised that the rear bushings were failing. The contact stated that they received notification of an unknown recall two years prior for the problem. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not listed under any recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.

Filed Nov 25, 2010 · Transmission · 130,094 miles · FL

No reverse.. November 23,2010 while trying park to my drive way, middle of the road find out that no reverse!!! And while trying to avoid get hit by another car, I hit curb end up with damaged suspension and still no reverse ..

Filed Sep 22, 2009 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · WA

My 2000 bmw 328ci will not go into reverse. I have read that there this is a very common transmission problem with the gm transmission and that gm recalled it but bmw did not.

Filed Sep 9, 2009 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · CA

The car was in parking lot. I switched the stick into reverse position and the car goes nowhere.

Filed Apr 1, 2009 · Transmission · 36,000 miles · IL

My 200 bmw 328ci's transmission failed with less than 40,000 miles on the car. I am the only owner of the car and took perfect care of it. It has always been maintained by an authorized bmw dealership.

Filed Mar 9, 2009 · Airbags · 144,000 miles · WI

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 bmw 328ic. When an occupant is seated in the passenger seat, the air bag indicator illuminates even if the person is properly positioned. The contact is experiencing the same symptoms as stated in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v384000 for the 2004-2006 bmw vehicles (air bags:frontal). The dealer could not assist because there were no recalls for this vehicle. The contact believes that this is a huge safety hazard and is concerned that the air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and a system in the vehicle was reset, but this did not correct the issue. The failure mileage was 144,000 and current mileage was 150,000.

Filed Feb 11, 2009 · Engine · 120,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 bmw 3 series. The contact stated that her vehicle has been in the shop for six weeks due to a crack in the oil water separator. The part has not been available in order to make the repair. There are a couple of vehicles in the shop with the same issue. The failure and current mileages were 120,000. Updated 3/19/09 *cn engine was leaking excessive amounts of oil. Updated 03/25/09.

Filed Dec 30, 2008 · Transmission · 103,000 miles · WI

Reverse refuses to work. No warning, drove 2 hours, pulled into drive way and couldn't get out.