2000 BMW 323CI Owner Complaints

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID

11619139

Incident

Jul 4, 2024

CRACKED REAR SUBFRAME

NHTSA ID

11204744

Incident

Apr 30, 2009

Mileage

60,000 mi

I HAD BEEN NOTIFICATED ABOUT POSSIBLE INJURIES FOR SUDDENLY EXPLOSIN HAZARD FOR TAKATA AIR BAGS COMPONENTS, MY CONCERN ITS MY FAMILY AND MY OWN SECURITY.

NHTSA ID

11045607

Incident

Oct 13, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE TRUNK AREA, A LARGE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAMAN BMW LOCATED IN JUPITER, FLORIDA, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NHTSA ID

11005968

Incident

Jul 16, 2017

Mileage

165,000 mi

SOMETIMES THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR ,WHILE DRIVING IT SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VENTS THEN SOON AFTER THE HOLE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. I LOVED MY BMW!

NHTSA ID

10991528

Incident

Sep 5, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

BMW SUBFRAME RECALL. TOOK MY 2000 323CI IN FOR TUNE UP. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT LH REAR SUBFRAME SEPARATED FROM UNIBODY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2009 BUT WAS NEVER INFORMED BY BMW. WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO ACCESS RECALL FOR BMW TO FIX. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP WHEN NOTIFIED OF ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10838869

Incident

Feb 24, 2014

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2003 BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.

NHTSA ID

10823595

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

Mileage

191,000 mi

A FAULTY GM5 SEEMS TO BE THE REASON FOR THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR NOT UNLOCKING WITH THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THE REMOTE KEY CAN UNLOCK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

NHTSA ID

10790429

Incident

Mar 2, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

BMW OF NORTH AMERICA ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE CAMPAIGN NO. 14V-428 FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, AS OF TODAY. NO CALLS OR UPDATE INFORMATION FROM BMW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694011

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

100,125 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10681418

Incident

Sep 25, 2014

THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE INVOLVED WHEN THE DRIVER RAN OVER THE CURB AT LESS THAN 25 MPH. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT AIRBAG WENT OFF AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND DOES NOT CRANK AT STARTUP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY ESTIMATED A QUOTE OF $900 TO FIX IT NOT INCLUDING THE AIRBAGS WORK. BOTH PASSENGERS ARE OKAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676267

Incident

Jan 12, 2015

Mileage

202,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS AND REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10671411

Incident

Oct 6, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10670227

Incident

Jan 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10668360

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10653051

Incident

Oct 14, 2014

AIR BAG NOT REPLACED IN A TIMELY FASHION. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BMW PROVIDES NO DATE FOR ITS REPAIR, AS PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10636958

Incident

Aug 11, 2014

Mileage

54,300 mi

THE CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP FOR A BROKEN WATER PUMP. THE SHOP NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND FLOOR PAN WERE BROKEN AND THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED FROM THE CAR. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $5,300. BMW NA HAS BEEN TERRIBLE TO DEAL WITH AND TOLD US "WE ARE ON OUR OWN" AND THAT OUR VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER 5 WEEKS OF ESCALATING THE MATTER WITHIN BMW NA, THEY HAVE OFFERED US $2,000 TOWARDS THE COST OF REPAIR. GIVEN THAT THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD NOR IN AN ACCIDENT, IT IS CLEAR THAT IT IS A RECURRING MECHANICAL DEFECT THAT BMW IS AWARE OF BUT NOT WILLING TO SHOULDER ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THE WORST PART IS, HAD THE WATER PUMP NOT FAILED, WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE CRITICAL DAMAGE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN OUR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY HAD WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631643

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

122,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUED TO STAY LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO CLEAR THE CODE ON THE COMPUTER AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V348000 (AIRBAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

NHTSA ID

10605728

Incident

Feb 22, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY PASSENGER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT THE AIR VENT. FROM THERE I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND REMOVED AS MANY PERSONAL ITEMS AS POSSIBLE. FROM THERE THE FIRE TOOK OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND PROCEEDED TO TORCH THE INTERIOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587507

Incident

Aug 4, 2012

Mileage

89,430 mi

THE AIRBAG ICON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON. THIS MEANS THAT A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT AND, AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A COLLISION. THERE ARE MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM POSTED ON THE INTERNET. IT SEEMS TO BE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM RECOGNIZED BY NHTSA FOR CERTAIN 2006, 2007 BMW'S AND FOR WHICH A PRODUCT RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN/SAFETY DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR RECALL AND REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583744

Incident

Mar 7, 2014

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE SUBFRAME IS SEPARATING FROM THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CAR. THIS IS COMPLETELY DANGEROUS AND NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. SINCE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FAULT (THERE ARE MANY OTHER CASES IN THE SAME TYPE OF CAR) IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER BMW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543285

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 328CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD NOISED EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT RESUMED WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,500.

NHTSA ID

10541796

Incident

Sep 1, 2013

Mileage

110,500 mi

CAR WONT LOCK OR UNLOCK DOORS. KEY FOB WONT WORK DOORS WONT OPEN CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM WONT WORK ALARM WONT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511044

Incident

May 8, 2013

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID

10509724

Incident

Apr 26, 2013

Mileage

145,000 mi

AFTER STOPPING AT A STORE FOR GROCERIES I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND THE REVERSE GEAR HAD FAILED. AFTER A WEB SEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR FAILURES AND NO ACTION TO DATE THAT I CAN FIND. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF US. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490028

Incident

Dec 22, 2012

Mileage

61,689 mi