2000 BMW 323I Transmission Problems

MY 323I HAS THE REVERSE GEAR IS BROKEN..... FOUND THIS FROM NOREVERSE.ORG. COST ME 3K TO FIX. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429323

Incident

Sep 1, 2010

WITH NO WARNING,NO INDICATION ON DASH, NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM, CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP, FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN A PRECARIOUS SITUATION. 2000 323I AUTOMATIC TRANS 100000+ MI DEALER SERVICED SINCE NEW, "LIFETIME FLUID" NO WAY TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL, DEALER SAYS"FLUID LOW CLUTCHES BURNED" ??? LIFETIME FLUID . I SUSPECT AND WILL CHECK TO FIND BROKEN CLUTCH DRUM SO COMMON TO THIS TRANS AS INDICATED IN THE MANY WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS TRANS LITERALLY, HUNDREDS PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE ON LINE HOW MANY NOT REPORTED? THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS WELL AS AN OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FAILURE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OWNERS FAILURE TO SERVICE THIS VEHICLE OR CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL- IN FACT -THE OWNER HAS NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. WHY HAS NHTSA NOT FORCED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT ? ARE WE WAITING FOR ANOTHER "' PINTO" SERIES OF DISASTERS? *KB

NHTSA ID

10413619

Incident

Jul 18, 2011

Mileage

111,000 mi

JUST YESTERDAY MY REVERSE WENT OUT ON MY WIFE'S 2000 BMW 323I WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH I AM SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR BMW'S OF THIS ERA. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN CARED FOR EXTREMELY WELL. I WAS ALSO SHOCKED BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT BMW CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN A PROUD BMW OWNER AND WAS A HUGE FAN OF THE PRODUCT. LEXUS/INFINITI HERE I COME. LET'S HOPE THAT BMW DOES THE RIGHT THING AND HELPS THOSE OF US SUFFERING FROM A SUB-STANDARD PRODUCT. *KB

NHTSA ID

10413430

Incident

Jul 17, 2011

Mileage

62,155 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10407746

Incident

May 22, 2011

Mileage

147,000 mi

BMW 323I 2000 AT 55TOU MILES SUDDENLY IT WILL NOT REVERSE TO MY GARAGE. I RESEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF NO REVERSE IN THEIR BMW. I CALLED THE BMW EXECUTIVE OFFICE IN NEW JERSEY [XXX]BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. I ALSO MENTIONED HUNDREDS OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE ON THE WEBSITE BUT STILL WILL NOT GIVE ASSISTANCE. WITH MANY BMW OWNERS COMPLAINING NO REVERSE ON THEIR CAR THIS SHOULD BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. HERE IS THE WEBSITE OF UNHAPPY BMW OWNER'S....HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS_2009Q3.HTML.. I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND OTHER OWNERS IF YOU HELP US MAKE BMW RECOGNIZE 'DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION-AUTOMATIC). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

NHTSA ID

10402120

Incident

May 17, 2011

Mileage

55,134 mi

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! *TR

NHTSA ID

10398196

Incident

Feb 5, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10392203

Incident

Mar 16, 2011

Mileage

97,376 mi

BMW 2000 323I. THE REVERSE WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. WHAT THE HECK? HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN IN MASS WITH NO RECALL FROM BMW. HOW HAVE THEY GOTTEN AWAY WITH THIS IN THE USA? *TR

NHTSA ID

10390205

Incident

Jul 23, 2009

Mileage

90,000 mi

2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10389790

Incident

Mar 10, 2011

Mileage

138,000 mi

NO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386677

Incident

Mar 6, 2011

Mileage

98,500 mi

MY 2000 323I BMW WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386638

Incident

Mar 6, 2011

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381714

Incident

Feb 12, 2011

Mileage

140,000 mi

REVERSE STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10377130

Incident

Jan 15, 2011

Mileage

89,528 mi

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). *TR

NHTSA ID

10369844

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER HAS AN 2000 BMW 323I, SHE GOT INTO IT TO GO TO CLASS AND IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NEW, JUST THAT THE NHTSA AND BMW ARE ACTING AS THOUGH IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS SHOCKING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10369465

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

155,000 mi

BMW 323I SPORTS WAGON IS NOT GOING TO REVERE.THIS CAR HAS INFAMOUS ZF5HP-19 TRANSMISSION FAIL ON THE WAY TO COLLEGE.THE CAR IS 2 MONTH OLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10368070

Incident

Nov 25, 2010

Mileage

170,139 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360565

Incident

Oct 5, 2010

Mileage

155,967 mi

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 NHTSA (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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10353963

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

Mileage

109,156 mi

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON FEBRUARY 2010, ONE MORNING I WORK UP TO GO TO WORK. I TRIED TO BACK MY CAR PUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY BUT MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO REVERSE. THE CAR JUST STAYED LIKE IF IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. I GAVE IT SOME GAS AND ALL I HEAD WAS JUST THE ENGINE REVVING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. MY DAD LATER LOOKED IN TO IT AND FOUND OUT THAT WHEN THE CAR DROVE FORWARD IT HAD NO ISSUES WHAT SO EVER. IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE CAR REVERSED. I LOOKED IN TO REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE AND EVERY WHERE I GO I GET QUOTED IN THE RANGE OF 4000-6000 FOR A NEW TRANSITION. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THIS ISSUES. SPECIALLY AFTER I FOUND OUT THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. I RARELY TRY TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT IN MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE NO CHOICE. IN ONE OCCASION WHERE I WAS ON A DOWN HILL STREET I WAS STUCK BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO HELP ME. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT OTHER TESTIMONIES FROM OTHER BMW DRIVERS ON THE WEBSITE OF NOREVERSE.ORG I HOPE THAT YOU REALLY LOOK IN TO THIS ISSUE. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT BMW HAS NOT TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346545

Incident

Feb 2, 2010

Mileage

99,365 mi

I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW WITH ABOUT 120K MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 40 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN MY PARKING MY CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE THE CAR IDLED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND NEARBY THAT COULD STEER MY CAR WHILE I PUSHED IT OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. THE FORWARD GEARS WORK SO I WAS ABLE TO GO FORWARD. NOW THE REVERSE WORKS OFF AND ON, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO FOR GOOD SOON. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE FAILURE YET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM (ATF FLUID, TRANSMISSION, ETC.). *TR

NHTSA ID

10345793

Incident

Jul 21, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

I WENT OUT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE AND STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE...NOTHING. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED...THE TRANSMISSION IS A5S325Z. MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10340777

Incident

Jun 23, 2010

Mileage

195,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 323 BMW AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY REVERSE STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL I BEEN UP TO DATE WITH MY TAKING CARE OF IT AND ONE DAY IT JUST STOP WORKING, EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES IT DOES GO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T DO NOTHING, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO TRY TO CORRECT IT BECAUSE SIMPLY IS TO MUCH FOR ME THE COST FOR IT IS 4,000 DOLLARS AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT, I FEEL ITS NOT FAIR WHAT BMW HAS DONE, WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT BMW 3 SERIES ARE SUSPECT ON DOING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339926

Incident

Mar 16, 2010

Mileage

159,122 mi

BMW 323 CIC CONVERTIBLE SIMPLY STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10336303

Incident

Jun 14, 2010

Mileage

171,666 mi

SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, REVERSE GEAR ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WOULD NOT WORK - NO NOISE, NO WARNING. FORWARDS GEARS ALL WORK FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329519

Incident

May 9, 2010

Mileage

104,000 mi

2000 BMW 323I TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328105

Incident

Apr 29, 2010

Mileage

142,000 mi