2000 BMW 323I Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

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

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REVERSE STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

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,...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2000 BMW 323I SEDAN E46, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE REVERSE ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES OUT, NO NOISE, NO WARNING, IT JUST DOESN'T CLUTCH REVERSE IN THE CLUTCH BOX. LUCKILY I'VE BEEN ONLY IN A PARK IDOL POSITION. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR TO BACK OUT AND IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING. AND FROM RESEARCHING, MY BMW 323I TRANSMISSION IS MADE BY GM, WHO WHICH DID A RECALL ON THERE TRANSMISSIONS AND SO DID CADILLAC BECAUSE THEY HAVE USED THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS AS BMW 323I. I'M SURPRISED BMW USA HASN'T DONE A SAFETY RECALL YET. I WANT TO GET THIS FIX, BUT BMW CAN ONLY SWAP A TRANSMISSION WHICH COST $5500. *TR

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

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. *TR

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. *TR

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...

2000 BMW 323I, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, REVERSE JUST STOPPED WORKING, I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON 2000 BMW WITH NO REVERSE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND OVER $5000 TO REPAIR IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS A 5L40E MANUFACTURED BY GM FOR BMW. THERE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE REVERSE CLUTCH HOUSING APPARENTLY IT IS MACHINED TO THIN FOR A SNAP RING GROOVE AND IT EVENTUALLY BREAKS. THE NEW CLUTCH HOUSING IS MODIFIED TO BE THICKER SO SOMEONE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT BMW REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY 2000 BMW 323I, WHICH HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT, SUDDENLY COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH SPECIALIZES IN BMWS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SO I DID; IT COST ALMOST $5,000. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I, GOT NO REVERSE. I WAS ON THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WHEN MY REVERSE DIDN'T WORK!!!!....I HAD TO KEEP GOING FORWARD, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF IT WASN'T FOR A GOOD SAMARITAN WHO SLAMMED HIS BRAKES BEHIND ME AND HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR INTO POSITION SO I CAN DRIVE FORWARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 323I BMW AND MY REVERSE GEAR JUST RANDOMLY GAVE UP. I CANNOT USE THE ACCELERATOR WHEN REVERSING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS A COSTLY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE BMW'S LOOKS LIKE THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. *TR

STARTED MY BMW 323I 2000 ONE DAY (132,000 MILES ON IT) AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. DRIVES FORWARD OK, BUT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BROUGHT IT TO THE BMW DEALER AND THEY WANT $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *CN

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 160,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 1/2 AGO. SINCE MY PURCHASE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH IT . FIRST THE ALTERNATOR WENT-COST 520.00, THEN LEAK IN RADIATOR, REPLACED SEVERAL HOSES PLUS REPAIRS $ 500.00 AND NOW ON 01-29-2010, I WAS DOING ERRANDS , CAME OUT TURNED MY CAR ON , PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND NOTICED THAT IT WOULDN'T , IT JUST ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL.... NOW I TOWED CAR AND CALLED SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS COST IN THE RANGE OF $2500-6000 FOR EITHER REBUILT, NEW OR FROM A SALVAGED CAR YARD. I HAD NO INDICATION, NO NOISE OR SOUND OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE CAR DID DRIVE FORWARD. I NEED HELP. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE INFAMOUS "NO REVERSE" ISSUE AS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED AND REPORTED BY MANY FOLKS NOW (SEE HTTP://NOREVERSE.ORG). THIS STEMS FROM A FAULTY REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY BMW AS IT REALLY DOES APPEAR TO BE A COMMON FAILURE. *TR

2000 BMW 318I WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2000 FROM LONG BEACH BMW IN LONG BEACH CA. *TR

2000 323CI HAS 94,000 ON THE DOT (LESS THAN 10K PER YEAR PUT ON IT), ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS REQUIRED/SCHEDULED. YESTERDAY, 12/05/09, I DROVE THE CAR ALL DAY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND LAST NIGHT I GOT IN THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND IT DROVE FORWARD JUST FINE. I GOT THE CAR HOME, ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP AGAIN AND IT TRIED TO BACK UP 2 OR 3 TIMES THEN ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AGAIN! REPAIRS WILL BE BETWEEN $2000-$5000 FOR A CAR THAT WAS IMMACULATELY KEPT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN CONCERN BY BMW AND THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

2000 BMW 323CI TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75000 MILES. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR. *TR

REVERSE GEAR INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM CAUSED BY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

HELLO I BOUGHT A 200 BMW 323I AND THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. AFTER ONE WEEK THE CAR WONT GO IN REVERSE.THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 3 SERIES AND THE DEAL WANTS $5000 FOR A NEW TRANNY OR TO REBUILD IT WHICH IS CRAZY CONSIDERING I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 70K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. FORTUNATELY, I JUST ARRIVED HOME AND TRIED TO PARK MY CAR IN REVERSE INTO MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THE REVERSE ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK TO AUTO BODY SHOP $3300.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY. MECHANIC PROMISED THE CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM EVER AGAIN AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2000 BMW 323CI NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 'REVERSE". ALMOST 93,000 MILES. *TR

NO REVERSE IN 2000 BMW 323I WITH 92K MILES. REVERSE WENT OUT SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. BMW DEALER SAYS HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. THE DEALERS SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY, APPROX. $5,500. FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS BMW SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT QUIT WORKING, BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE JUST A FEW HOURS PRIOR. *TR

I OWNED BMW 2000 323I WITH 79,000 MILES AND REVERSE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3-POINT TURN, VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE REVERSE GEAR FAILED. GIVEN THAT MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE IN REVERSE, I WAS TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OF COURSE, I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR FROM THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE REGARDING REVERSE GEAR FAILURE. BMW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS TRANSMISSION IS PRODUCED BY GM, AND IS INSTALLED IN CADILLAC CARS AS WELL (FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED). NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY BMW. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I WITH ONLY 21,500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS KEPT IN AN INTERIOR GARAGE AND DRIVEN MOSTLY WITHIN THE CITY. UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND NEVER HAD ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION (OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT MATTER). I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE, DROVE TO A STORE, DID MY SHOPPING AND RETURNED TO THE PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AS NORMAL, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AND TRIED TO BACK OUT, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE DASHBOARD CLEARLY READ THAT I WAS IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON, NO NOISE OR SOUND OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE CAR DID DRIVE FORWARD, SO I WAITED UNTIL THE...

BMW 323 LOST REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING! WITHOUT WARNING, MY 3000 BMW 323I WITH 62,300 MILES HAD NO REVERSE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BROKEN REVERSE DRUM THAT SHED METALLIC PARTS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRING A OVERHAUL. COST $2800. *TR

'2000 BMW 323I, 108K, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT NO ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS SO FAR INTERMITTENT AND HAS TAKEN PLACE THREE TIMES WITHIN 1 WEEK. ALL OTHER GEARS APPEAR TO WORK FINE. ALL INSTANCES I HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH CAR OUT OF PACKING SPOT. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND REVERSE WORKED AT THE TIME SO COULD NOT DETERMINE FAULT. I HAVE SINCE SEEN MANY IDENTICAL REPORTS LISTED ON WEB. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 BMW 323I WITH 93K MILES. MY CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A SERVICING. YESTERDAY, WHILE PARKED, IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NOT WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS FAILING. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED BMW SPECIALIST, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $5,520 TO INSTALL A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM BMW. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF HUNDREDS OF VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ESPECIALLY WITH BMW 2000 323I. I AM SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED IN NJ IN 10/08, MDL 1922. BMW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT BY GM. THE SAME TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE CADILLAC. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, GM RECALLED ALL THE CADILLAC'S. BMW SHOULD DO THE SAME THING. A TRANSMISSION NOT GOING IN REVERSE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR