2000 BMW 323I

MY CAR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING HAS NO REVERSE. AS I LOOKED ONLINE I NOTICED THOUSANDS OF OTHER BMW OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NOREVERSE.ORG HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR ME TO IDENTIFY MANY OWNERS ACROSS THE STATES WITH THE NO REVERSE ISSUE. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE NHTSA WILL HELP US HOLD BMW ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH POORLY PRODUCED CRAFTMENSHIP IN THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I DROVE TO WORK THIS MORNING AND UPON LEAVING WORK MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO BMW TOMORROW AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT. AFTER GETTING HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT BMW HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT WILL COST AS MUCH AS THE CAR WORTH TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I LOST MY FULL-TIME JOB RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE BAD ECONOMY AND THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AT THIS MOMENT. I DEMAND FROM BMW TO PUT A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SHOULD BE THEIR UTMOST PRIORITY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW 323I AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 100K MILES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAVE READ REVIEWS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY BECAUSE BMW PRODUCED THEIR 3 SERIOUS CAR WITH A GM TRANSMISSION AND DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT LASTING MATERIALS. THIS SHOULD BE FRAUD AND BMW SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

LAST WEEK OCT 1 PARK MY CAR AT WORK, AFTER WORK I TRIED TO BACK UP THE CAR AND NO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK. HAD TO ASK TWO OF THE COWORKS TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STALL. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I LOST THE REVERSE GEAR ON THREE OCCASIONS ON A TOTAL OF 6 SHORT DRIVING TRIPS. ONE TIME OF THE THREE OCCASIONS I HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN I SHIFTED TO REVERSE BUT IT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HITTING THE CAR THAT'S 20 FEET BEHIND ME. *TR

OUT OF NOWHERE MY 2000 BMW 323I STOPPED GOING IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THAT IT WORKED JUST FINE, JUST STOPPED ONE DAY. DRIVE WORKS JUST FINE, BUT REVERSE IS GONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF ON A SATURDAY AT 4:00PM THEY TOLD ME THEY'D LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY AND CALL ME. THE ADVISOR TOLD ME BASED ON THE REVERSE FAILING IT WOULD LIKELY BE A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED. WHEN ASKED HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST HE SAID ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH MY EXACT SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL IN THE WEEK PRIOR PAID $8K FOR HIS. WE THEN CAME HOME AND DID RESEARCH WHICH HAS REVEALED THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND APPARENTLY THIS IS SOMETHING BMW HAS KNOWN ABOUT BUT IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT AT ALL. I EMAILED THE GM OF MY DEALERSHIP THE SAME SAT EVENING I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND ATTACHED MANY ARTICLES AND WEBSITES HIGHLIGHTING THE ISSUE AND TELLING THEM I PLANNED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MY OWN COMPLAINTS WITH BMW NA AND ONLINE FORUMS AND LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS. TODAY (MONDAY) I INITIALLY GOT A CALL FROM AN ADVISOR TELLING ME THE CAR DOES IN FACT NEED A NEW TRANNY AND THAT IT WOULD BE $6500. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED SAYING THE GM HAD FORWARDED MY EMAIL AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO REDUCE THE COST TO $4K FOR ME. I TOLD HIM I HAD TO TALK TO MY FIANCE AND CALLED HIM BACK TELLING HIM THEY'D HAVE TO OFFER MORE THAN THAT TO GET ME TO NOT MOVE FORWARD SHARING MY ISSUES. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET (IT IS NOW MONDAY EVENING) BUT I IMAGINE SOMEONE WILL CALL ME TOMORROW. REGARDLESS OF HOW MY LOCAL DEALER CHOOSES TO DEAL WITH ME I DO FEEL THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THAT 2 SERVICE ADVISORS AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND CLEARLY THE GM DOES TOO OR SHE NEVER WOULD'VE FORWARDED MY EMAILS ON. I HOPE SOMEONE FORCES THEM TO DO A RECALL (AND REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE TO FIX OUR CARS NOW) AND/OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT! *TR