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2000 BMW 323I power train problems

235 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2000 BMW 323I59% of all complaints for this model year.

235
Power Train complaints
59%
share of all complaints
92,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
5 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 bmw 323i. The contact stated that the transmission would not shift into reverse. On one occasion, the failure occurred and caused a fender bender with another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The contact spoke with an unknown bmw dealer…

    filed Apr 29, 2019

  • The vehicle does not go in reverse. It work intermittently randomly. I notice the complaints on line in www.noreverse.org. Thank you for your help *tr

    filed Nov 11, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other 323I years

YearReportsShare
1999 323I3324%
323I power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.