Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/25/2009 | 111000 | 1 | |
| A year ago, my gas gauge sensor went out. the car had less than 100,000 miles on it. today, my 2000 bmw 323i has 111,000 miles on it and the vehicle will not drive in any gear without a grinding sound. i almost got killed by a car behind me because i could suddenly not accelerate at a stop light and i had to get out to push the vehicle to safety. within the past few months the car would drive, but only when it was warm. now it is completely inop. this car has been well maintained! it would cost me over $4000 to get a new transmission and i still over $6000 on the car. despite thousands of complaints regarding the 2000 bmw 323i transmission failure, bmw refuses to do anything. i currently have no operable vehicle and i still have to maintain my auto loan payments and find alternate transportation to work. i have spent over $3500 in additional repairs to this vehicle on brakes, new catalytic converter sensors, trailing arm, ball bearings, etc. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 08/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 30 mph consumer heard a loud squeaking noise coming from the front. vehicle jerked and vibrated uncontrollably. it was taken to the dealer for inspection. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 07/27/2009 | 160000 | 1 | |
| My 2000 bmw 323i has sub frame fractures as defined in a class action lawsuit against bmw. in the settlement, bmw has agreed to inspect and repair all effected vehicles. the dealer told me my car was unrepairable and offered me a cash settlement well below avg trade-in value. i want my car fixed. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 100000 | 1 | 06/14/2006 |
| On my 2000 bmw 323i with about 100k miles i noticed a creaking noise coming from the rear suspension. upon inspection, the drivers side rear differential mount has separated at the point where the mount is welded to the uni-body. this situation is very dangerous and requires immediate attention. the suspension should never separate from the body because of forces from the trans/diff. it is clear that this is a design flaw. i personally have a list of over 150 names with documented subframe cracking/failure of the e46 body years 1999-2000. the overwhelming majority of these have subframe damage at the same rear drivers side diff mount, in other words, out of four possible failure points, the rear drivers side is nearly always the failure point !! i urge the nhtsa to address this issue immediately somebody gets hurt or dies! *jb | |||
| 08/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states the rear suspension cradle is breaking away from the frame. manufacturer has been advised and sent out 2 different investigators to check vehicle.*jb | |||