2000 BMW 323I

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 BMW 3 Series (323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci and 330Ci), 1999-2001 323i, 328i, 330i, 330xi, and 2000 323i, 328i stationwagon vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These vehicles are equipped with

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 1999-2001 323i, 325i, 328i and 330i and 2000-2001 323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci, 330Ci, 323iT, and 325iT vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver air bag

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 1999-2000 323i and 328i and 2000 323Ci and 328Ci vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These inflators do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH ACTIVATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS SWITCH COULD FAIL INTERNALLY, CAUSING IT TO REMAIN EITHER IN THE "BRAKE LAMPS OFF" POSITION OR IN THE "BRAKE LAMPS ON" POSITION.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2005 323iT, 325iT, 325xiT, 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 330i and 330xi and 2000-2006 323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci, 330Ci, M3 Coupe, 323Cic, 325Cic, 330Cic, and M3 Convertible vehicles equipped with non-desiccated frontal Takata PSAN inflators and PS

AIR BAGS

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2000 323i sedans, coupes, convertibles, and Sports Wagons; 2000 328i sedans and coupes; 2001-2005 325i sedans, coupes, convertibles, and Sport Wagons; 2001-2005 325xi sedans and Sports Wagons; 2006 325i coupes and convertibles; 2001-200

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

ON CERTAIN 4-DOOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM COULD DEPLOY IN CERTAIN NON-CRASH IMPACTS, SUCH AS WHEN CONTACTING LARGE POTHOLES OR CURBS AT SUBSTANTIAL SPEEDS.

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 AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REVERSE DRUM FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE

Mileage: 180,000

LEFT UPPER AND DOOR AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH

Mileage: 120,345

TAKATA RECALL DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH CAR HIT A POTHOLE GOING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED HITTING MY COUSIN JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL 02V223000. THE CAR IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA INFLATORS AIRBAG RECALL WHICH THANKFULLY DIDN'T DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF HITTING THE POTHOLE. BMW DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEPLOYED AIR BAGS BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THEM, THE CAR'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, EVEN THOUGH YEAR AND

Mileage: 287

I JUST BECAME AWARE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AS WE WERE GOING 30 MPH HIT THE CURB WHEN THE AIRBAG CAME OUT ENDED UP RUPTURING, SHOOTING DEBRIS OUT ONTO MY FACE RESULTING ME TO LOSE MY LEFT EYE...UPDATED 12/02/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.

Mileage: 270,000

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 WH

Mileage: 102,000

MY BMW 323I NO LONGER GOES INTO REVERSE. I READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN BMWS AND I'M WONDERING WHY BMW HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN IDENTIFIED COMMON PROBLEM. THE WEBSITE I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON IS: HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS.HTML THE PROBLEM PRESENTLY IS CONSTANT - THE CAR JUST HAS NO REVERSE FUNCTION ANY LONGER. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A SHOP AS THEY WANT $550 TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO EVALUATE (AND THAT

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS PARKED FACING DOWNHILL IN MY 2000 BMW 323CI WHEN I SELECTED REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY STRIKING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, DAMAGE WAS INCONSEQUENTIAL (A FEW SCRATCHES/SCUFFS), BUT HAD THERE BEEN A PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, THAT PERSON WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE REVERSE GEAR HAS FAILED COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY BMW DEALER SAYS THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 60K MILES

Mileage: 61,000

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

Mileage: 121,000

FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO WORK IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3231. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM WAS BRUISED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2000 323I WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. FED UP!!! TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. BMW WILL DO NOTHING. SAME FAILURE VERY WIDE-SPREAD. PROBLEM IS ALL TOO WELL KNOWN TO BMW. THEY JUST DON'T CARE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ONLY MOVING FORWARD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER AND MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,900. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED CAR LURCHED FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $5,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 58,900

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

2000 BMW 323I BRAKES MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IN A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *KB *JB THE AIR CONDITION MADE A NOISE. UPDATED 12/27/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY EVEN ROADS, THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND THE SMALL ELBOW AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INJURIES INCURRED WERE BRUISING ON THE LEFT ARM, HEAD CONTUSIONS, AND HEARING DAMAGE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY HITTING A POTHOLE IN TH

Mileage: 64,995

DRIVERS DOOR WAS IMPACTED AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED RESULTING IN A VERY SERIOUS LEFT HIP FRACTURE, COLLAPSED LUNG AND NUMEROUS LACERATIONS. *NM

Mileage: 90,254

DRIVERS DOOR WAS IMPACTED AT APPROX. 50 MPH AND NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED RESULTING IN A VERY SERIOUS LEFT HIP FRACTURE, COLLAPSED LUNG AND NUMEROUS LACERATIONS. *NM

Mileage: 90,254

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THIS WAS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. HOWEVER, INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY

Mileage: 20,000