Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 323I / 2000

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000078793 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: DIAMOND BAR Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 323I Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM3349YC Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There is an intermittent skreech when in "d" mode on automatic transmission. from a stop, when accelerating moderately, there is a loud skreech when car shifts from first gear to second gear. car has been inspected 3 times & problem has been duplicated at 2 different dealers. bmw rep. also acknowledges problem & has seen it before. claims it is the "intake system" but no fixes are available! also said if a fix comes out, i might not be able to get it unless i am still under warranty! please help, i have also contacted bmwna & they have taken no action. also contacted 3 dealers, 2 of which have seen the car & duplicated the horrible noise. yet no action to fix it. your help is greatly appreciated. *ak