Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 323I / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003225900 Incident Date: Jul, 17 2003
Consumer's City: REDWOOD CITY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 323I Model Year: 1999
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#: WBAAM3331XF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 25 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 27 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving my 1999 bmw 323i on hwy 101 in santa clara, ca. the car sundenly feels "weak". i immediately pull off the next exit. at the traffic light after the exit ramp the car stalls. i restarted the car and was able to move it, slowly, to a parking lot. there i found that a). i lost the reverse gear b). the transimission program light was on. i attempted to start the car again to see if it moves but the engine keeps stalling - i noticed that the transimission does not appears to be shifting. it is like starting a manual shift car from the 3rd gear.there was no warning sign of all these. it happen all in a sudden. the car had just gone through the bmw 60k mile service (major service) a couple of months ago.*ak i have the car towed to my bmw dealer and there they pronounce the transimission dead - transmission locked-up. i am scared! i could have been killed that day!