| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| 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! |
