| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024007 | Incident Date: May, 29 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SUNNYVALE | 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#: WBAAM3342YF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 06 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The bmw car was parked, when tried to back out the reverse gear did not work. this was a safety hazard as the car was parked down hill and close to a fencing. car only worked in the forward direction and it was dangerous to move the car in the front direction. thus causing safety concern. the dealership confirmed that the transmission needed replacement. on contacting several bmw service centres, few of them indicated that the reverse gear safety problem is occuring in several other same model and year car. they indicated this was due to a faulty design in the transmission of the 2000 323i bmw cars. |
