| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061663 | Incident Date: Apr, 04 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BUENA PARK | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I just read about the person who had the 1999 that had the engine light and transmission light go on. i have had the same thing. a mechanic friend of mine said that we should change the "lifetime" fluid and it might clear it out. when put on the computer it showed a problem with the 5th gear. we went ahead and paid to have the fluid changed. it was extremely dirty and definitely a good idea to change it....well it didn't rectify the problem. i have been told by bmw that i will need to probably have the entire transmission replaced...bmw is part pushers only, not mechanics.....my car is a 1999 and has only 70k miles on it...i have never had a transmission problem with a car with that little of miles on it. i had someone suggest not using the 5th gear so i am driving in s4 instead of "d". so far it is working just fine, however my engine light still comes on periodically. i agree that bmw should have a long warranty when it comes to transmission especially with all of the complaints i have read and price of this "most wonderful car". at this point i will never buy another bmw. i too plan to go into a toyota or honda. *jb |
