Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 323I / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007117020 Incident Date: Aug, 17 2007
Consumer's City: MEMPHIS Consumer's State: TN
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#: WBAAM3333XF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 01 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The reverse gear in my bmw 323i failed without any prior warning. it seems to be a common problem, as a drum in the transmission assembly is cast from weak metal and comes apart until it fails to compress the plates for the reverse gear. *tr