general problems of the 2000 BMW 3 Series

The reverse gear stop working.

The car will not go in reverse.

The car transmission will not go in reverse. The issue happens suddenly with no warning, and acts exactly as if you were in neutral gear. . Read more...

My 2000 3 Series BMW has stopped going in reverse. At all. It's very dangerous as I was in traffic yesterday at a red light when a semi truck turned the corner in front of me and needed me to back up. I was stuck behind a van that was able to go in reverse and of course expected me to follow suit, and I couldn't! I've been reading online and all over the world people are having this same problem over and over again with this particular series of BMW. I've only had my car a year. It has a little over 100k miles on it. I absolutely cannot afford the 3-5k it will cost to replace it. There are so many complaints on the web. Please have this recalled before it turns into another Toyota debacle. It's not fair.

Reverse gear (automatic transmission) stopped working without warning. Car acts as if it is neutral, engine just revs. Car has been well maintained. Was surprised to find it is a very common occurrence with this model, and that there is a website devoted to the problem (noreverse. Org). Also learned that a recall was issued for cadillacs that used the same transmission and had the same problem.

The contact owns a 2000 BMW 323ci. The contact stated the vehicle had been parked for approximately twenty minutes when he was informed there was yellow smoke pouring through the interior of the vehicle. Suddenly, the vehicle erupted into twenty foot flames from the dashboard area. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was available. The vehicle was parked next to a building which was partially damaged. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer advised an investigator would further inspect the cause of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was approximately 83,000.