Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 BMW 3 Series.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR LIGHTS . CLIP CONTACTS MELTING GROUND WIRE . PURCHASED LIGHTS AND CLIPS 3 TIMES AND MELTED AGAIN. LIGHTS INOPERAB… |
| 2016-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | TAKATA RECALL!! I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A REGULAR STREET I ALWAYS DRIVE ON AND MID DRIVE BOTH PASSANGER AND DRIVER AIR … |
| 2016-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK... THE TRANSMISSION- REVERSE HAS GONE OUT... AND THE RADIATOR HAS A SERI… |
| 2014-09-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14… |
| 2014-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BA… |
| 2014-09-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WELL DOCUMENTED NO REVERSE ISSUE FOR BMW GM TRANSMISSION D-CLUTCH FRACTURE. *TR |
| 2014-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM BMW USA FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 14V-428 (DEFECTIVE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAG) LAST SEPTEM… |
| 2013-11-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WITH A TAKATA RECALL NOTICE. MY 2000 323I HAS A AIRBAG SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO AWA… |
| 2013-09-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS PREPARING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN "NEUTRAL" AND DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISE… |
| 2013-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEATER SETTING ON WARM, SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM CENTER CONSOLE AND LEFT… |
| 2013-07-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR SUBFRAME MOUNT TORN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE UNIBODY/FRAME MOUNTING LOCATION. THE REAR BODY METAL FATIGUE W… |
| 2013-04-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR JUST STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. THIS IS A ISSUE THAT IS COMMON IN MANY OTHER 2000 3 SERIES. *TR |
| 2012-10-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GREAT CAR UNTIL PARKED AT GROCERY STORE AND CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. ONLY 75000 MILES. BMW DEALER WAN… |
| 2012-09-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. WORKS IN DRIVE. *TR |
| 2012-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG ICON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS ON. MY MACHANIC TOLD ME THIS MEANS THAT A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT … |
| 2012-02-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 6, 2012 EXITING THE FREEWAY AN ABOUT A MILE OR SO AFTER, I HEARD THIS BIG CLUNK THAT CAME FROM THE REAR, ST… |
| 2011-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE REVERSE GEAR STOP WORKING. *TR |
| 2011-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. *TR |
| 2011-11-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO GET OUR OF THE PARKING SPOT AND WENT STRAIGHT H… |
| 2011-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END, TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THE SUBFRAME HAS TORN OFF OF T… |
| 2011-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. THE ISSUE HAPPENS SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, AND ACTS EXACTLY AS IF YOU WE… |
| 2011-10-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I TOOK MY YEAR 2000, BMW 328CI IN TO REPLACE A REAR DIFFERENTIAL BUSHING. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED FRAME DAMAGE WHERE TH… |
| 2011-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2011-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REVERSE GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. CAR ACTS AS IF IT IS NEUTRAL, ENGINE JUST REVS.… |
| 2011-07-19 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT MY SUBFRAME HAS STARTED TO FAIL. TODAY I HAD MY BMW IN FOR A NORMAL BRAKE SERVICE AT MY … |
| 2011-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I'M JUST CONCERN IF THERE IS A RECALL TO BE FIXED ON MY CAR (2000 BMW X3 2.5I) I'VE NOTICED 2X ALREADY THAT WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2011-04-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2000 BMW 323CI REAR FLOOR PAN TEARING. ALL FOUR OF THE REAR SUBFRAME MOUNTING POINTS HAVE BECOME TORN. *TR |
| 2010-10-28 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323 CI CONVERTIBLE AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE. NEITHER THE KEY FOB NOR THE RELEA… |
| 2010-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 323CI BMW AND ALL OF SUDDEN MY REVERSE STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL. I BEEN UP TO DATE WITH MY TAKIN… |
| 2010-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 BMW 323CI. IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND JUST TODAY THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT JUST LIKE THAT,WITHOU… |
| 2010-07-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP BRACKET ON MY 2000 BMW 323CI COUPE SNAPPED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2010-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BMW 3 SERIES SUDDENLY NO REVERSE GEAR . NO WARNING NO ANYTHING JUST STOPS WORKING . SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH T… |
| 2010-06-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES … |
| 2010-06-14 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | I RAN OVER A CURB GOING ABOUT 25MILES A HOUR GOING WHILE AROUND A BEND. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO … |
| 2010-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 323CI BMW MY PROBLEM IS THE WELD FROM THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK DETACHED FROM THE METAL THERE S… |
| 2010-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 BMW 323 CI CONVERTIBLE. REVERSE STOP TO WORK SUDDENLY, I PARKED MY CAR OVER THE DRIVEWAY YESTERDAY THEM NEXT DA… |
| 2010-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE REVERSE ON THESE VEHICLES. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A UNIQUE PROBLEM BUT IT IS A OBVIOUS TH… |
| 2009-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR DOES NOT GO ON REVERSE. DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OR SO AND THE REVERSE WORKS. LEAVE IT TURNED OFF AND MOST OF THE… |
| 2009-04-28 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AT BMW DEALERSHIP AN… |
| 2009-04-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2000 323 CI BMW "NO REVERSE ". WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED, ON APRIL 5 2009 THE CA… |
| 2009-03-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CON… |
| 2009-03-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 325CI. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND SHIFTING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE … |
| 2009-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WENT TO BACK MY 2000 BMW 323CI INTO A PARKING SPOT AND IT ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. *TR |
| 2008-12-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I DROVE FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO CALIFORNIA PRIOR TO PCSING OVERSEAS. HALFWAY I NOTICED A CREAKING SOUND. UPON ARRIVAL … |
| 2008-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 BMW 323 CI WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *TR |
| 2008-10-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 325I. SPORADICALLY, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CO… |
| 2008-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 BMW 323I NO REVERSE GEAR...WENT TO BMW DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CHECK WHAT'S WRONG, ALL THEY WANTED IS TO CH… |
| 2008-08-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL SUB-FRAME FAILURE. CAR HAS INDEPENDANT REAR SUSPENSION AND DIFFERENTIAL IS CARRIED IN AN ALUMINUM SUB-FRAM… |
| 2008-06-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN REVERSE ON MY BMW 323CI WHICH ONLY HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES. THERE WERE NUMEROUS … |
| 2008-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, TAKEN CARE OF AS NEEDED. ALWAYS OIL CHANGES ETC. GOT OFF OF WORK ONE DAY, CAR DOES NOT GO… |