Bmw 323i Body Problems
75 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 1 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
LEFT UPPER AND DOOR AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT REASON WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH
TAKATA RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE SUBFRAME OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR OF BMW. IT EXPERIENCES RUST ISSUES FREQUENTLY. I NEED TO REPLACE SUBFRAME DO TO THIS AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE ...
MRS BELT TENSIONER DRIVER FAULT. ONLINE FORUMS SUGGEST A UNIVERSAL WIRE DEFECT WHERE THE WIRING IS PINCHED AND BREAKS FROM MOVING THE SEAT. *TR
THE LOCKS REPEATEDLY QUIT WORKING ON ALL PASSENGER DOORS. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL DEFICIENCY OF THE GM5 MODULE ON BMW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING, AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS DAMAG...
VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE STOLEN AND ABANDON IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. IT HAS NOT MOVED IN 2 WEEKS. THERE IS NO LICENSE PLATE AND THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. *TR
BMW E46 SUBFRAMES ARE MADE WITH A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. OVER TIME THE SUBFRAME CRACKS. MINE HAS CRACKED. *TR
HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SUBFRAME IS FAILING ON THE REAR END OF MY BMW. HE PULLED A REPORT SAYING THAT A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST BMW BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED (I.E, A 'SILENT' RECALL). HIS WORDS: "MAN YOU'RE...
SOMETIMES THE DOORS ON MY 2000 BMW 323I WILL NOT UNLOCK AND WHEN I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR IT WILL ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE UNLOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. ...
MY SUBFRAME IS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE REAR CARRIER. I NOTICED WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCK IN THE BACK. IT SOUNDED SO BAD I WENT INTO AN AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. ...
THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY CAR FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS, EXCEPT THE DRIVERS' DOOR, FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY / ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS...
WE HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR BMW 323I YEAR 2000. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL ACTUATE AND THEN YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH 3 OR 4 DOORS. THE ELECTRIC LOCKS WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND YOU CANNOT RELEASE THEM WITH THE HANDLE FRO...