Bmw 330ci Transmission Problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 1 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2001.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT WORK. I STARTED MY CAR LET IT IDLE FOR 3-5 MINUTES SINCE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS COLD. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD JUST PARKED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS EARLIER. THERE WAS NO IND...
I HAVE A 2001 BMW 330 CI WITH 116K MILES. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT INDICATED THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO GET A NEW TRAN...
IN MOTION TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS, CLUNK THEN EXCLAMATION POINT APPEAR NEXT TO DASHBOARD GEAR INDICATOR.1ST GEAR DISAPPEARS-THEREFORE DANGEROUSLY SLOW TAKEOFF SPEED.
MY TRANSMISSION, WILL NOT WORK IN REVERSE. THE CAR JUST REVS, AND GOES NOWHERE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND STILL BMW DOES NOT RECALL THESE CARS. 4200.00 PLUS LABOR, FOR A REMANUFACTURED ONE FROM DEALER. I AM DONE WITH BMW. *TR
LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE REVERSE , I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET IT WAS A LOT OF COMPLIANT ABOUT BMW TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY THE MODEL 5HP19 ZF ,THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE CALLED NOREVERSE.ORG WHERE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MODEL . B...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE D-CLUTCH DRUM HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE...
HELLO, I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 BMW 330CIC. YESTERDAY, MY CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE IN "REVERSE" ONCE THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO THAT GEAR. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ...
1. VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE 2. WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE 3. NEED REBUILT TRANSMISSION $3,500.00. *TR
BMW 2001 330CI. REVERSE GEAR FAILED AND INOPERABLE (ACTS LIKE NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT ENGAGE) ALLOWED VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN HILL BEFORE I (THE OPERATOR) NOTICED I WAS MOVING. COULD NOT USE ENGINE THROTTLE TO CONTROL SPEED AS IT W...
I BOUGHT A 2001 BMW 330CIC [XXX] IN OCT. OF 2003 FROM A PRIVATE PERSON. BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR I PAID ~$200 TO A BMW DEALER AND GOT IT CHECKED FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD ~ 53K MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS. HENCE I ...
TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE BEEN TODEALER,BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK