Complaint 1138384
2001 BMW 325I • POWER TRAIN • incident Dec 1, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1138384
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 325I
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Dec 1, 2014
- Date Received
- Dec 11, 2014
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
I AM HORRIFIED. I HAVE 135K MILES ON MY 2001 BMW 325I AND IT WILL NO LONGER REVERSE. I TOOK IT INTO THE TRANSMISSION GUY AND HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $4K TO REPAIR. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, WITH BARELY ANY PROBLEM. HE ALSO SENT ME TO A WEBSITE WHERE APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THERE IS A WELL KNOWN FAILURE ESP WITH THE 2001 MODEL 3-SERIES. I BELIEVE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR RECALL SHOULD BE BROUGHT AGAINST BMW. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.