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2000 BMW 323I — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash2 injured · 691747 · 2008-10-10

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
323I
Year
2000
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
121,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LAST WEEK OCT 1 PARK MY CAR AT WORK, AFTER WORK I TRIED TO BACK UP THE CAR AND NO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS ALL WORK. HAD TO ASK TWO OF THE COWORKS TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STALL. SINCE THAT INCIDENT I LOST THE REVERSE GEAR ON THREE OCCASIONS ON A TOTAL OF 6 SHORT DRIVING TRIPS. ONE TIME OF THE THREE OCCASIONS I HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN I SHIFTED TO REVERSE BUT IT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HITTING THE CAR THAT'S 20 FEET BEHIND ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10245031
Machine
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