MY BMW 323I NO LONGER GOES INTO REVERSE. I READ ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN BMWS AND I'M WONDERING WHY BMW HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN IDENTIFIED COMMON PROBLEM. THE WEBSITE I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ON IS: HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS.HTML THE PROBLEM PRESENTLY IS CONSTANT - THE CAR JUST HAS NO REVERSE FUNCTION ANY LONGER. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A SHOP AS THEY WANT $550 TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO EVALUATE (AND THAT COST GOES TOWARD EXPENSE OF REPAIR BUT IF THE REPAIR IS UNAFFORDABLE - IT IS TOO RISKY TO HAVE THEM DO THE EVALUATION AND SPEND $550 FOR NOTHING). SO NOW I'M IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN'T EASILY SELL THE CAR EITHER SINCE I CAN'T EXACTLY DETERMINE EASILY WHAT IS WRONG. FROM WHAT I READ IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE D-G CLUTCH DRUM THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SAME CAR ABOUT 4-5 YEARS AGO HAD FAULTY WIRES WITH THE FAN WHICH WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AND $5000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR