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2000 BMW 328I power train problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2000 BMW 328I24% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Power Train complaints
24%
share of all complaints
128,262 mi
median reported mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I parked the car and when I got back in to drive away, I couldn't back up after putting it in reverse. Engined revved but would not move. I had to push car out of parking space. Dealer wants $ 5000.00 to fix, what they say is a common problem with 2000 bmw 328i's.

    filed Oct 12, 2016

  • Rear driver's side subframe mount point failure. The car has gone through class action suit in 2009, and was inspected by bmw in 2010--was told everything is ok and it will not fail since only ones with visible defect will fail. But mine failed anyway 5 years later. This shows even if the…

    filed Jan 23, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other 328I years

YearReportsShare
2016 328I814%
2015 328I1310%
2014 328I96%
2013 328I239%
2012 328I2015%
2011 328I244%
2010 328I43%
2009 328I84%
2008 328I73%
2007 328I72%
1999 328I1212%
1998 328I312%
328I power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.