Exterior Lighting Related Problems of the 2019 Mini Cooper

Table 1 shows one common exterior lighting related problems of the 2019 Mini Cooper.

Table 1. Exterior Lighting related problems of Mini Cooper

Problem Category Number of Problems
Exterior Lighting problems
1

Exterior Lighting problem

Entire driver side tail lamp assembly stopped working (includes running light, brake light, reverse light, and blinker). Dash board did display warning (while driving) of lights malfunction, but nevertheless stopped working while driving. Upon further inspection, found a “short” / melted pig tail (electrical connector) connecting to the rear of the lamp assembly. (both the connector and pig tail showed signs of melted plastic/fire hazard). After further investigation, I realized this is not an isolated incident as I found multiple threads/posts on the Mini Cooper (f56) internet forums, in which multiple owners complained of the same issue (many posting pictures as I have), which dates back many years, link to forum attached. . Read more...


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