Macan EV Charger Cover Flap Not Flush

[Ayyywa]

Delivery inspection in April 2025 noted the two manual charging doors to be "off". One worse than the other. They looked warped. As if the middle of the doors was "compressed" and lost the convexity. (became concave on the outside). They took it back to check when I brought it back for installation of a dash-cam. (took a long time to get that done but that's for another thread). They decided that it is something that needs replacement. They ordered the covers, then they have to get them painted (Volcano Grey with double layer of ceramic) then they will install. They did try "fixing" but decided that it is better to get those new. Small thing, but still.... it's not a Tesla after all where these things are normal...

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[shawn]

Delivery inspection in April 2025 noted the two manual charging doors to be "off". One worse than the other. They looked warped. As if the middle of the doors was "compressed" and lost the convexity. (became concave on the outside). They took it back to check when I brought it back for installation of a dash-cam. (took a long time to get that done but that's for another thread). They decided that it is something that needs replacement. They ordered the covers, then they have to get them painted (Volcano Grey with double layer of ceramic) then they will install. They did try "fixing" but decided that it is better to get those new. Small thing, but still.... it's not a Tesla after all where these things are normal...

I imagine there is a limit to how much they can adjust and in my case I was apparently close enough to spec to rescue the parts. At least they tried.

 

[CandianPorsche83]

So my driver side flaps were always perfect and the passenger side was off. I took it in about a month ago and it wasn't resolved and was told that a new part was to be ordered in for me.

This morning i went to check my passenger port and it was magically 95% flush. LOL

I will have to take some close up pics to confirm maybe it was just too early in the morning for me.

Finally got a chance to look at this in detail. Super weird.

So now that the flap has magically become flush on its own, it seems to have created a misalignment on the bumper itself. Conversely I could have just missed the bumper alignment because the flap was so misaligned at the beginning.

Will have to sort this out with my SA

 

[shawn]

Soooo how is your car morphing into different shapes on it’s own?!?

Maybe you got transformer option?

 

[ColdCase]

That kind of bumper misalignment is usually only seen in some kinds of overhead lighting. It is often noticed on the front bumper facia/fender. Don't recall it talked about in the rear. Perhaps you are now noticing it only because of the overhead lighting pointing it out.

The flap acts like it has a "soft spongy" type gasket/stop that breaks in over time. Mine did the same thing.

 

[Ayyywa]

Update from 2 weeks ago:
Not the car morphing but just as it happens the covers are now fully aligned!! No intervention while awaiting for the dealer to receive the new covers. I am wondering if it is a function of temperature... The "warping"/loss of convexity is gone.

 

[USMA81]

I have powered ports. I think both were flush when the vehicle was new; at least, I never noticed a problem.

Over the four months of ownership, I have never used the (US) passenger side port to charge, but needed to do so a couple or weeks ago. It would not open when I swiped. Then it would, maybe. Testing more later, it was seemingly random on whether it would open or not, but mostly not. Driver side works as designed (maybe should issue should be a separate thread).

Anyway, the vehicle went in for service this week. They had a TI for this. The "sensor had a large adhesive strip which could be blocking the signal." They replaced the strip with an "updated part" (thinner strip). Now it opens as designed, but after getting the vehicle home, I now notice the door is not flush in the front (rear of door is flush). It is minor, sticking out about the thickness of the plastic door. Maybe it was always like this and I missed it previously, but more likely the thinner stip moved the door outward a bit. I will have to get this addressed the next time it is in for service, but it isn't terrible and I probably can live with it - life is too short.

Passenger door is not truly flush along this leading edge:

Driver door is great:

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