[pobrienny]

If you own a 530e, you’ll eventually run into an issue with the charging door not opening. This prevents you from being able to connect the charging cable, pretty much defeating the purpose of owning a PHEV. The failure mechanism is the lock solenoid that won’t release. The fix is to replace the whole door housing. It comes with a new solenoid. It’s BMW part # 51177387935. Costs around $70.