Sponsored

GreenBeast

Member
Joined
Aug 31, 2022
Threads
1
Messages
13
Reaction score
21
Location
Sonoma, CA
Vehicles
R1T
Clubs
 
We had our first little bit of rain up here in NorCal yesterday (.33in over 2 days). Opened up the gear tunnel to find an entire pond's worth of standing water inside. Truck was closed up tight including the power tonneau cover. The truck was on my sloped driveway (~10 degree pitch) with rear end uphill and I think the water came in from somewhere behind the tonneau cover's enclosure? not sure but this isn't great.

Called service and they did electrical diagnostics and made me an appointment for middle of October. Bummer.

UPDATE: entire cab floor is soaked too

UDPATE: November 4. Still waiting to get truck in to SC. Asking them to remove tonneau cover and reseal area around tonneau slat storage.

Rivian R1T R1S Gear Tunnel and Cab Water Intrusion IMG_7531.JPG


Rivian R1T R1S Gear Tunnel and Cab Water Intrusion IMG_7537.JPG


Rivian R1T R1S Gear Tunnel and Cab Water Intrusion IMG_7538.JPG
Sponsored

 
Last edited:

Madsen203

Well-Known Member
First Name
Michael
Joined
Jul 18, 2022
Threads
5
Messages
329
Reaction score
385
Location
Bay Area
Vehicles
Tesla Model Y
Occupation
Manager
Strongly considering selling off car when it comes in. Lots of issues to work out. Rivian is going to go broke trying to fix and redesign their manufacturing to eagle these issues. Anyone in PNW with this issue yet?
 

Aroohoo

Well-Known Member
Joined
Sep 8, 2021
Threads
14
Messages
337
Reaction score
471
Location
Seattle
Vehicles
R1S
Strongly considering selling off car when it comes in. Lots of issues to work out. Rivian is going to go broke trying to fix and redesign their manufacturing to eagle these issues. Anyone in PNW with this issue yet?
It isn't rainy season yet here in the PNW, so unlikely that anyone here has seen this issue yet.

Although these issues can be concerning, what we don't know is how frequent this and others are. People that don't have issues tend not to come into forums to say how wonderful their non issues are...
 
Last edited:

ads75

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 9, 2021
Threads
7
Messages
1,393
Reaction score
2,609
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania
Vehicles
2019 Jeep Wrangler 2DR, 2022 R1T
Occupation
Utilities
Clubs
 
Strongly considering selling off car when it comes in. Lots of issues to work out. Rivian is going to go broke trying to fix and redesign their manufacturing to eagle these issues. Anyone in PNW with this issue yet?
Just to be clear, you are considering selling off a vehicle you don't have yet based on problems others have, not your own experiences? Can I ask why you aren't considering keeping based on the positive reviews?
 

Sponsored

Madsen203

Well-Known Member
First Name
Michael
Joined
Jul 18, 2022
Threads
5
Messages
329
Reaction score
385
Location
Bay Area
Vehicles
Tesla Model Y
Occupation
Manager
Just to be clear, you are considering selling off a vehicle you don't have yet based on problems others have, not your own experiences? Can I ask why you aren't considering keeping based on the positive reviews?
I’m hoping they get fixed in manufacturing. However, I ordered an R1S so likely this won’t be an issue. Hoping it’s a non issue but there are engineering things that often get overlooked when designing first gen models.
 

gunslinger201

Active Member
Joined
Jul 22, 2022
Threads
2
Messages
37
Reaction score
50
Location
SE Florida
Vehicles
'22 R1T and a '22 IS500 Launch Edition
Occupation
Professional Scapegoat
The loaner I have right now from service (VIN 2771 I think) has this problem as well. I've not noticed it on mine (VIN 11xxxsomething).
 

W1SE

Well-Known Member
First Name
Jake
Joined
Nov 28, 2021
Threads
37
Messages
455
Reaction score
966
Location
Vancouver, WA
Vehicles
2021 Ford Bronco, 2018 VW Atlas
Occupation
Branch manager
Clubs
 
It isn't rainy season yet here in the PNW, so unlikely that anyone here has seen this issue yet.

Although these issues can be considering, what we don't know is how frequent this and others are. People that don't have issues tend not to come into forums to say how wonderful their non issues are...
I think people that get worried seeing these issues and freaking out must be new to forums. They don’t realize that people don’t post “yup, had another normal day with my rivian” you either post to get praise or sympathy. Trust me I am one of those. But go check out a bronco forum or a land rover forum, or any other manufacturers forum, they all have people posting the hundreds of things that can go wrong with a vehicle. It has no scientific bearing on how great or horrible a vehicles manufacturing is.

sorry, had to post.
 

Sponsored

Madsen203

Well-Known Member
First Name
Michael
Joined
Jul 18, 2022
Threads
5
Messages
329
Reaction score
385
Location
Bay Area
Vehicles
Tesla Model Y
Occupation
Manager
I think people that get worried seeing these issues and freaking out must be new to forums. They don’t realize that people don’t post “yup, had another normal day with my rivian” you either post to get praise or sympathy. Trust me I am one of those. But go check out a bronco forum or a land rover forum, or any other manufacturers forum, they all have people posting the hundreds of things that can go wrong with a vehicle. It has no scientific bearing on how great or horrible a vehicles manufacturing is.

sorry, had to post.
I agree but I’ve been in car forums for the last 16 years so I’m pretty well versed in following issues vs. reality. What’s always stuck with me is first model year production is always full of issues and by Y2/3, it’s ironed out and near perfection. True of every major brand both ICE and EV.

Makes me OK with a Q4 2023 or Q1 2024 delivery. :)
 

Gsxr150

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 25, 2022
Threads
40
Messages
483
Reaction score
445
Location
Minnesota
Vehicles
F
Strongly considering selling off car when it comes in. Lots of issues to work out. Rivian is going to go broke trying to fix and redesign their manufacturing to eagle these issues. Anyone in PNW with this issue yet?
Yeah man...the list of problems grows by the day, if not hour. This is getting out of hand. I have a week left to make a decision.
 

mitchelmb

Member
First Name
Mike
Joined
Apr 16, 2022
Threads
1
Messages
19
Reaction score
6
Location
Hoboken, NJ
Vehicles
Rivian R1T, Kia Telluride
My vin is in the 2000's and I have yet to experience this issue of water in the gear tunnel. I had my driver side gear tunnel door adjusted at the service center for better body panel alignment recently and will keep an eye on it. Just make sure that your gear tunnel doors are always fully closed.
 

itselectric

Well-Known Member
First Name
Wes
Joined
Aug 27, 2021
Threads
15
Messages
567
Reaction score
1,078
Location
USA
Website
evhelphub.com
Vehicles
R1T
Yeah man...the list of problems grows by the day, if not hour. This is getting out of hand. I have a week left to make a decision.
You have a week (or 1,000 miles) to return the truck to Rivian if you don't like it. Since you are on the fence, maybe it would make sense to get it, drive it to ~900 miles, spray it with a hose, check for squeaks/weird noises/panel misalignments and at the end of the week, see if you loved it more than you thought or if there's something about it you still don't like.

I understand a week isn't a super long time, but I think much of your concerns may be alleviated after having a handful of days with the vehicle and checking things out thoroughly.

Even if there is something not to your liking, see what it would take to get fixed or see how much a dealer would buy it from you for.

Pretty much, if you're a pre March 1 reservation holder, I don't see the benefit in canceling without any of these options first, unless you have talked yourself out of it. :)

By the way, I completely understand your point. I felt the exact same way when I got my first Tesla (a model 3). All I heard for the weeks/months leading up to it were: "I love this car" or "it has had so many issues" which made it difficult to decide.

In the end, I decided there was no other vehicle that I was happy with after test driving about a half dozen others and so I took the plunge. It ended up having a couple of minor things fixed within the first week.

However - all were fixed in 24 hours and one service visit, got the vehicle back and drove the absolute heck out of it on cross country road trips, put tens of thousands of miles on it and never regretted it!
Sponsored

 
Last edited:
 




Top