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Has anyone been in an R-T that doesn’t have these or similar noises. My loaner does and the loaner of another poster does as well. Where are all these quiet trucks?
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Wasn't there a service bulletin very early on about a plate that was missing up there...some sort of spacer?
Hadn't heard that- can you dig that info up? I'd be good to have in hand when they tell me it's 'normal'
 

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Hadn't heard that- can you dig that info up? I'd be good to have in hand when they tell me it's 'normal'
It was probably last March/April...I'll see if I can find anything.
 

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Hadn't heard that- can you dig that info up? I'd be good to have in hand when they tell me it's 'normal'
I had found it at some point, but it is for super early vins. Something like Oct/Nov of 21 I recall.
 

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I am wondering if Rivian have someone looking into these forms, but it would be interesting to see when did this issue got introduced, example my VIN is in the mid 15XXX, I noticed someone in the 15XXX also and few others have been driving it for a month or so.. it would be a good thing to have everyone add the time and VIN here.. maybe they will see this and address it later on? just a thought..
 

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I am wondering if Rivian have someone looking into these forms, but it would be interesting to see when did this issue got introduced, example my VIN is in the mid 15XXX, I noticed someone in the 15XXX also and few others have been driving it for a month or so.. it would be a good thing to have everyone add the time and VIN here.. maybe they will see this and address it later on? just a thought..
I am in 3xxx and reported it to them on my first service trip back in June 22, I believe. They just said "normal" at that time...and they seem to still think it is....or at least keep telling people it is.
 

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I am in 3xxx and reported it to them on my first service trip back in June 22, I believe. They just said "normal" at that time...and they seem to still think it is....or at least keep telling people it is.
oh ok then, it looks like its been there for some time.. I know how annoying the noise can be in slow speed with bad road. i feel like something might come off lol, but its been there since long ago ... it might be just matter of time, next improvement?? well just have to wait for that
 

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Angie, the Bellevue SC manager, just called. I had requested the manager call me about another issue. Let her know about the ever expanding noisy frontend thread on the forum and how we all find this unacceptable and not 'normal.'
 

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Exactly what mine sounds like
Welp, if this is the way its gonna be....might be time to get my order in on a dual motor max pack with the upgraded suspension. Hopefully they'll have engineered all the issue away by then.
That's pretty much exactly what I did; sold my truck Saturday and placed an order for a new one and hope by the time I take delivery that these things will be worked out.
 

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That's pretty much exactly what I did; sold my truck Saturday and placed an order for a new one and hope by the time I get that these things will be worked out.
I hear ya…did Rivian try and fix any of your issues?
 

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I hear ya…did Rivian try and fix any of your issues?
Honestly, I didn't really pursue it much with them. The one time I had it in they said it was normal. I had opened a new ticket and over several phone calls with a service advisor they pretty much said yeah that's normal but bring it in and we'll take a look. I'm also not driving that much now days and have another car (4Runner) so I just decided to sell while I can still make a bit of profit and will just get back in the line. I'm also going to switch to an R1S so it kinda worked out in the long run.
 

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I am curious; everyone in this thread seems to be in a T. Anyone have any experience with these sounds on an S? I would assume it's the same but who knows...
 

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I just dropped my truck off at the Rivian Service Center. They gave me a loaner, another R1T (540 miles on it, mine has 560 miles). The loaner makes the same excat noices as mine. You can hear it in the video I posted here. I'm pretty sure they will tell me that it's normal. I'm no automotive engineer but there is NO way anyone would design any type of supension that would make that noice. They would have heard it during testing. It's either defective parts or inproper install. Rivian probably doesn't have a fix at the moment but are continuing to roll out trucks and plan on addressing it later.
I was just going to ask if newer builds have this issue. With 560 miles, thats a pretty new build, looks like they havent done anything to try to fix these known suspension issues.
 

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I was just going to ask if newer builds have this issue. With 560 miles, thats a pretty new build, looks like they havent done anything to try to fix these known suspension issues.
It sucks they haven't solved, but on positive side, the more that they keep delivering trucks that make noise, and people keep showing up on these forums, maybe we get Rivians attention that just telling us all to live with our noisy suspensions, isn't going to be acceptable.
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