2025.10.1 Damaged Alexa

[RivianRiverRat]

I noticed that the Alexa voice volume was way low when it is responding to a command for Amazon Music and not in Alexa mode aka being in FM or something else

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[Joelle]

Yup I have the same issue, alexa voice is very quiet for the first 5 to 7 seconds and ramps up to normal. Try asking it the weather for next week and you'll see the difference.

 

[Splitime]

I noticed that today. It's like the car mutes the audio/music response (audio vol controls linked?) for her Ding acknowledging she's listening, then if the response is long enough it is beyond the audio reduction expiration window and music comes back (if playing previously) with her talking at a normal volume.

With that in mind, it seems like her voice response is entirely on the music/media columns and abides by vol reductions in activation, when it should be entirely on the Alexa audio vol controls/channel.

 

[kvk89]

Rivian really needs to start developing an in-car model for handling requests locally instead of relying on Amazon's remote servers—it’s seriously slowing things down. I recently picked up the R1S Gen 2, and I’ve gotta say, the voice assistant was a letdown. The silver lining? It might get fixed with an OTA update… so I’m keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[Splitime]

Even if I can't hear all the responses, it does seem to handle all sorts of car controls quite well. So there is that?

 

[nebcomp]

I am seeing the same symptoms. Rivian was going to send out a service van. But they decided that it really is a software update bug and that they will correct it in a future update.

 

[red4lima]

Maybe she thinks you're married to her?

My Alexa is selectively deaf even when I scream and then when she does hear me she says she doesn’t understand basic commands that at other times she DOES understand

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