Clicking noise from rear at low speed

[ozziegt]

They have had mine for 3 weeks now, still no updates on when it will be ready. Going to press for an update tomorrow.

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[IGR]

I had this issue as well, they replaced one of the rear disconnect axles.

 

[ozziegt]

Well, got the vehicle back after 4 weeks. They fixed some other issues but did not fix the clicking from the axle. Really disappointing.

 

[ATL_R1S]

Bump with video from someone else with the exact same issue as mine has had for the past 6+ months and no resolution from Rivian.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15p53bqqB1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

[IGR]

You have to be persistent with them. Rivian service people are masters of gaslighting you in thinking it’s “normal” or “within spec”

 

[ozziegt]

I'll pester them when the closer SC opens in the summer. Not worth the hassle right now.

 

[woodcan]

Bump with video from someone else with the exact same issue as mine has had for the past 6+ months and no resolution from Rivian.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15p53bqqB1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I just stumbled across your post in my doom scrolling as I await my R1S later this month.
I watched your video and from what it looked like from the inside/under car view was that your CV axle has slack so when you rotate the wheel the CV axle boot ever so slightly lags behind the tire rotation. If you slow down the video to 1/2 speed I swear I could see it but having a chalk mark on the boot would make it clearer. This sounds a little similar to my ICE vehicle did when my front CV axles needed to be replaced last year.

 

[kyledmb]

Watching this thread. I feel like this is a common sound I get from the front. It can sound like a rattle when going over bumpy roads. It's gotta be somewhere in that hub/knuckle connection or CV boot.

 

[surfkhoo]

I dropped off my '23 R1S (18k) to address the tocking issue this morning, and got my vehicle back in the afternoon. Attached is what they did.

For me, the tocking sound would easily happen at low speeds, when going from acceleration to deceleration, and vice versa. I was able to reproduce it for the service rep about a dozen times just going around the block at the service center. During the drive, the service rep had me worried when he said sounds from backlash are normal.

I thought the sound was coming from the rear, but I could be wrong. They replaced the front halfshaft and the tocking sound is gone. Fingers crossed that it doesn't come back, and that I don't have the same issue with the rear halfshaft over time.

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