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Anyone else having trouble getting the doors to close in cold weather? Mine has done it three times now… seems to be a mechanical problem. Hair dryer or WD40 don’t help.

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Ford had this exact problem. I hope it doesn't become more common.
 

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Anyone else having trouble getting the doors to close in cold weather? Mine has done it three times now… seems to be a mechanical problem. Hair dryer or WD40 don’t help.

Yikes not good. I just have the squeaky driver door and gear tunnel door when cold. Hopefully you got it figured out
 

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I had my truck up in Northern Arizona in the low teens during a big snowstorm and didn't have any issues.
 
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Ford had this exact problem. I hope it doesn't become more common.
Do you know what the fix was? Today I have been climbing in and out through the passenger door since the door is now stuck shut. Support is investigating…
 

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Guessing you have something sticking that got water in it and froze. I haven't pulled the door panel off so have no idea what it looks like under there.
 

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Happened to me today. Single digits / low teens cold here. Same as your video. I (temporarily) fixed it by locking & unlocking on the infotainment screen a few times and got it to function correctly. Went out to family dinner, came outside after & had to do same thing. Home now went outside out of curiosity, same thing again. Only drivers door. I will take better look tomorrow & report back.
 
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Mine worked less than half the time this week in our super cold weather.

Today it was a little warmer (over 20°) and I didn’t have any problems and used the door dozens of times.
 

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Same.

Had it at the grocery store and another trip when we got home - but on a rear passenger door.

I thought it wassomething my kids were doing. Glad to know it’s a Rivian issue tho. I’ll call
My service center and wait (hopefully not 6 months)

Mine worked less than half the time this week in our super cold weather.

Today it was a little warmer (over 20°) and I didn’t have any problems and used the door dozens of times.
 

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At -11 temp, no issues whatsoever regarding the doors on my R1T ?
 

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Do you know what the fix was? Today I have been climbing in and out through the passenger door since the door is now stuck shut. Support is investigating…
Where is. your nearest service center?
 

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It was really cold here over the last few days and I didn't have any issues. I did not have any water/snow/ice on my truck though as I garage it. I'm in the camp that thinks some moisture got in there somewhere and froze and made the mechanism stick somehow, but could definitely be a mechanical defect as well.
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