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No More Unlock Owl Sound?

Does your R1 still have an unlock sound?


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On Halloween night last year, my truck stopped playing the unlock sound. I put in a ticket and never really heard of a resolution or troubleshooting plan. I finally took my truck into the shop (for other things, not the unlock sound) and the resolution was that at some point Rivian removed the unlock sound. They said none of the vehicles on the lot played the unlock sound anymore.

I'm a little skeptical about this, so I thought I would set up a poll.
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Not saying mine never had an unlock sound but I can’t remember ever hearing one so if it had one it has been awhile.
 

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I have no memory of an unlock sound ever being present on my truck (other than the door handles popping open).

Now I’m curious!
 

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On Halloween night last year, my truck stopped playing the unlock sound. I put in a ticket and never really heard of a resolution or troubleshooting plan. I finally took my truck into the shop (for other things, not the unlock sound) and the resolution was that at some point Rivian removed the unlock sound. They said none of the vehicles on the lot played the unlock sound anymore.

I'm a little skeptical about this, so I thought I would set up a poll.
You have me curious! Outside of Halloween 2023, I’ve never heard a Rivian make an unlock sound. Well, other than groans/squeaks/whirs from things opening or starting as the vehicle wakes up. How would you describe the previous unlock sound you had?
 

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I don't have any unlocking sounds, but I'm not sure I am a representative data point.

At delivery, the lock sounds were working correctly on my vehicle. But by the time I woke up the next morning, it was no longer chirping when it locked. The annoying EV warning sounds also stopped working.

I suspect my external speaker may have somehow fallen off. I have no idea how that could have happened ;

It doesn't bother me enough to complain, but I've been in for warranty service at least six times and Rivan has not fixed it or even pointed out that it isn't working.
 
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You all are making me think I'm losing my mind! I'm now looking for video or some recording of the sound but am coming up empty... Am I losing my mind? ⁉
 

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You all are making me think I'm losing my mind! I'm now looking for video or some recording of the sound but am coming up empty... Am I losing my mind? ⁉
Imagine what the guys at the service center thought :)
 

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Unlock sound? Besides clunk/whir/squeal? Did service lubricate your door handles? Non-seasonally there has never been a deliberate sound.
 
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You all are making me think I'm losing my mind! I'm now looking for video or some recording of the sound but am coming up empty... Am I losing my mind? ⁉
Definitely not losing your mind, but now that you've said it....WTAF!? It definitely used to have an unlock sound, but it sure as hell isn't there now. As you mentioned the Halloween theme, the most recent one had the organ music and unlock was a rising progression and the lock was a falling progression. At the end of the day it doesn't bug me that it's gone because the lock sound is the one I always listen for as I walk away.
 

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Definitely not losing your mind, but now that you've said it....WTAF!? It definitely used to have an unlock sound, but it sure as hell isn't there now. As you mentioned the Halloween theme, the most recent one had the organ music and unlock was a rising progression and the lock was a falling progression. At the end of the day it doesn't bug me that it's gone because the lock sound is the one I always listen for as I walk away.
What did it sound like? I just watched a couple videos from early/mid 2022, and none of them made any sounds when unlocking.
 
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What did it sound like? I just watched a couple videos from early/mid 2022, and none of them made any sounds when unlocking.
I did the same thing but I SWEAR it used to make a sound!!!
 

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What did it sound like? I just watched a couple videos from early/mid 2022, and none of them made any sounds when unlocking.
I could swear it was another chirp, but slightly different.
 

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It's called the Mandela Effect... a glitch in the matrix. Nothing to be alarmed about.
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