Zero degrees and windy with 1/4" ice, typically. Hair dryer won't help. The buttons on the rail are useless frozen, so need at least two people, one in cab pushing button and the other yanking. The rubber pads on the slide cover inside tailgate freeze to the tailgate. I have reglue them...
We love our Rivian R1T for ski trips to Killington. But each year ice buildup are frustrating. The buttos on bed rails are unstable, so tailgate requires (1) 5 minutes of breaking off ice(2) one person in vehicle pushing the open tailgate and (3) two or 3 strong folks pulling tailgate in unison...
We are headed skiing in the Dolomites, Italy and will be leaving Rivian uncharged at bus station for 10 days. Some of those days like Saturday will be well below zero. I will turn off cameras and shuttle alarm. What is best charge to leave it sit at for 10 days? Is there anything else I should...
Yes. have not received it yet. ice buildup has been the bigger issue. The ice can puch the buttons as it freezes and expands. I got in one day, and my tonneau cover tried to open and, of course, with the ice, it broke. The charge port door freezes from the inside, so takes some pounding to break...
The problem I have on our PA 2 lane State paved roads is the roads are not plowed wide. The center with heavy crown may show pavement or be blcak ice, but right side has heavy snow. Along with crown, this pulls unenvenly towards the ditch (we have no shoulders). Encountering a vehicle the other...
My charge port was frozen this morning. When I banged to break up the ice, I found the build-up was inside. The cover does not seal well enough. And whose bright idea was it to put the buttons to open tailgate and gear tunnel on the top flat surface where ice must be pounded off and sometime...
Mine is in permanent closed position, so hoping they have a fix soon. I don't need it full of snow when I pick up hay, but need it open to pick up hay. Mechanic removed the gear, so it is truly stuck shut. Meanwhile, I have to keep my diesel truck or buy a trailer to pickup hay. Mechanic told me...
Thank you for this post. I noticd my lights were iced over, but it was daytime, so no problem. Driving at night from PA to VT to ski, we should encounter lots of shush to ice as temp from Albant to Killington drops 20 degrees or more. I would think Rivian would have fully tested for this in...
Thank you for your answers. YES, opening rear door to pull passthough cover open while pushing button, solves that problem of getting caught on secondary catch while iced. Techician was able to get my tonneau cover fixed in a closed position. And doors will open when frozen over by pushing in on...
YES. It took Jim, Rivian service 4 hours to get it fully closed where it will remain closed and inoperable until the new one comes out. I needed it closed as we will be using it for ski trip storage. So much easier to leave it open. Can't wait for the replacement. We could not come up with a...
So what was the plan when ice is built up on rails. Buttons are not even visible. They must have tested for this. Also precondition does not work from app during icing. Just says "unable to wake vehicle". Seems scraping ice and manually opening is the only way. Phone app is tough as I have to...
No. The tonneau cover usually only opens if I push botton on rail or touchscreen inside. During freezing rain, for some reason it opened, doors unlocked, no key present. Then it froze and broke.
It never opened before unless I pushed the button. Now it won't open, nor closed. Just jammed and slanted. Need it fixed fast before Killington Ski Race Camp.