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I would agree, just the fact it is still communicating with the app indicates it is not dead.
The tub can stay in place. The 12v batteries are accessible without removing the tub.
It is self repairable, but not required while under warranty.
12v batteries can just die. They just do. Rivian has now made 100,000 vehicles. If there is 1 12v failure a week across the fleet then the failure rate is just 0.052% per year. Even one per day across the fleet is just 0.36% in a year. Perspective.
There are a couple posts on set of tools that can be stored in the hitch on the site that assist access to manual lever to frunk. PITA but solvable for $40.
That was not the case for my dead 12V. It was essentially bricked even though trying to jump it at least opened the driver's side door handles but otherwise it was a brick. Couldn't even open the frunk nor tailgate. Since I ALWAYS drive it in lowest sport mode/lowest drive height, the tow truck operator couldn't get under it to release the rear brakes w/ the electronic tool, so he had to hammer some hard-plastic skates under the rear tires to get it on the flatbed.
🫣While this is a relatively minor thing to deal with now, WHERE it happened is the real issue. It's going to be an absolute nightmare to try and get this serviced.
The garage at my place is entirely unreachable for any flatbed to tow. The garage it's in it barely squeaks into and the drink area is inaccessible.
I am hoping it can be jumped from the rear well enough to let it back out a bit and have mobile service replace the 12v bits - but if that doesn't work this is going to get ugly, quickly
Non-defective 12V batteries should NOT just die in < year from delivery regardless of EV, ICE, or whatever. Rivian obviously got a bad batch from the supplier. Who knows how long they were sitting on a shelf before Rivian got them?
Well, to be fair, no warning could be expected if there was a short, but considering the number of these occurrences posed on this forum alone, seems highly suspect there would be this many shorts instead of slow degradation which is not comforting since it could point to a common production or even design issue.
