Steering wheel feedback over bumpy roads?

[Yeti370]

Ive noticed since taking delivery of my R1T, that the steering wheel vibrates over bumps and even shakes a lot when driving 40mph + on bumpy roads. Ive driven other cars to see if this is normal and if Im only noticing it because its new and Im more observant. But, other vehicles have no wheel feedback over the same roads. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is this expected with such a heavy vehicle?

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[3121]

Notice the same on my truck, like it’s got play in the steering but it’s not that, Or like the steering is to easily moved with road imperfections. My old Tacoma and all our other cars have a heavier feeling in the steering.

 

[Snazzy Labs]

I love it. I haven’t driven a car with this much wheel feedback in years. If you leave the steering wheel straight up with your hands off, you can actually see it respond to the road conditions. Most cars are just dead, dead, dead (especially at 0 deg) nowadays. Reminds me of performance cars and, well, all cars from 20 years ago. I can see how it could bug some people, but I love it!

 

[Craigins]

when i did the first mile event, the steering wheel play depended on drive mode.

 

[Yeti370]

I love it. I haven’t driven a car with this much wheel feedback in years. If you leave the steering wheel straight up with your hands off, you can actually see it respond to the road conditions. Most cars are just dead, dead, dead (especially at 0 deg) nowadays. Reminds me of performance cars and, well, all cars from 20 years ago. I can see how it could bug some people, but I love it!

I guess I might not be the only truck that does this then. Its just something Im not used to.Driving on bumpy roads at 60mph and having the wheel shake seems wrong.

when i did the first mile event, the steering wheel play depended on drive mode.

I drive primarily in all purpose. I will have to switch to other drive modes to see if it improves.

 

[electruck]

I guess I might not be the only truck that does this then. Its just something Im not used to.Driving on bumpy roads at 60mph and having the wheel shake seems wrong.

There is a big difference between road feedback (something Snazzy and myself both appreciate) and a shimmy or vibration in the steering which could be a sign of a problem (wheel out of balance or problems with a tire or suspension).

It's hard to tell from your description if you're just dealing with more steering feel than you're used to or if there is an actual problem. Things like an out of balance tire will tend to manifest at certain road speeds regardless of how smooth/rough the road surface is. If the steering feedback seems to be associated more with the road surface then it may just more feedback than you're accustomed to but that doesn't mean there couldn't still be a suspension issue. With the increased chance of assembly issues with these early builds, I would have Rivian check it out. Better safe than sorry. Your best bet at figuring something like this out is to be able to demonstrate the problem to a service tech.

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