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Rivian R1T Upper Control Arm Failure

R99 · 6 mo ago

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A scary moment for this R1T owner where they experienced some kind of ball joint failure. Seems like something wasn't tightened properly. Hopefully everyone's ok.

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ERivTruck

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That's not a ball joint failure. There is a tear in the CV boot but that is because the upper control arm is no longer attached to the mounting point in the vehicle sub frame.

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#12 · 6 mo ago

Yellow Buddy said:
Is this not the hidden back to the future feature?

1.21 giga watts!!!

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#26 · 4 mo ago

Sad this is happening, but reminds me of the bit comedian Ron White did about having Sears change the tires on his van....

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#28 · 4 mo ago

"Turning my van into a tripod, spinning me into a whole new direction of pissed-off I have never been in my life!"

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