Rivian R1T Lemon Law Case Study: Florida
Overlapping Battery, Body, and Electrical Defects on a New Rivian R1T
Our client purchased a new Rivian R1T electric truck from Rivian, LLC in Florida. From the time of delivery, the vehicle exhibited multiple overlapping defects across its electrical, body, and battery systems, requiring four documented contacts with Rivian over approximately three months. The defects included significant battery drain, vehicle shaking, unresponsive key cards, body panel gaps, seat malfunctions, and incorrectly applied paint.
Documented Repair Visits
December 26, 2024
Battery dropped from 85% to 36% after driving fewer than 80 miles. The vehicle was shaking at highway speeds. Both key cards were unresponsive.
January 14–30, 2025 (16 days)
The front driver-side corner of the frunk lid had a large gap. The vehicle was shaking while driving. The driver's seat was not exiting the comfort-entry position approximately 15% of the time when placed in Park or driven. A rattle was coming from the passenger-side headrest. Since delivery, the battery had been draining approximately 3% overnight when parked with A/C off, requiring charging to 90–100% every few days to stay above 20%. The vehicle could not reach 170 miles on a full charge before dropping below 20%.
February 28, 2025
The auxiliary air compressor door was found missing a rubber stop.
March 18, 2025 – Present
Paint work was performed incorrectly, metallic paint was applied on a vehicle originally finished in non-metallic paint. The shop also failed to address seat concerns and claimed no diagnostics were run on the reported problems. No repair order was provided for this visit.
Why This Rivian R1T Qualified as a Lemon
Florida's Lemon Law (Chapter 681, Florida Statutes) sets specific thresholds that entitle a consumer to a buyback or replacement. This case satisfied multiple criteria:
- Electrical: Required multiple repair attempts without permanent resolution.
- Body: Required multiple repair attempts without permanent resolution.
- Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act eligible: Federal warranty protection provided additional remedies.
$110,289 Recovered for Our Client
Case Summary
- Vehicle purchased: December 2, 2024
- Odometer at delivery: 100 miles
- Mileage at time of claim: 2,782 miles
- Documented repair visits: 4
- Settlement amount: $110,289 (Buyback)
Easy Lemon negotiated a full vehicle buyback of $110,289, returning our client's equity and terminating their obligation for the defective vehicle. This claim was filed against Rivian.
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Attorney on Record
Ron Kaniuk, Esq.
Florida Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C.
Ron runs the firm's Florida lemon law practice from the Miami office. He earned his J.D. at St. John's University School of Law in 1996 and has handled buyback, replacement and cash-and-keep claims against every major manufacturer.
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