Rivian Charging Woes: Anyone Else have Issues with Electrify America Chargers?

R1S Charging Limit Issue: Anyone Else Experiencing This?

Rivian Blue · 2025-04-25T15:25:14+00:00

Ever since I got my R1S, I've had a daily charging routine, which I follow all the time. For my daily routine during the week, I set the vehicle to charge up to 85% each night. This level is enough for my regular commutes and errands, helping to preserve the battery’s long-term health. On weekends, I often charge it to 100% for longer trips that need more range. However, there have been a couple of instances—two or maybe three times—when the car ignored my 85% charging limit and went all the way to 100%. This unexpected change has me a little bit concerned, even tho it doesn't seem like it's much of a big deal. Has anyone else experienced such before?

Rivian Mom

Active Wheeler

Monday at 12:28 PM

I’ve been kind of curious, has anyone else run into issues with Electrify America chargers? I pulled up to a station with eight chargers, and other EVs were charging just fine, but my Rivian wouldn’t work at any of them. I spent over an hour trying different chargers, restarting things, and even talking to their support team on the phone—nothing helped. My Rivian kept glitching every time I tried to start a charge.

I called Rivian’s support, and they gave me a vague answer about how their software doesn’t always play nice with third-party chargers. They said I’d need to test it on a Level 2 charger to confirm the issue was on their end before they could help. With my battery almost dead, I barely made it 36 miles to a town with a Tesla Supercharger, which—thankfully—worked perfectly with my adapter. Without that, I would’ve been stranded.

This got me wondering: is Rivian’s software somehow blocking certain chargers? Or was this just a weird one-off glitch? I watched seven other EVs charge without a hitch, so it’s hard to say. Either way, I plan on sticking to trips where I know I can access Level 2 chargers overnight. What should’ve been a two-hour drive home turned into a 4.5-hour ordeal.

Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a rant as I'm still a big Rivian fan girl any day and anytime. Just curious if anyone else has been through something like this?

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