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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5N1AR2MN9GC••••••2016 Nissan PATHFINDER
This build draws 1.6× more complaints than the average 2016 Nissan PATHFINDER build (7 vs 4).
7on this build
96on the model
22builds in total
2involved a crash
Most reportedEngine 3Service Brakes 2Other/unknown 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashOct 2020
Brake fade. Coming to a stop brake pedal will fade causing the pedal to touch floor forcing you to let off and reapply the brakes. When stopped at intersection brake pedal slowly goes to floor causing vehicle to start moving resulting in collision with vehicle in front
EnginecrashApr 2018
I drove up to 16,000 miles and then the engine suddenly made a weird sound. I went to 2 nissan dealerships to check it out and it said it was normal for 2016 pathfinder.but while driving sometimes it will cause a humming noise like a bee and its really annoying, I went to check…
Air BagsOct 2021
When I purchased this vehicle I quickly noticed a feature or standard that this vehicle has concerning passenger safety vs airbag ON/OFF There is a lamp beside the display area that indicates if the pass bags are on (lamp is off) or if they are off (lamp is on) If the passenger…
Unknown Or OtherJan 2020
When I turned on my AC, it sounds like a helicopter. I was told it's the cooling fan and that it'll cost over $1000 to fix. This seems to be a common issue with these cars. My car has 80,000 miles. My 2007 camry has over 290,000 and never had this issue. I also owned a honda…
Vehicle Speed ControlJul 2019
While coming to a stop brake pedal will fade causing the pedal to touch the floor and forcing the driver to release and reapply brakes. Also while using cruise control on the highway, the vehicle begins to rapidly accelerate and de-accelerate causing a 'jerking' motion
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5N1AR2MN9GC643561 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.