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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5N1DR2MN5HC••••••2017 Nissan PATHFINDER
That is about average for the 2017 Nissan PATHFINDER — 7 complaints per build across 25 builds.
10on this build
176on the model
25builds in total
Most reportedEngine 6Power Train 3Fuel/propulsion System 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainOct 2023
I am told my transmission needs to be replaced and I need timing chain repair kit. I had transmission service in June 2023 and our car started with a funny noise. Had oil changed and tune up and still same sound Car started to jerk really hard on accelaration after 25mpg then…
EngineDec 2020
46,000 miles. Cooling fan wobbling. Fan also making very loud grinding noise. No visible damage to the fan. Sounds like bad bearing. Noise is present at startup, drive, and idle. Dealer shop said "wear and tear."
Unknown Or OtherDec 2019
Cooling fan on most nissan pathfinder SUV's (models 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) seems to be going bad around 36,000 miles. There has been a widespread complaint about this from other pathfinder customers. Some customers even reported having to replace the cooling fan twice in…
SteeringFeb 2019
The contact owns a 2017 nissan pathfinder. After driving approximately thirty minutes, the instrument panel lost power for a few seconds and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The…
EngineFeb 2020
The cooling fan started making very loud noise at 40000 miles. Issue seems very common as hundreds of owners have similar issue. Dealer asking $1200 to replace the fan. Since this is very common issue affecting most pathfinder cars nissan should issue a recall to fix the issue…
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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 5N1DR2MN5HC698569 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.