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2016 Pathfinder charging problems.

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I’m currently having this same issue. Any resolution?
As @KTooTall13 said up thread - have you had your battery and alternator tested? These are the two most likely culprits. Also above, @jman tossed in how to check if your belt is still good. That's your next step. Finally if all of those are okay, you'll want to check and make sure that nothing's happened to the energizer wire going into the alternator (the alternator needs juice to make more juice) and the fusible link (That's the big block attached to your positive terminal.)
 
I've come to realize that most one posters aren't here to get their hands dirty. They just want someone to tell them what part to replace, so they can tell a mechanic what they want replaced. In the automotive industry we call this the Shotgun Approach or the Parts Cannon Method. Blasting away, throwing parts at a vehicle until the problem is fixed. It's a great way to spend alot of money.

Unfortunately there's just too many variables when is comes to problems like this. Two people can have the "same" symptoms and have a completely different fault
That's why I always try to give an answer with diagnostic advice, or things to check, over just naming parts to replace.
Yeah, totally get that. I recognize that I am not the average bear when it comes to this stuff. I hope it helps, or it helps someone else who might be looking but hasn't posted. Hard to say, to be sure.
 
I am going through the same issues. I have replaced the battery, and the problem came back after the battery was dead later that week. Unknown to me as the alternator tested good after I replaced the battery. Brought it into my tech and he found that the alternator was bad. So replaced that and a week later same issue. Still searching to find a problem. Terminals look good. Maybe ECM issue?
More likely the PCM, but I'd make sure that everything is hooked up correctly on the alternator, first. There's two harness plugs that come into it. If either isn't seated correctly, you won't charge.