Top 5 Problems Nissan Altima Sedan 4th Generation 2007-12
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Here are the top problems for the 4th generation Nissan Altima! Len explains some of the top problems you may face with the 4th gen Altima, based on our own research, and technical reports from across the country, and Nissan recalls. Len offers suggestions and tips on ways to repair or replace the issues on the 2007 to 2012 Altima.
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0:00 Top Problems Nissan Altima 4th Gen 2007-12
0:19 Cam Position Sensor / Crank Position Sensor
1:29 Oil Cooler O-Rings
2:16 Catalytic Converter Failure P0420
4:30 Intake Gasket
5:30 Fuel Starvation
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I have my Nissan 2008 and I have the problem p0420
How you not address CVT fail?
+Chino Moreno Thanks for the tip! We'll pass this info along to our production team.
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Where is the crankshaft position sensor located?
I've got a 2007 with 333,281 miles. The only issues I have had are the catalytic converter going bad twice, a leaky valve cover, and ignition coils. Other than that, no issues at all. Still running original engine and transmission.
Mine has 245k miles and only problems I have are bad catalytic converters, what tipped you off about the ignition coils?
@@trevordoeseverything219 4 me excessive engine vibration, I thought engine mount failure at 1st til sum1 suggested it may be the coils, & it was
@@TheKy47 that’s for that mine shakes And I replaced my engine mounts Amd still shakes. Ima take it tomorrow to get checked
I have 2006 3.5 sl manual with 240 000. Major problem was alternator, sensor of fuel level (check engine light is on) and rusty floor. Everything else is working. Very powerfull car
me too catillic converter
Best presentation I've seen! Was just complaining that too many don't take it serious enough to talk consciously and clear, with a tone that is pleasing and factual....camera at eye level and no background noise....also friendly and informative....you ought to do a series, because I bet it would be most popular on whole net!!
hey bro I just wanted to say you've really helped me do alot of auto repairs, I like how calm and collected you are and how you explain things simply for us to understand. you really do a good job bro thanks alot
Awesome because I just replaced my fuel pump and filter and spark plugs and wires and did a full oil change and now my 2005 2.5 nissan altima is running so much better and purrs like a sewing machine instead of sounding like a pulp wood truck. Thanks for sharing this with us nissan altima folks...I look forward to more videos because I'm a single woman who does her own mechanic work, due to my lack of funds..
Also change ur transmission fluids and both filters every 30 miles
@@Bassmaster784 every 30??
Transmission fluid and filter every 30000 miles,dont flush it,is not really recomended
Me too!
I'm the original owner of a 2010 Nissan Altima 2.5s. It was my daily driver for 10 years and 120,000 miles. Not one issue. I love this car; drove it all through my college years. Doing a full restoration on it now. I would never dream of selling it 😂
I got a 2012 Altima approaching 120k also, no problems here either what kind of work do you plan on doing on your car? I’m trying to get more into working on my car & maintenance so far all I’ve learned is how to do oil changes, thanks
I also have a 2010 altima 2.5s. Bought it 2 years ago with 42k miles now has about 68k miles. Knock on wood doing great. Virtually no rust underneath, drives great. Only had to replace both sets of brakes, shocks, and drive belt. I'm nervous about the cvt but my mechanic says don't touch the fluid because it can cause more damage. Not sure how true that is but it still works great! Just trying to think of preemptive care!
@@joshlangston8169 theres some truth to not changing the cvt oil. however once you get passed 100k miles on it you could start getting some issues with the cvt transmission if you dont change out the oil. I changed my cvt oil at 100k last summer and have 115k now with no issues so far. I have 3 friends who have had nissan altimas and they all had the cvt transmission crap out on them. I have a 2010 nissan altiima 2.5s and havent had any issues with mine thankfully.
all 3 friends didn't change the cvt oil either so that's why i assume they're transmissions failed on them.
man im about to go buy one of these with 88k miles on it, I'm excited
Thank you. My wife just purchased a 2012 Alitma . This has helped me have a better understanding of how to help her maintain it . 💯
One of my best friends had a 2012 2.5s with leather and had 298,000 miles on it and the car kept going strong, it was never getting any weaker the car kept driving like new, I’m purchasing a 3.5se so I’m confident that it will be just as good maybe even better😊
Great insight to the 4th gen Altimas. We've been working on a 2007 for a little while now. Just replaced a valve cover gasket. Great video man. 👍
I need help with mine
Generally speaking, you the best dude in 1Aauto
I love the video, it is very informative & interesting especially since I'm the owner of both a maxima and an Altima. Great work Bro.because I have those exact issues.
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My 2009 hybrid 165,000 miles: Steering lock (a recall, so was free of charge), Oil cooler (40 bucks), Ignition coils ($50 set of 4), upper air intake hose ($30). Running like a champ but probably do some proactive maintenance on the sensors.
I've had my Nissan Altima for 5 years . Through all my wild life style till I settled down and really have been blessed with my Altima it's never has given me any problems what's so ever I'm at 180.000 miles not one issue..I had American cars my whole 20s nothing but problems ..
What year
I’ve had my 2006 Nissan for 5 years and tho I’ve had minor problems with it, they were easy fixes, thank God. I’ve had plenty of American cars and like you said, nothing but problems. I think a good rule of thumb is if you see older model cars on the roads in this day and age then it’s safe to assume they’re fairly reliable cars. After babying my 06 with some TLC and changing the spark plugs and not running her with cheap gas, she runs like brand new and even keeps up with the most recent models. At 140,000k and she’s going strong. Nissan, Toyotas and Hondas are my top picks for reliability.
I bought my 2008 Altima Coupe (6-speed MT) new and it's given me 13 years of trouble-free service. I recently got a PO420 code and will probably have to replace the cat, but that's still pretty darn good.
I have 179900 miles on mine as well. Minor issues.
This video helped me change my full.pump cause it was installed incorrect, thank u for this helpful tips, I watch all ur videos to fix my car. Thank u Soo much ..many blessings n good luck with ur videos...Lady mechanic ❤❤❤😊😊😊
Excellent video. Thanks. In reading some of the comments; I realized that I have a rattling heat shield problem. Now, I’m going to search YT to find the fix. I appreciate you!
I bought a 2010 Altima SL early 2018. The oil cooler leak was the one thing the garage found during my used car inspection. Lately my car has lost it's get up and go and I smell fuel when I start the engine. This video has helped a lot.
+Matthew Drummond Thanks for the feedback!
Same with my 2010 Altima.
Thanks brother you make working on my 07 Altima much easier each and every problem i have with the car you have a video for me to watch
My brother is about to gift one of these to me because he bought a new car. I’m glad I know about the common problems. Thanks for the video :)
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"Generally speaking"
His same hand movement 2000 times kills me. lol
Once I seen this comment I was infected
"Let's get into it"
"Vericle"
Only 5 problems??🤣
I still have my 2007 Altima. Bought it with 22,000 miles in 2009. 190,000 miles now. I am a 20-year MasterTech with Mercedes-Benz. I drive my cars pretty hard and this car has been great.. every mechanical part on this engine is original. Only thing I replaced was the oil cooler gasket , valve cover gasket, lower oil pan had a hole rusted through it, spark plugs, belt, and motor mounts. I also replaced the crank sensor at 100,000 miles just because. Cvt was replaced at 100,000 under warranty. I knew a guy who worked there and replaced the cvt for me before the warranty ran out. Started getting an almost stalling out affect or erratic idling. There was a vacuum leak on the rubber hose on top of the engine.. It will dry rot and start sucking air. Caused a rough idle.
Exhaust will rust out at the front at the flex pipe.
But mechanically speaking the car has never left me stranded. Very good car. My 19 kid drives it now.
Front wheel bearings replaced, front sway bar links replaced. Rear shocks replaced.
If I could expand on the P0420 for a moment: I had that code on my 2000 Infiniti i30 for over a year. According to the texts, there is actually 6 separate causes for this code. Well, I discovered the 7th! Long story short, I had one coil pack that was cracked in the middle of the tube. If you look at the specific coil pack for this vehicle, you will see it has a skinny point in the middle. The crack was intermittently leaking spark! This caused a richer exhaust. A rich exhaust is hotter. This registered to the O2 sensors as the exhaust being hotter in front of the catalytic, than behind it, which is the opposite reading that it's looking for. So, it gave me the P0420. But all it was, was a cracked coil pack. It took me a year to figure it out.
If your catalytic is really bad, and no longer functioning, then you will see the black stuff start to accumulate on your rear bumper. You've seen cars like this before. I didn't have that, so I knew there was something else going on. I'm glad I waited.
Great tip on the coil pack.. thanks for that.
interesting video, but i would have liked to see you actually pointing out where these things are and replacing them.
Nice job of explaining the problems and fixes in layman's terms.
Thank you for sharing your experience with truths and reason God Bless You And Your Family ,Your clear and precise ,troubleshooting You Make us proud !when you speak we are Listening ,, Thanks again!
Good content. Helps me know what to fix on a used Altima.
I’m going to rewatch this on my off day & GO TO WORK thanks a lot God bless
Wow I just got a 2008 Nissan Altima and I first drove it today and a lot of things need fixing.... pretty much all this. Thanks for the info!!
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I’m in love with my 2007 Nissan Altima.
The video was very helpful thanks
You’re information was great I learn a lot
I have a 2008 Nissan Altima. I literally just had my catalytic converter replaced. I was so lucky that my check engine light never came on. But, that noise was so loud. Catalytic converter are expensive and I'm glad that I didn't have to pay much for mine.
Great video very informative
Great video and wee gonna replace the sensors to see if that’s the problem.
Thank you so much for the information.. You are very well spoken
thank you for the information. I have 2010 Altima hybrid with a bad steering pump its not working tips on something like this
My 09 Audi A4 engine literally blew, so I went with a pretty good conditioned used 2010 Altima 2.5s and I’m quite impressed. It’s obviously not quite Audi on the interior but they did a great job being it’s 11 years old now. Love the car. Black. Heated seats. Bose sound system. Good little car.
I have a 2010 altima bose stereo and leather. But stutters.
I have a 2012 with 150,000 miles...I haven't had one of these issues...not to say they aren't common. Did need all new wheel bearings, ps pump damaged in -40f weather during Polar vortex, and new CV axles and suspension...otherwise she's a champ...regularly change oil and cvt fluid
Extremely helpful video
Thank you excellent video thanks for the education bratha
Great video! I learned a lot.
Any videos out there on how to change the cam and crank sensor for the 07-12 altima?
Thanks for the great information!!
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I'm the original owner of a 2010 Nissan and I've had her for 11yrs. She just started giving me issue with that dang catalytic converter. Looking into getting her fixed up soon because she's held up so well for me over the years!!
Same happened with my 2009 just got it fixed and she runs like a champ
I need to do this. How much did it cost?
Great video.. What if the vehicle sputters like it wants to cut off?
Great video lot of information I got to take in
I had to figure all this out by myself, since I didn't see the video. You got all the common problems very nicely. To bad the dealer doesn't know how to program the BCM.
Was it a true Nissan dealer? Call the corporate office- demand (cuz as the customer u have a right to demand) they send u2 someone that DOES have the know how.... At NO COST TO U, cuz u had to try to figure it out for urself.
Great information thank you for sharing
Great video!
The only thing I would have liked to have known is a relative cost on replacing these parts otherwise thanks that was all very informative
For the 07-12 Nissan Altima V6 is there any way a timing chain replacement could be done? Got that coming up for mine and your videos are extremely in depth and helpful.
I bought my 2012 nissan altima and till this date I've only had to do regular maintenance, one ignition coil and new radiator.
I have my 2012 Nissan Altima since August last year, I'm already at over 108k, I've had no issues since then, I have the oil change regularly, and I had the transmission fluid changed just last month, so I'm good for another 30 to 60K, the only issue I was dealing with since I had it was the Axel boot leak, I just had that replaced yesterday, so I had no problems with it other than that!
@@dakentaijutsu2010 I'm looking into buying one right now. Does it get decent gas mileage?
Clear & concise... thanks
Thank you! That was very helpful!
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Excellent quality in all ways
Had a 2010 Altima cvt transmission act up. A simple $40 transmission rotation sensor easily accessible made it like new again
We need to buy a car and sad to say we can only purchase used, I was impressed with the first video of yours i watched. on 2015 chevy equinox. thx
Amazing video!
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..I have a 2012 Altima 2.5S with 128k and have never had any of these issues. Is the CVT plus these 5 more of a "when" and not an "if" type of problem? Is there an amount of miles you can get past to be considered "safe" Or is my car a ticking time bomb?
Extremely resourceful and in depth video. Thanks!
Are these problems the same or differ from an 09 3.5 SE Coupe?
Very informative
This is so true. I have an 08 with 130,000+ miles... I'm just now starting to have issues with fuel efficiency from time to time... Thank you so much for this video. I gonna start replacing a few more things that I wasn't sure about.
Thank you so much for you’re help!!!!
I love these guys
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I'd like information about the EGR Vacuum solenoid please. And how to change it.
Missed the cvt trans ! That’s huge !
One of the biggest problems!!
CVT trans is redundant. But yes, transmissions have issues.
should have been #1
I totally agree...#1 and I had to change out mine already
Yeah my 2008 had issues very early on. I helped solve the problem putting an aftermarket transmission cooler on it
Hi my name is Lisa I thank you for your videos they've been helpful I have a 2011 Nissan Altima and I've been having problems with losing power on the freeway I changed the mass air flow sensor three times I've taken it out at cleaned it I clean the filter replace the filter in the box there do you have any idea what else it could be that's causing this once I change it it runs fine for a while but my check engine light will not go off
thanks for the heads up
My wife's 2012 2.5S hasn't had any of these problems at 125K. Only routine oil and transmission fluid changes, plus one O2 sensor and the exhaust heat shield for rattling. We do the CVT fluid every 30K miles. Hopefully we can get another 75K miles out of it. It's been a great car so far.
+Jason Hall Thanks for the feedback!
Same here! 2010 with 118k miles. CVT flushes every 30k and still smooth as butter. None of these issues yet. It has been a great car.
I think the key is changing that cvt fluid most of us with issues have never touched the transmission. I’m over 180k without changing it
I have 200k and change the fluid every 2 years or 30k. However, I change it twice. I drain it once fill out with 5 qt and then drive for a few days then do it again.
I have a 2010 and had the cvt fluid (full exchange-12 qts) at 60000 and 120000. That requires dealer equipment to do the exchange (not a power flush). It's extremely expensive for the labor and 12 quarts, at the dealership. Do you guys do the simple drain and fill (approx 6 quarts)? That doesn't remove all the fluid. I may start doing the drain and fill myself every 30000 if that's best. Can't afford to have that cvt go out. What kind of fluid do you use? Genuine Nissan or a different brand (like Idemitsu CVT-who I think makes it for Nissan)? I'm currently around 131000 miles
Awesome video
My 2001 Pathfinder had the leaking oil cooler. I bought an o-ring to replace it, but just tried tightening the cooler first. That actually worked and it never leaked again.
Thank you, Thank you...... Great work, Info is what I need, 2012 Atima been good to me thank the LORD. Had to replace rear hub. Rear hub is that a common problem?
He didn't mention any transmission problems and how that could impact safety and drivability
Put in an aftermarket oil cooler, that's what I did. Fixed the issue right away.
i drive a manual 1 still to this day 271 on the body
That’s exactly what I was waiting for and it wasn’t even mention. As far as I’m concerned, that’s one of the major problems this generation has.
I would love too see some videos on the 3.5 lt v6 model. Everyone has the 4 cylinder 2.5 videos but finding a 3.5 v6 video is hard lately
Thanks for the info!!!
Thx, very helpful
Just put in an offer on an '11 3.5 SR M/T coupe. If it goes anywhere, this video will prove extremely helpful!
I enjoy your videos. I find them very helpful. I have an issue with my abs sensors I replaced them and all my warning lights are on and can't reset them. Is there anyway without going to the dealer to reset them?
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Great video
I have replaced EVERY part under the hood other than the engine and transmission, and that includes the fuel pump in the back seat. All the parts mentioned in this video have been changed. And STILL, it stalls while driving after some time. I don’t know what to do now and could definitely use some help. Should I keep trying and change the ECM?
No codes come up either.
Any help could ease my stress
Question
I have a 08 Altima coupe
How often do I need to change the fluid and filters on the cvt transmission.
I took it to the dealer and they told me that they never need to be changed and that they are self cleaning.
To me that makes no sense but is that so?
Very helpful thanks
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Thank you
Your Awesome...and I would check u out whenever my car has problems..
I wanna buy one but im afraid of the cvt transmission is going do you think I should get one I need a car next five years 2008-2012 model
He is so right my 2012 Nissan Altima S had replaced the air intake hose, MAF Sensor, CVT Transmission 2x & manifold catalytic converter.
+@suleidacarrera5242 Thanks for the feedback!
Great job
Thank You
Good info to know..Thx
I got ym catalytic converter and shortly after my car started to lose power significantly. Now the engine cuts out when driving. Could this be because it was installed improperly or a faulty catalytic converter?
I learned alot ty
Yep. 10 years ago, the crank postion sensor on my 2006 Altima went out when I was on the highway. It still drove, but it felt like I ran something over and of course the check engine light came on. I got it to the dealer safely. But Geez.
Did you have an altima or altima 2.5 special edition? Ill look up crank position sensor as i just bought a 2006 altima 2.5 Special edition with under 85k miles on it, had it for 2 weeks. Got it inspected before & after purchase so far so good
I had an 06 Altima and I replaced my crankshaft position sensor three times and it still had trouble starting. I would get gas and it would stall while I was driving away.
I have a ‘08 with 231,000 and it still runs like a dream! All original engine and trans
+Krissy Xoxo Thanks for the feedback!
On the P0420 you are stating the Cat and not to park near anything flamable. Are you talking about the pre cat attached to the manifold? And why do say Cat right off and not that it could be one or both of the O2 Sensors, a vacuum leak, etc?
I have a friend that bought a 2008 Altima said her cat was glowing red and popped the code PO 420 Is it possible to straight pipe it after removing ? Live in Iowa no pollution laws. Will light stay on?
Had a 06 Pathfinder, the crankshaft and camshaft went bad, changed them myself and it's good to go.
+Anything Mike Thanks for the feedback!
My Altima 2010 has problems with the p0420 and the oil is inside of the sparkplugs. The other big problem was on the transmission, with the valves body.
I have one of these that burns a lot of oil, I’ve replaced the pcv valve and there is no oil leaks. The spark plug wells are dry also. Any suggestions? Thanks
2012 with the same issue, cannot pinpoint the problem
Sell it and never look back
Have you checked out the valve cover gasket?
2 weeks ago my service engine light came on..i was reading my manual as it said possible loose fuel cap. As I did fill the tank very full. I thought that could have caused the light to come on as it did a few hours after I filled it. just last night as I was going home from work (no other lights came on before work when I parked it) suddenly the battery and brake light popped on. I thought it was low on brake fluid so I drove to a store and bought some to fill the reservoir which didnt need much. then as I was driving the car lost power and i suspected the alternator was not working.
Now if I lose power (low voltage on battery only) will my transmission die? the car was very slow in forward but I could reverse. I got the car into a parking lot and let it rest couldnt roll down the windows or unlock the doors. After the car rested I got to use the power locks and windows. I restarted the car and the trouble lights still are on. I reversed the car and tried to move forward.. it did move but was slow. I left my multimeter at work so couldnt test the alternator. If the alternator did go bad. will it affect the transmission and what code will it show?
also how hard will it be to replace the alternator in a 3.5 sr Nissian 2011 altima? so far All i seen are the smaller engine sizes on youtube,