CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2007 Altima has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.

It's an expensive repair at nearly $4,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
98,286 miles

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2007 Nissan Altima engine problems

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2007 Nissan Altima Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #31

Jan 152023

Altima

  • 146,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a?2007 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, causing another vehicle to swipe the driver's side and the driver's side mirror off the vehicle. The contact was injured but did not receive medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.

- York, PA, USA

problem #30

Dec 022020

Altima

  • 184,600 miles
I was driving and my car started shaking. The engine light came on and I had to go get it checked out so I did and the guy said my transmission could explode on me, stop while I'm driving, or stop working randomly.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #29

Dec 022020

Altima

  • 184,600 miles
I recently just purchased this car and the check engine light came on so I checked it. Turns out there is something wrong with a circuit in the transmission. It will give out on me.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #28

Jan 012020

Altima

  • 150,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My transmission slips needs to be replaced and my car will not keep a battery charged. I have to jump my car every 2-3 months

- Point Pleasant, NJ, USA

problem #27

Apr 102020

Altima

  • miles
Push button not doing anything

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #26

Mar 212020

Altima

  • 190,000 miles
The whole engine is jerking when placed on reverse.

- Milpitas, CA, USA

problem #25

Nov 102019

Altima

  • 146,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle seized and smoke appeared under the hood. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact opened the hood and doused the engine with water to clear the smoke. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 146,000.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #24

Oct 012019

Altima

  • 102,566 miles
Check engine light flashes for a few seconds then shuts off and turns back on while this is happening my 2007 Nissan Altima loses power while driving and feels like the car is going to die out but does not it stays on but the car will engine feels like its jerking or sputtering, car was in motion while this situation was happening, yona guam 96915

- Yona, GU, USA

problem #23

Mar 252019

Altima

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the vehicle had two dry rotted tires and there was an oil leak. The vehicle also failed the emissions test. Dal motors (3915 covington hwy, Decatur, Georgia 30032, 678-705-9350) showed the contact the emissions papers, which indicated that the vehicle passed; however, it was discovered that the vehicle had not been tested. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact filed a claim with the federal trade commission. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Fayettville, GA, USA

problem #22

Oct 152018

Altima

  • 153,405 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle made an abnormal noise and noticed smoke coming from the hood on the passenger side of the engine. The vehicle then caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and a police report was filed. The cause of the fire was unknown. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no injuries. It was not confirmed whether the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 153,405.

- Lansing, MI, USA

problem #21

Feb 262018

Altima

  • 45,924 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driving home from a physical therapy appointment, I entered my street apps 1/4 mile from my house. I depressed the gas pedal to go up a slight incline. At this point the engine accelerated as the gas pedel was totally depressed. The car continued accelerating. Out of fear for other drivers, I tried to turn to a side street on the right, an 1/8 of mile from my house with foot on the brake and nothing on the gas. The car fishtailed causing the car to severe a telephone pole and a stop sign on the end of that street. The car was totalled. I was not cited by the police.

- Auburn, MA, USA

problem #20

Sep 272017

Altima

  • 178,309 miles
While driving my 2007 Nissan Altima the RPM drops and the car loses power. The check engine light gives a code for the catalyst converter but the light goes on and off. Once the RPM drops and all of the lights on the dashboard start blinking, the car jerks and stall. I have to pull over and put the car in park for a few minutes. The car jerks again and drives normal for about 15 minutes and then it repeats itself.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #19

Sep 052017

Altima

  • 135,000 miles
The exhaust manifold has a hole and crack prior to the catalytic converter. This has allowed carbon monoxide to be sucked into the cabin of the vehicle through the HVAC system of the vehicle while it is stopped or parked and running. It has also increased the levels of carbon monoxide emitted by the vehicle while the engine is running as the hole is allowing some exhaust to exit the exhaust system prior to going though the catalytic converter.

- Eau Claire, WI, USA

problem #18

Sep 012016

Altima

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the service engine warning indicator remained illuminated. In addition, there was a strong vibration, a loud noise near the engine, and the engine moved while the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice where it was confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the manufacturer's recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced two of the engine mounts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, stated that they no longer used the provider before to the engine mounts and had a new provider who supplied the parts which provided no solution for the contact because they also stated that the vehicle was excluded from the manufacturer recall. The failure mileage was not available.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

problem #17

Jan 182016

Altima

  • 121,000 miles
I was driving northbound on western avenue busy main street in Chicago all the sudden my car started shaking and vibrating as I approach the lighti had to turn my car off put it in park first turn it off and then try to turn it back on to accelerate it only works once until I got to the second main light and my car would not move or accelerate and I was stuck in the middle of a busy main street with cars behind me beeping and driving past me. Not to mention my RPM's we're going all over the place and I could not drive past 20 miles per hour and the car would speed up and slow down on its own and it felt like it was over working itself. Prior to this ionly a week ago that I heard a rattling noise and took it into my mechanic to see what the problem was and the computer told him it was a transmission issue which at this time Nissan had refused to repair and replace based on the warranty because I was over a thousand miles which at that point I never knew or was notified there was an extended warranty otherwise I would have taken in the car a lot sooner thousand miles is only two weeks more of driving for me. Also my RPM's were going all over the place I couldn't even drive past 20 miles per hour and then the car would speed up with the RPM's increasing not only does this present a problem need driving the car but it also created a safety issue I could have gotten hit from behind with my 1 year old child in the backseat crying hysterically and I could have gotten hit moving my own car to safety because I had to get it out of the main busy street and no one came out to help me and I was pushing my car by myself in 20 below freezing weather in Chicago.now it's going to cost me $2,000 to fix this problem that Nissan already knew was an issue never notified me of even with the extended warranty and did not want to cover it because I was over the mileage.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #16

Oct 222015

Altima

  • 132,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. While driving at approximately 65 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, the vehicle vibrated violently. The contact mentioned that the check engine warning light stopped illuminating and the failure stopped. The failure occurred once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #15

Jun 022014

Altima

  • 94,520 miles
My complaint is for oil leak and electrical system problem. 1 year after purchasing my 2007 Nissan Altima, I took it for oil change were they stated we think there might be a leak somewhere. 3 months later I took the car for another oil change and all of a sudden it was a major oil leak. This just one incident and I have read several complaint forum where people are having the same problem and some resulted in there cars catching on fire. Then on approximately April 22, 2015 I was driving my vehicle and it randomly shut off, none the car would start, the key entry wouldn't work, the radio would come on and the heating/air unit would work nor would the truck open and actually the truck stopped opening a month before the car shut off while I was driving. Nissan refuses to fix any of these problems and I really feel that they should fix this problem since it is a multitude of cars with this same problem. Also, my car has been sitting since April 22, 2015 down the street from my home

- Frederick, MD, USA

problem #14

Feb 022013

Altima

  • 126,000 miles
We were driving to tampa and car suddenly stopped and had to go on the side of the road and will not start. Had to be towed to the closer transmission repair shop. They checked the engine and had a hole in it and could not figure what the cause of the hole, it took two weeks to get the diagnosis and told us we need to get a new transmission, we paid $5000 for it and had no choice as that was the only car between me and my husband to go to work. I contacted Nissan and they said it was not under warranty and could not help me even if I told them there were other complaints about the car. Even the repair guy told us that Nissan had so many problems. After 2 months there were more problems, seems every few months something is wrong and now my car is sitting again in the repair shop just after 2 yrs and they said I need another transmission!!!!! this is crazy, I wish I had trade in the car before this happened as this is a piece of junk. I will never buy Nissan before and hopefully I can get the word out not to buy Nissan.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #13

Feb 212015

Altima

  • 160,500 miles
I took my niece to this crappy dealership today to get her car serviced because she has a recall to replace the exhaust manifold. I spoke with [xxx] on Feb 18 at 0245P to schedule an appointment. Well we arrived today at 0730hrs this morning. First off service person [xxx] spoke with her(niece) and convinced her she needed to have diagnostics ran on her vehicle. I cancelled that idea because we already had established on the 18th that there was a recall for the exhaust manifold(sulev emissions alt 07-08). That was $110 he wasn't making.. after we sat for 2.5 hrs., this joker returns to tell me that it took his mechanic 2 hours to find a recall on the vehicle. Mind you we knew about it and that's why we were there to begin with and two it was a bs line he was trying to get away with. I spoke with [xxx] (she too brushed me off) who informed me to speak with a stand in stupidvisor named [xxx]. well it didn't get any better because after being told by victor it would take 4-5 hours to do but only after they took care of the other afternoon customers that had later time slots, [xxx] said they were not going to do it. Now im heated after being jerked around all [xxx] day, you're telling me its not going to get done"?" I told the to bring my car out and I wanted paperwork. Victor [xxx] attempted tried cover his [xxx] by saying on the paperwork that we declined serviced after we were told by him and the supervisor [xxx] that it wasn't gonna happen. Tacky tacky tacky... ive purchased 4 cars from these clowns at this dealership since 2001. Well they just lost my business and my loyalty to the dealership. I wont send anyone there again.. very unprofessional and they are liars. My money will be well spent elsewhere. Not only do we have to find another Nissan dealer, she is forced to operate and unsafe vehicle with a six year old son. Shame on rt 22 Nissan.. information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Orange, NJ, USA

problem #12

Nov 142013

Altima 6-cyl

  • 72,000 miles
While driving down the expressway, all the warning lights on the dashboard lit up and the speedometer dropped to zero. I coasted and pulled off the side of the road, turning off the vehicle. I then restarted the vehicle and proceeded to drive off, only to experience this same problem several more times. It is currently at our mechanic's, but they are having difficulty troubleshooting the problem. This problem initially happened while my wife was driving home from work. She explained the problem, I took the vehicle out for a drive and it did the same thing.

- Jenison, MI, USA

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