2007 Nissan Altima: engine overheating

Filed Mar 13, 2026 · Transmission · CA

I was driving to work on the freeway about 65 mph and after about 20 minutes the engine made a whirring noise, overheating and slight smell of burnt rubber and delayed to Accelerate luckily I was close to my exit I parked vehicle let it cool down. But still has this issue after about 20-30 minutes of driving more than 60mph

Filed Feb 10, 2024 · Electrical, Fuel system · NJ

The vehicle shakes, for a lack of better word it shudders during drives short or long, smells of gasoline constantly, randomly decides not to start, has fuel efficiency problems, is prone to overheating, the dealer confirmed there is an issue, but told me they can't do Anything about it because the "fix" used aftermarket parts and they refuse to do anything until the parts are changed back. The dealership even told me I might as well just run the vehicle to the ground due to that issue!

Filed Aug 19, 2018 · Transmission · CA

I've owned this vehicle for 2 1/2 years now and every time I drive home from los angeles my transmission has acted up. I don't work, so it's only driven there occasionally which has helped it last this long. Now the tranny is overheating and can't be driven uphill without it failing to get me home which is almost completely uphill for an hour. Even from bakersfield it is overheating now which it didn't do before and this has been an ongoing problem with their CVT transmissions and there should have been a recall on them with a change to atf instead. It says there is a recall for my year, but nissan.com says no..what can I do?

Filed Aug 25, 2016 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle overheated and the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the CVT transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Jun 21, 2008 · Engine · 7,500 miles · TX · fire

We purchased the car new and never experienced any problems with it, at 7k to 8k miles my wife was driving down the highway with our 6mth old baby, she was going to make an attempt to switch lanes and pass a car when the car hesitated and jerked, she thought she was hit from the back but there were no cars behind her, she tried accelerating again and it jerked and wouldn't go at that point the car just died. She managed to pull it over on the shoulder and called me to tell me what was going on. I advise my wife I would be on my way, a minute later I get another call back from her and she tells me that the car is smoking from the front, I tell her it probably is overheating and to stay in the car (we hang up). She calls me one more time about half a minute after and tells me more smoke is coming out and tells me is black smoke, I tell her that black smoke means something is on fire, as im telling her this she tells me that smoke is now coming from the AC vents, that's when I tell her to get out and take the baby and to call 911. I tell her im on my way and we hang up. 2 minutes later she tells me it caught fire and the fire department is on the way. The fire department put the fire out but the car is not totaled at the bodyshop, the car was all burned from the front doors all the way to the front bumper.

Filed Sep 12, 2007 · Engine · 50 miles · AZ

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle has two engines: an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. After exiting the vehicle, he could not hear the electric motor engine running. Approximately two hours later, the contact noticed that the electric motor was activated. Carbon monoxide fumes were present in the garage and the vehicle overheated. The contact stated that the failure was due to a design flaw because there was no indication that the vehicle was still running. The current mileage was 1,585 and failure mileage was approximately 50.

Filed Aug 29, 2007 · Engine · 6,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 nissan altima. While driving between 2-35 MPH, the engine made a loud screeching noise. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer. The engine was previously replaced at 6,000 miles due to the engine overheating. The failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 8,000.

Filed Jul 28, 2007 · Engine · MD

When at a top the car shakes violently. Theres a funny smell and the car is noisy and sluggish. After a trip it is extremly hot but not overheated.