Does not start after shutting off while driving?

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA

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I was driving my car and it suddenly stopped working. We thought it was a fuel pump. But my mechanic just said there’s no spark going to the coils, or the spark plugs so the car won’t start up.

Aug 11, 2023 at 11:06 AM

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It sounds like the crankshaft sensor has gone out, but to be sure we should check all fuses, here is a guide that will help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Here are the fuse locations in the images below, if the fuses are okay, we should do a CAN scan, you can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon here is a video to show you how.

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is how to change out the crankshaft sensor as well in case you need it. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.

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Aug 12, 2023 at 10:27 AM