# What causes 2007 Nissan Altima engine surge?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-causes-2007-nissan-altima-engine-surge/133779>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-causes-2007-nissan-altima-engine-surge/133779 "2019-02-01T22:46:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![PatRepsik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@PatRepsik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatRepsik)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-causes-2007-nissan-altima-engine-surge/133779/1 "2019-02-01T22:46:51Z")

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what is the cause of engine rpm surging from idle to high rpm then back to idle continuously?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-causes-2007-nissan-altima-engine-surge/133779/2 "2019-02-02T00:43:40Z")

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> [@PatRepsik](#):
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> what is the cause

Causes… can be many causes, not just one. Bad throttle body, vacuum leak, cracked air intake hose and more