What year, what's your mileage, did you change the oil yet?

If the code and shutdown occur after a long drive, likely that the heat is getting to the sensor and making it malfunction. If you choose to diagnose it, be sure to do so when the engine is warm, to replicate the potential heat-related failure. If you choose to fire up the parts cannon and simply replace it based on the OBDII code, be sure to use an OEM sensor from a Nissan dealer.

 

It's an 07, 161k miles, and i have changed the oil.

 

You may want to fix/replace that camshaft sensor before doing any further diagnostics. It might just be a faulty camshaft sensor...

 

I had a similar situation 2 weeks ago around 100k miles. Low a quart of oil and got code P0335 which is the crankshaft position sensor. Truck was running real rough, shifting erratically, and barely starting. I was really concerned with being low a quart of oil. I replaced the ckp sensor and changed the oil and haven't had any issues after 400 miles so far. The magnetic sensor had some tiny metal shavings, but nothing scary. My thinking is things just got pretty hot in there with low oil and that popped the sensor. Definitely was a big reminder for me to check that oil more often. Hopefully yours is as simple as replacing the camshaft sensors. May not be the worst idea to do the crankshaft one while you're at it.

 

I've gone and picked up a new sensor, gonna put it in once the engine cools down.

I replaced the ckp sensor and changed the oil and haven't had any issues after 400 miles so far

That makes me feel much better

Definitely was a big reminder for me to check that oil more often

No kidding!

 

AARGH... they gave me the wrong sensor. The new old one has the locating fins on the opposite side as the retaining piece, but the new one has the fins on the same side.

Is the pinout the same? could I just shave off those side pieces?