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P0725: Engine Speed Input Circuit.

Powertrain · GenericP0725
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What it means

The transmission computer lost the engine speed signal.

How serious

Fix soon. Book a shop visit this week. Stop driving if the car slips, shakes, overheats or warns you.

Where a shop starts

Crank sensor fault. Then: wiring fault.

Owners named P0725 in 23 complaints to the U.S. government, most often on the Nissan Altima.

Models that report it most

Complaints that name P0725, by model. Raw counts, not a failure rate: popular models get more complaints. Tap a model for its years, mileage and what owners say fixed it.

P0725 by model: P0725 Nissan Altima (14)

Years owners report it on most: 2003 Nissan Altima · 2006 Nissan Altima · 2004 Nissan Altima · 2005 Nissan Altima · 2015 Nissan Rogue

Transmission problems by year: Nissan Altima · Nissan Rogue · Nissan Sentra

The details

What P0725 means

The transmission computer lost the engine speed signal.

Can I drive with P0725?

Fix soon. Book a shop visit this week. Stop driving if the car slips, shakes, overheats or warns you.

57% of the owner complaints that name P0725 also say the car stalls or shuts off. A complaint can describe more than one problem, so this doesn't prove the code caused it.

Common causes of P0725
  • Crank sensor fault
  • Wiring fault

A shop should confirm the cause with a scan and tests before replacing parts.

What owners describe
  • Stalls or shuts off: 57% of complaints
  • Loses power or goes into limp mode: 22% of complaints
  • Shakes, runs rough or misfires: 9% of complaints

Share of complaints naming the code whose text also mentions each problem.

Model years that report P0725 most

2003 Nissan Altima (6), 2006 Nissan Altima (4), 2004 Nissan Altima (2), 2005 Nissan Altima (2), 2015 Nissan Rogue (2).

Related codes

P0722 P0721 P0729 P0720 P0730 P0731 P0732 P0717

Quick answers

What does P0725 mean?

Engine Speed Input Circuit. The transmission computer lost the engine speed signal.

Can I drive with P0725?

Fix soon. Book a shop visit this week. Stop driving if the car slips, shakes, overheats or warns you.

What causes P0725?

Crank sensor fault; Wiring fault.

Counts: NHTSA owner complaints whose text names P0725. A complaint is an owner's report, not a diagnosis. Meanings: the standard SAE J2012 definitions in our own words; manufacturer codes only where verified for that make. General information, not repair advice for your car.

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