Nikon d7000 Auto Focus Problems! - 1

Just got a brand new Nikon d7000 less than a week ago and today all of a sudden out of the blue the AutoFocus does not work. Won't focus and if you try and press the shutter it won't take pics either. Manual focus works fine. What is going on? Any suggestions on what might have happened!

I'm using the Nikon d7000 with the 18-105mm VR lens. Both the auto focus button on the camera and on the lens are clicked to auto focus but it won't work. If I switch the buttons to manual it works fine. Brand new camera… Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

Added (1). Pretty sure the lens is securely attached… Heard a click when I put it on, and it won't turn anymore. The lens had been attached to the camera and not removed until the autofocus stopped working.

Tried the lens again, tried resetting to factory settings, checked all autofocus buttons on camera and lens, checked for focus locks… Anything else that I might be missing?

Besides all the things in the troubleshooting pages of your manual, is your lens fully attached? That last click takes a little extra umph that some are afraid to use.

I'm going to assume a lot of things, because you have a D7000 and not an entry level camera. You are not too close to the subject, there's something to focus on (not a difficult subject), etc., and try to figure this out.

If you can't lock focus so the camera won't take the picture, you must be on AF-S, right? If you haven't changed the default, AF-S priority selection will be set to "focus." Change that to "release" and see if the shutter release will work.

I'm trying to replicate your problem by changing my settings and so far I'm coming up with nothing. You might have a broken camera.