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Maxima dies if you dont stay on the gas
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Flashed
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Nov 24, 2011, 6:19 PM
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Maxima dies if you dont stay on the gas
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My 99 Nissan Maxima for the past 6 months has got worse and worse, if you dont stay on the gas (keeping it above 1500 rpm) then it will die, even when coasting. The car will start jerking forward and backward and the lights will start dimming and all of the meters will start going haywire, until the car dies. It makes sitting at a red light impossible, I have to put it in neutral and rev the engine.
Im going to go get a diagnostic ran but I wanted to check here first. Im thinking either alternator or something with the air?
(This post was edited by Flashed on Nov 24, 2011, 6:20 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Nov 24, 2011, 7:18 PM
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Re: Maxima dies if you dont stay on the gas
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You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try eliminating any vacuum leaks and cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.
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