stalled while driving

This happens when the throttle bore needs to be serviced. What happens is the the throttle bore and computer get out of sync due to the coking build up on the throttle plate. Here is a guide that explains whats going on and how to fix it. Leave the throttle actuator connected while you service it.

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Please run down this guide and report back.

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daughter was drving car, it putter and stalled, restarted again putter and stalled, there is gas in the car, just wondering if battery finally gave out

Low system voltage will affect the many computers on the car and can cause a variety of problems. The place to start is by using an inexpensive digital voltmeter to measure the battery voltage with the engine off and with it running.

Engine off it should read 12.6 volts. Closer to 12.0 volts means it's okay but discharged. If you find 11 volts or less, the battery has a bad cell and must be replaced.

This guide will help

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls

With the engine running, the voltage must be between 13.75 and 14.75 volts. Let me know what you find.

Low battery voltage can affect the engine computer as signals would not be accurate and this can result in stalling.

If the battery had been disconnected, the computer needs to relearn and during this time, if the throttle body and IAC are dirty, stalling would occur.

Engine has stalled 3 times in last 3 days after shifting into drive from reverse or from nuetral. Newer battery. No engine light comes on. May take a few tries to get started again, but then fires up. Car starts and drives fine a few times afterwards, then problem occurs again. 05 Nissan Xterra. 6200 miles

Hello, it sounds like you have an IAC motor and passages that are dirty/plugged. Please remove the IAC and clean as needed and get back to us. For more info please follow this link.

https://www.2carpros.com/how_to/how_to_tune_up.htm

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I heard a click noise, engine light came on and car stopped running while I was driving. I was able to coast slowly into a driveway to get off the road.

I tried to restart the car, but engine would not turn over. I also noticed some fluid leaking, possibly coolant.

I have researched online and think it may be gasket or fuel pump. any advise you give would be appreciated. I need to determine whether worth putting more money into this car or just take the jump into getting a new car. thanks.

Check to see if your serpentine belt is still on and that none of the pulleys are locked up such as the waterpump or idler pulleys. Then check fuel pressure. If that checks out then check for a broken timing belt. Do any of your dash lights still come on and headlights?

All of the items you suggested we check seem intact. The engine will not spark.. any more suggestions?

Do any of the lights on the dash work? Do any exterior lights work?

2000 Nissan xterria, was driving fine about 10 minutes into drive the car acted like there was not fuel, have a half a tank, after 5 minutes car completely shut down, it putters and spits, but wont turn over any help would be great

battery , alternator,starter pk, took fuel line off fuel going in, this happen on monday let sit over night the next day it drove fine ,then this afternoon it started all over again

Check the fuel pressure if its within specs-start here

thanks i will try anything

Why would my exterra just stop running while Driving

There are alot of possible causes. First, we can help you better if we have more information. Does the engine start back up? If not, does it crank. If it does, how easy is it to restart? Do any lights like the check engine light come on, or does all the lights go out? You can go to a parts store and get your codes checked for free to see if we can get any information from the computer. Have you had any other problems in the past?

On our 2002 Xterra we are having occasions where it dies and won't restart until it cools down a bit, after 10-15 minutes. If we don't quite wait long enough it will start but is erratic sounding like it's misfiring/missing. We put in a fresh tank of 93 octane gas, have replaced the distributor, but problem is still apparent. Seems that it only does this when we are driving in a heavier start/stop setting, like sitting at long lights and warmer weather. Highways and freeway driving is not a problem. Seems that problem is related to temp., like maybe something electrical is getting hot by no air flow in the engine compartment and then failing. The engine is not overheating like due to a problem with the coolant system because the temp. guage reads as normal.
I am thinking of replacing the plugs and wires and have had thoughts of replacing the fuel filter, but it seems kind of manic to try a slew of things. Any ideas or SOLUTIONS! would be great, as we are trying to avoid high cost incurred by taking it somewhere.

I'm assuming you changed the distributor trying to resolve this problem. Most of the normal causes of this condition, you eliminated by changing the dist. Looking "outside the box" so to speak, we need to determine if it's something other than spark that's failing ie; fuel pressure or injector pulse.
The fuel pump can be subject to heat failure and could recover after a short cool down. Using the process of elimination, the next time the stalled condition exists you need to check for spark to the plugs. If you have spark, we need to look elsewhere. Please advise.

why would my 2005 nissan xterra just quit while driving it at 35 and a half a tank of gas and no dash or engine lights came on.

If its cranking over and won't start do below

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine atleast 3/16 away from ground-have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs,coil's resistances,distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it

If both fuel and spark is present-check the valve and ignition timing, this will lead you to problems
with compression and valves opening and closing at the wrong time/broken or jumped timing
belt/chain

I bought a new fuel pump and had it installed, it did not fix the problem. A garage said they couldn't find anything wrong. It runs but will quit while driving it at any speed. Sometimes you can crank and crank and it won't start. Still no engine light. I have heard that a breaker could be going out and cause this. It's like something causes it to just quit like stopping the glass fol or something? Thank you Tamara

Have the fuel pressure checked if its within specs and get back with the readings we move from here

I had the fuel pressure checked after the new fuel pump was put it, they said it was in normal range.

As I was driving, my 2004 Nissan Xterra suv shutdown. When I tried to restart it, the car would crank but not start. The battery is relatively new and the lights work so I think it's not a battery issue. I also had the starter replaced about 5-6 months ago. Additionally the oil was changed at jiffy lube on Saturday 01/19/15.... and the car was given a green light/ no problems. Up until the car shutdown it ran fine (I even drove to work and back home with no problems). I had to get my car towed home because now it wont crank over. Do you have any possible solutions? My car is my main source of transportation and I need to get to work and back -- so any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help.

Now we need to know if the injectors are pulsing providing fuel and also for ignition spark

It's the timing belt. Same thing happened to me about three months ago. I had replaced the starter and two weeks later, the car stalled at a red light and won't start again. Lights in the inside worked as well. Had to get it towed and turns out, that's what it was.

Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out whenever you are on the site :)

Here are a couple if guides that can help as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-cranks-but-wont-start

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Cheers, Ken

When motor is cold it will crank and run, hit the gas and has a little hesitation. When the motor gets running warm it won't idle right in gear and cuts off quite a bit and doesn't want to restart. It seems to idle ok in park or neutral for the most part. I replaced the motor a few months ago, piped in 2 of the 4 catalytic converters, replaced knock sensor and now the engine light is back on and it shows codes for the catalytic converter, mass airflow sensor and random missfire, the mass airflow seems to be ok. I tried to check fuel pressure but I can't get the truck to crank with the fuel pressure gauge hooked up, I unhook it and it cranked right up but the engine was cold like I said earlier once the motor gets running warm it doesn't want to run I have no idea what to do now and I need some help. Any ideas?

check battery for condition including load test most places check for free. clean throttle plate on both sides and iac hole with choke cleaner. then scan for codes and let us know what they are number wise.

Last night I put $30 of gas into my Xterra (about 9 gallons of gas). I was almost to the point where the low fuel light would come on. After driving about 5 miles my Xterra stalled while waiting for a stop light. It did it again a few more times on the way home. This morning I put it into the shop and they ran tests and came up with nothing. But since it had 110,000 miles on it I had them do a tune up, replace the fuel filter and 3 belts. None of this had been done before today. After getting the Xterra back, I am still stalling some but not everytime I come to a stop. It will also stall sitting in the driveway and in park if I let it run for awhile sitting there. The rpms are about 900, just under 1000 and after a couple minutes it will drop first to about 500 then stalls. The mechanic said I could have water in the gas I got because before I put that gas in, it had never had a problem. Also while I was gasing up I notice a tanker refilling the station's tanks. He told me to put in some gumout fuel cleaner to dry up the water. Well I have put that in then filled up the gas tank. I drove about 40 miles tonight but still once in awhile it wants to stall. It does restart everytime with no problem. I am thinking either the mechanic is right that I got some bad gas or maybe something else is wrong. It is just weird that it started just after I got gas. I am now wondering if I should take it to the dealer instead of my mechanic or just wait to burn up this tank of gas and refill.

I have a 2000 xterra and am having the exact same problem. Can't remember when the problem started though in regards to getting my last gas. The first time the car stalled it started to shake. It's with a mechanic now and he's stumped as to what's wrong.

The problem in this car is that i was driving this car, and the car shut off on me and from there i have been checking the starter etc. and everything is good.. so i was wondering what do you guys think is the problem because im driving myself nuts trying to find the problem.

Thanks John

So it has a no crank no start right now the starter is inop?Any noise from the starter?

no nothing at all, and we checked the starter and autozone tested it and they told us that the starter was good.

This is going to sound like a crazy question. but my car is having a bizaare problem. I have been having a problem with my car stalling while I am driving it. The crazy part is that this generally happens when it has either rained a lot, or when there is a lot of humidity in the air. The car will start up but almost feel like it is only running at 60 or so percent power. Within a mile from my house the car will stall out and die, either while stopped at a stop sign, or while driving down the road. Once it stalls out, it wont start back up unless I let it sit for an hour or so and come back to it. I have had the fuel pump replaced, which didnt take care of the problem and my mechanic currently thinks maybe it is the distributer cap. Honestly I am not sure if he really knows what is wrong. I tried another mechanic and he had no ideas either. Right now I just dont drive my car when it rains... But this is misserable. Any ideas?

[quote:8412a89c1e="Meiners"]Engine Performance problem
2000 Nissan Xterra 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 160000 miles

This is going to sound like a crazy question. but my car is having a bizaare problem. I have been having a problem with my car stalling while I am driving it. The crazy part is that this generally happens when it has either rained a lot, or when there is a lot of humidity in the air. The car will start up but almost feel like it is only running at 60 or so percent power. Within a mile from my house the car will stall out and die, either while stopped at a stop sign, or while driving down the road. Once it stalls out, it wont start back up unless I let it sit for an hour or so and come back to it. I have had the fuel pump replaced, which didnt take care of the problem and my mechanic currently thinks maybe it is the distributer cap. Honestly I am not sure if he really knows what is wrong. I tried another mechanic and he had no ideas either. Right now I just dont drive my car when it rains... But this is misserable. Any ideas?[/quote:8412a89c1e]

most causes of engine stalling or loss of power in high mosture or rain is arking plug wires or a cracked distributor cap--i would inspect and or replace the spark plug wires first

My vehicle just died at an intersection, I checked the oil level and it seems as there were water in it.

My vehicle won't restart but it does turn while attempting to start. There was never any sign that anything was happening.

Please help.

[quote:fbb6c9dbcb="vstaromana"]Engine Mechanical problem
2000 Nissan Xterra 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 131000 miles

My vehicle just died at an intersection, I checked the oil level and it seems as there were water in it.

My vehicle won't restart but it does turn while attempting to start. There was never any sign that anything was happening.

Please help.[/quote:fbb6c9dbcb]
you will first need to see if you are getting spark to the plugs by removing a plug wire. if you have spark check to see if you are getting fuel. if no spark was found remove distributor cap and inspect rotor button note its position and crank engine to see if the button is turning, if it does not spin remove whole distributor checking to see if roll pin is in at bottom of distributor and distributor rotor spins when turning the gear at the bottom. if distributor checks out good im sorry to say you have a broken timing belt --xterras have an interference engine meaning serious engine damages most often happens when this belt breakes. let me know how you do or if i can help

my 2002 nissian xtrerra is stalling when driven on the highway and looks like its about to turn off

Check the fuel pump pressure (directions and video on our home page under the DIY section) Also, if the check engine light has come on, have the computer scanned to identify trouble codes. Most parts stores will do it for free.