Car wants to cut off but will not?

2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER
70,890 MILES • 3.5L • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MWBROWNIII4
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Every now and then my car wants to cut off, but will not. It started happening when the car is reverse, but now it does not matter if it is reverse or drive. A few times at a full stop it would not go into gear, even though I have it drive.
Jan 21, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Yep, this will happen if you have a vacuum leak, or the throttle body needs to be serviced. Can I ask if you have any codes? if you have not run them we need to. This video will show you how.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBCpCWEFnTg

Here is how to check for the vacuum leaks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRKWV4Are5c

This guide can help as well to helps service the throttle body

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service

Read it through completely before you begin. Please go over these guides and get back to us. Ken
Jan 23, 2026 at 9:13 AM