Okay so I got in my car and went into reverse and as i switched to drive the car just died. I had to put it in park and restart the car! Any ideas why this happened?? I know the radiators bad but that doesnt really have anything to do with this right? Could it be the battery? Its a '96 se by the way

 

It randomly does that too.. I dont get it after it does that it starts up perfectly and runs fine. Any ideas??

 

Idle Air Control Valve could be malfunctioning or dirty (likely), or the base idle adjustment could possibly be off. Service manual is your friend.

 

I don't know much about maximas yet but had the same problem with 96 G20 - turned out to be a clogged Idle Air Control Valve.

 

This is going to sound random, but mine will stall if my power steering fluid is low, when switching from R to D... and my best friends Acura will not let him shift out of park if the power steering fluid is low, so give that a check!