BLKMAX005SPD

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Everytime i stop my car stalls...I dunno what the problem is. I just put a new Frankencar intake on there aswell. But its really starting to **** me off...I have to start my car at every light now...
does anyone knowo waht the problem is or might be?????????????

nismotech

Did it start to give you problems AFTER you put on the intake?

Does it stall even if you put the car in "Neutral"? (stick shift wise)

BLKMAX005SPD

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well it only stalled once when i had the regular intake on...It only stalls if and when i am drivin and i give it gas and speed...then when i stop it the rpms go way down..sometimes the rpms go down..then it will go back to normal...does the 12 degree weather have anything to do with it???
please help...i am really gettin sick of it

BLKMAX005SPD

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well it only stalled once when i had the regular intake on...It only stalls if and when i am drivin and i give it gas and speed...then when i stop it the rpms go way down..sometimes the rpms go down..then it will go back to normal...does the 12 degree weather have anything to do with it???
please help...i am really gettin sick of it
it only stalls when i am in neutral

msteffe

I had the same problem with my 2000 SE 5 sp. RPM's would come crashing down and stall the car when coasting to a stoplight. I took out the MAF and cleaned it, popped it back in and problem is solved. Apprently this is a pretty common problem for the 00-01 5 spds. Good luck!

adman

Your MAF is dirty...probably because of the new intake.
Check the old posts for more info on this subject:

http://forums.maxima.org/search.php


ADMAN

BLKMAX005SPD

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So you guys thinks thats the problem...i will do that right away...thanks guys
holla

BLKMAX005SPD

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Well i cleaned my MAF...still havin the problem...any other ideas

Max2000

well.. my car had that problem before.. it was not MAF, it was the throttle body. search the forum and find out how to clean it... cost about 2.50 for the cleaner and a toothbursh and a towel.

fix the problem...

VMaximus02

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It could be a clogged PVC valve. With the recent frigid temperature, a PVC valve failure is very common.

adman

Could be a vacuum leak. Our cars suck in more ways than one, you know...

ekoster

well, i'm fairly new to this, but from what i was just told on my post (i'm experiencing the same problem, but with pinging also) I understand that the factory coil packs have a tsb on them. You might already know this, but i thought i would just throw it out there. Check out my post: driveability probs with my 2k max.

Good luck to ya.

RBa

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Is your check engine light on?? How does it stall exactly?? If your car doesn't climb past a certain RPM it could be your MAF. But then again, your MAF might be on the verge of going bad. If you hear pinging, it's your coil packs.
Another reason is, you might have gotten massive amounts of dirt/debree inside your throttle body. Which could've caused your engine harness to burn out..
But then again, I could be wrong.. There could be alot of reason why your car is stalling.. Dirty injectors, Not enuff fuel flow, burned out knock sensor, etc..

Time to reinstall the stock intake and take it to the dealer..

BLKMAX005SPD

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wow...why the hell do maxima have all these problems...
well i will put it this way...when i drive my car and i am crusin...i will put my car in neutral somtimes...the the rpms will go way down...sometimes it goes way down and goes back up...sometims it goes way down and i give the car some gas to help it now stall...
when i first start my car up in the mornig...its fine...but once the engine is warm thats when it starts acting up.
Thanks for the help guys

kramerica72

At start-up, the idle would be high enough to overcome a small leak, but once it warms up, it is more prone to stall. That's my guess-

Phoenix1911

I'm having the EXACT same problem. I've only had the car two weeks now, (I have 2 months warr), but the guys at the garage don't know crap, they don't even let the engine warm up enough to have it happen, long story here so I won't go into it...

They told me to have it diagnosed at the dealership at their expense so Monday I'll have an answer here... The crappy garage have cleaned the filter (aftermarket) and throttle body. I'd get under there myself and clean intake air control valve and MAF but its -30 degrees Celcius in these parts right now so.... no... I'll have the dealer have a look

Phoenix1911

spudmanmike

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I had the same thing with mine. It did it about 1/2 dozen times. I brought it back to the dealer, they cleaned the MAF, TB, and re-programmed the ECM. The RPM's still drop low if rev'd high, but rebound. It has stallen once since the dealer fixed it, and it was -3 outside. This happened when i rev'vd the motor up to like 2-3k and let it coast down on it's own.

If it continues after cleaning, when coming to a light, press the clutch in when it's under 1500 rpm. It lessens the coast-down, and makes the computer work easier to catch it from stalling

hansolo1

I had this same problem on a 93 mercury Tracer. The RPm's would go up and down as I came to a stop and it would sometimes stalls. I took it to the dealer who replaced the MAF and that didn't fix it. I then brought it back to the dealer again and the diagnostics showed that it was the throttle body. They replaced the throttle body and it was as good as new. Is your check engine light coming on at all?

2kmist

Try the throttle body cleaning if you haven't. I was having a similar problem with my 2k 5 speed with it stalling after start up. The rpm's would just drop til it stalled. I got rid of my K&N drop in (went back to stock filter) and cleaned out the throttle body and my car hasn't had the problem since.

Phoenix1911

So I took my car to the dealer to have them look at it... They are almost certain its the MAF.. they showed me at the computer they plug into to ECU. The alpha A and alpha B duty cycles slowly work down from 100% duty cycle to about 80%, then shoot up to 100 again and slowly work down... Apparently they are both supposed to remain somewhat stable between 90 and 100% duty cycle depending on the air passing by the MAF.... Cleaning the MAF does more harm than good. If you clean it you may resolve the rpm problem by moving whatever particle stuck to the sensor, but have damaged the sensor so now you may run rich or lean etc.

Phoenix1911

BLKMAX005SPD

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I can stalls when it gets below like 22 degrees
its ****in me off
and now we have 2 feet of snow...

mike04

dude, check your vacuum hose. It might be cutting the air to your motor which at low rpms/ idle mode will shut the engine off.

DOM

Is it a GXE? My GXE does this also, and has been for about 2 years. I heard that an updated computer thing nneds to be run through the ECU to fix this. I just haven't tried it yet.

E55AMG2

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I got an Injen CAI on my auto tranny and i noticed the revs drop lower than stock when i let off the gas and come to a stop after running fast. I think its due to the free flow of air on the intake. I dont know why the engine is stalling on your car though. It may be your MAF sensor.

JMaster

I'm having the EXACT same problem on my 2k GXE. My Check Engine light is on, but I'm about 99% sure it's the notorious "faulty cat" reading, which is incorrect.
It just started doing it like last week, when I'm stopping, either when I'm neutral or in gear w/my foot down on all the way on the clutch, it stalls. It's getting REALLY annoying. I don't have any aftermarket parts either.

studman

I had this problem when I reset my ECU. The problem is due to the fact that the car doesn't know the IDLE AIR VOLUME. There is a lengthy procedure in the ESM in the EC section (EC71-73 for 2002) that explains how to reset the idle air volume.

For the 2002/2003s, here is the procedure. I cannot guarantee that this works on a 2000-2001.

1) Turn off all accessories (A/C, heater, defroggers, headlights, radio, amps, etc).
2) Start car and let it warm up until temperature guage is in middle (between hot and cold).
3) Turn car off for at least 10 seconds.
4) Make sure gas pedal isn't pressed.
5) Turn ignition on but don't start car. Wait 3 seconds before continuing.
6) Within 5 seconds, fully press and release gas pedal 5 times. Wait 7 seconds before continuing.
7) Press and hold the gas pedal for 20 seconds. The SES light will flash after 10 seconds, but keep holding for another 10 seconds.
8) Release pedal within 3 seconds.
9) Start engine and run for at least 20 seconds.
10) Verify that RPMs are as follows:
Manual: 625 RPM (+/-50 RPM)
Automatic: 675 RPM (+/-50 RPM)
11) Rev engine a few times to verify that it drops back to correct idle speeds.

As for the 2000-2001 problems, there are other threads about this as well. Search for stalling in the 5th gen forum.