I have a 2001 AE Maxima with about 40,000 miles.my service engine light is on now when i start the car i have to keep my foot on the gas to keep it on when i take my foot off the gas the rpm's drop and the car shuts off .the car won't stay on.does anybody have any idea what's going on or the same problem. please help before i take it to a shop and get rip off ? thank you everybody for any help & for looking

 

MAF sensor...

 

yup definitely maf, same thing happend to me, had to replace the maf.

 

is the maf sensor easy to replaces or do i have to take it to a shop?

 

is it easy to replace or do i have to take it to a shop?

 

I replaced my MAF, then this problem started. It doesn't happen all the time though. Sometimes the car will stay on, like right after I start it, but sometimes the RPM's will drop all the way down and the car will turn off.

 

the MAF is definitely a DIY job (from what i hear..i havent had to replace mine yet knock on wood).. look in the stickies for DAVEB's number (i believe that's how he writes it...there are two Dave B.s on the .org) ... call him and he can get you a new MAF for under 100 shipped...

 

because im such a nice guy, i found the number for you : 1-888-254-6060


just tell him you're a member of the .org for the discount

 

do you know how much of a discount DaveB gives?

 

it cost me $140 from my local stealership. DAVEB ships it for i believe $90

 

My 2001 SE Maxima with 117,000 miles does the same thing. I took it to the stealership and the told me I neede a new ECU/ECM(can't remember with one its called) should I change the MAF first before buying a new computer?

 

i changed my maf sensor i still have my engine light & when i rev the car the rpm's drop & i get a smell like rotten eggs and the car shutsoff can somebody help thanks

 

I had the same problem except for the egg smell. It was defiantely a vacum issue. Make sure you retightened all the clamps that hold the tubing on to the TB. I forgot to tighten one back and it caused the same problem like cutting off right after I started it. I tightened it back and the car starts fine now.

 

uhhhm syne164, i have the same damn car, n it was never my maf. everybody on the org likes to pin or blame every problem they get with the max on the maf. yeah granted most max's have maf , o2, and cat issues. but did you even try to get the code pulled at all before just assuming its the maf. i had a similar problem with mine and it ended up being the fuel pressure regulator. just to give you a heads up, in case its not your maf. good luck just thought i'd share that with ya bcuz i have the ae and my fpr went out at around 45k

 

yah def go down to an autozone and tell them to "pull your codes" and theyll do it for free i went down today and they pulled a p0174, which is fuel injectors are running too lean, takes about 5 minutes

 

is it easy to changed the fuel pressure regulator?

 

i also notice when i rev the car i get a sound like air escaping but i don't know where it's coming from? after the sound the rpm's drop and the car shuts off and i get that egg smell ? thanks for your help

 

Did you not read my earlier post when I replied to the exact same thing you said here? Pay attention man.

 

You have to check your MAF you might need to replace it and also check your senors

 

i had a similar same problem -- my car would start fine, but it would die at idle when it was warmed up. the only way i could keep it from dying on me was to give it throttle all the time.

i pulled the code at autozone, and it turned out my IACV (idle air control valve) was dead. the valve is supposed to let air in when the engine is idling and the throttle is closed; mine was busted, so no air was getting to the engine => car would die.

pull the code! it'll point you in the right direction

 

yea as others have said get the code read at like autozone... with the whole rotten egg smell - thats your catalitic converter (CAT) which is going bad or is bad by now