Please help.
Before I replace everything, any ideas of something obvious.
My 02 Max 6 speed just died the other day when driving, I engaged the clutch, the lights didn't come on so I suspect the engine was running.
The clock is correct, so no battery issue.
After about 1/2 mile of coast, on, coast the engine started running fine.

There was no popping or puffing like a fuel starvation issue, no over heating, no engine light.

200k miles. I am suspecting a throttle position sensor or the like???

 

samething use to happen to mines when i first bought it... some how it stopped, codes read from advance auto read TPS, but i believe the spacific problem was accelerator pedal position sensor (APPS) might be the same... any codes??


edit... u said no engine light so nvmd

 

Maybe a cam/crank pos. sensor is on the way out.

 

No codes

 

I'd look at the camshaft/crankshaft position sensors first. Just because you don't have an SES light doesn't mean you don't have any stored pending codes.

 

+1 on the cam/crankshaft sensors. I had the same problem of the engine intermittently cutting out. At first there was no SES light, but you'll probably get one eventually.

 

+2^^^

 

Same thing happened to me. Once the SES light came on I got the code and it ended up being the rear (bank one) camshaft position sensor. I swapped it out and everything was back to normal.

 

Just bought my 2k2 Maxima SE with 96k...when the car turned off on me on a red light on the second day of driving..I started to think..this private seller got over on me..it started back up and rerouted to Autozone to realize that the Camshaft/Crank Sensor codes came up....I hit the internet and found out that these 2002 Maximas had a few recalls...didnt hurt to call Nissan North America with my VIN#...and BAM!!Three open recalls...Accelerator Pedal....Transverse Link....and drumroll please....Crankshaft Sensor!!! I made an appointment for tomorrow at Star Nissan in Queens to repair these at NO CHARGE!!..I will however have to shell out for 2 Camshaft Sensors...their price are $96.00 for one, $70.00 for the other...dont know if these Camshaft Sensors are an easy fix or should I let the dealership guys come up with an astrological number for labor cost??

 

Buy the camshaft sensors yourself, pretty easy to install. Great access to bank 2 (radiator side), airbox has to come out to access the bank 1 sensor. 1 electrical clip and 1 bolt to remove for the sensors themselves.

 

Thanx a lot Scottwax...I guess its a DYI all the way!!