Hello everyone!

My wife and I are the proud new owners of a 2016 Nissan Maxima SR.

The car has 49k Miles. Everything seems great with the car accept when starting /remote starting the car seems like it wants to die/stall. It doesn't however this doesn't seem to be normal behavior. It turns over then almost stalls and then finally idles.

The car has sat for roughly 6 months before we bought it.

Generally I would check Throttle Body (see if it's dirty) but with only 49k I'd find that highly unlikely. I will however check once it's warmer out.

It runs and drives fine after the rough start has plenty of power.

I know it is recommended to use at least 91 octane and in my infinite wisdom filled it with 87 today.

​​​​​​Just more curious if anyone had encountered this and if so what was the cause ultimately. Rather than chasing my tail maybe I can get ahead now.

Thanks

PS - We bought the car from a Ford Stealership in a small town and paid 16900 is that a good deal we seem to think so.

 

You bought a used car from a Ford dealer you say? Take it back and have them fix it. The law prohibits dealers from selling used cars that don't work as they should right out of the gate.

The price you paid seems right on the money for the year, trim level and mileage.