Car stalls

Asked by Yonathan Sep 28, 2017 at 09:05 PM about the 2012 Nissan Maxima S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My car when i start it and floor the gass peddal it
accelerates. But onece the prm goes down it stalls. Its not
the fuel pump i changed it didn't work. Anyone know what
it could be?

2 Answers

Clean and grease the Idle Air Control Valve. It bolts to the throttle body. Remove the air intake box and ducts for easier access. Also, get some CRC brand (or similar) "Sensor Clean" and spray the Mass Air Flow sensor from both ends until it looks clean. Do not touch it! Just spray it. If your air cleaner is plugged dirty, the iacv might have a burned out magnet. You will need to find one at the wreckers. Also, clean the battery -ve cable where it bolts to the engine block. Clean both the end of the cable AND both sides of the bracket that it bolts to. Good luck. Keep reading and trying. Max's are great.

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