'97 Maxima Engine Cuts Off While Driving!

[sanford7575]

Please help!!!

I have a '97 Nissan Maxima that just started this very dangerous game of the engine cutting off while driving. There have been no perfomance issues to speak of, but yesterday while making a left turn the engine just cut off.

When the engine cut off there was a flicker of the dome light, the radio went dead, and wham, the engine shut off (it was instantaneous). I didn't have any power steering or brakes and I had to coast the car to the side of the road. I noticed that while coasting all of the dash lights came on and stayed on. It definitely seems like somthing electrical just shut the car off and then on! I immediately shifted back into park and restarted the car without any issues. I just don't know when this is going to happen again and that's what makes this scary.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?

Does anyone have any solutions? Are there any recalls or TSBs regarding this?

Please help as this is my wife's car and the primary vehicle that my child drives in!

[Nahkapohjola]

Originally Posted by sanford7575

...TSBs regarding this?...

How many miles?

As power cuts off, first issue I'd check/replace is ign key switch.

Seek the Forum; a 2008 Maxima would possibly be best 'TSB'

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=886575

[rather_b_boatin]

Sounds like a loose connection to me. Battery or some other main connection that feeds the rest of the car.

[ADL90]

same happened to me a couple times...check your battery connections...if you lose the connection with either positive or negative connectors to the battery the engine will just cut out along with everything power operated. i actualy had a cracked connector, dont know how but it split right off

[nhaven]

Check for codes ...

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=76800



.. and if you have a faulty engine coolant temperature sensor, then go here..

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=886575