Dies in middle of traffic then starts fine

May 25, 2004 6 Replies

My 1990 nissan max. dies in the middle of the road going 60 then, turns over three time will not start, move seat back and forth, open shut hood and truck hood then it starts, It is a real pain.



When Hondas from the 90's do that the problem is usually a bad ignition switch.

I tried that no fix, I will sometime not start when its cold and other times stop when you have driven ove r200 mile with no problem, it also during that time, clock will not work and radio will not work.

I tried that no fix, I will sometime not start when its cold and other times stop when you have driven ove r200 mile with no problem, it also during that time, clock will not work and radio will not work.

Try disconnecting, cleaning terminals and then re-connecting your battery cables. Perhaps enough corrosion got on the terminals to make the connection flaky . . . .and the cable may have been loose, too. Make sure the connection is real tight, too.

CD

I'll second that recommendation. I had a similar problem with a car, long ago. Random dying in traffic, then usually would restart and run fine. Turned out to be a loose/corroded battery connection.

-- Mike

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