1998 Nissan Altima Power goes off while driving

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14 years ago

Thu, Oct 15, 2009 9:46 AM

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1998 Nissan Altima 2.4 liters 4 cylinder 168K miles

While I am driving at seemingly random times, all the power will totally go off in my car for one or two seconds. If it stays off long enough, the engine shuts down. There seems to be nothing that ties these instances together. No strange sounds or anything else.

It may happen twice in one day, and not happen again for weeks.

In the past year, I have gotten a new battery, wires, new connectors for the battery, gotten my alternator tested and it seems to be ok.

What could the problem be?

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14 years ago

Thu, Oct 15, 2009 12:37 PM

intermittent ground somewhere? engine to battery? ECM to chassis? I would start checking ground connections...

nate

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14 years ago

Thu, Oct 15, 2009 2:17 PM

It's possible your ignition switch might be going bad, or like Nate said it could be a ground.

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