93' Nissan Altima shuts down while driving

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datgurldutchie05 - 21 Sep 2005 17:18 GMT

I have a 93 Nissan Altima and it was running fine then next thing you know
it shuts down on me while i'm in traffic driving. I took it to the shop
and they say they can't find the problem, but he believes that it has
something to do with the spaark to the engine. It's like if the engine
gets a little hot then the car decides to shut off but the needle is not
reading that the car is over heating. Do anyone have any suggestions on
what the problem may be ?

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remco - 23 Sep 2005 00:13 GMT

> I have a 93 Nissan Altima and it was running fine then next thing you know
> it shuts down on me while i'm in traffic driving. I took it to the shop
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> reading that the car is over heating. Do anyone have any suggestions on
> what the problem may be ?

About how long would you say can it be driven before it shuts off? Does it
shut off all the time or just once in a while?
When it refuses to start, does the tachometer (the one that measures RPM)
move a little while starting?

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93altima - 22 Nov 2005 02:26 GMT

i have the same problem, it runs fine - however it sometimes cut off when i
step on the breaks at a light or toll booth. i then have to shift to
neutral and start it again.

so did you solve your problem -please let me know

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amandah - 21 Dec 2005 20:07 GMT

I have the same problem, it stared when i car began idling really low when
i stopped, and now it dies at lights and such. When i got it fixed the
first time they changed the Coolent Temperature Sensor. This worked for
about six months. So see if you can get some to check that out.

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William T. Johnston - 29 Jan 2006 19:13 GMT

I had a bad negative battery cable clamp and replaced it. The new cable has
a twist knob I assumed was for removing the battery post clamp so the flat
could be bolted to the side terminal batteries. Turns out if this is even
the slightest bit loose, the twist knob, electrical contact between the
battery and the car can become intermittent. Mine was causing the engine to
cut out for seconds at a time.

>I have the same problem, it stared when i car began idling really low when
> i stopped, and now it dies at lights and such. When i got it fixed the
> first time they changed the Coolent Temperature Sensor. This worked for
> about six months. So see if you can get some to check that out.

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