Maxima stuttering, stammering and hesitation..

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Etop Udoh - 17 Apr 2004 04:02 GMT

I have an 87 Nissan Maxima Se, 5 speed, all power, and my issue at the
moment is that it is stuttering and stammering at various speeds with no

distinct pattern...
You step on the accelerator pedal and get nothing but stuttering and
stammering for anywhere from 6 to 10 secs, and then you finally get
acceleration.
The car jerks forward and backwards all during that time.

I just got a new motor put in, and everything you can imagine has been
changed up
to this point with no luck. The fuel filter, spark plugs, wire set,
distributor cap, rotor button, and even the timing belt was changed and
the
timing reset.

To be a bit more specific, the stuttering and stammering is more like
hesitation
and
no response when I hit the gas pedal, and sometimes it can last up to 15
secs...

This mostly happens when the car is hot, or slowly begins to warm up,
and never goes
away afterward...

I finally get power back in the car, and can't enjoy it due to all the
stuttering and stammering....

Any help whatsoever on this would be appreciate...and I thank you ahead
of
time.

thanks..

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unix-freak - 19 Apr 2004 13:43 GMT

It could be one or more of several things. It could be your fuel pressure
regulator, coil, throttle position switch...to name a few. When you say that
the timing was "reset", was this done with a timing light. If not, double
check that with the light.

It could also be the cylinder head temperature sensor. You can ohm the
connector that leads to it and see if the resistance is within specs cold
and hot. The book will tell you that info. If it's bad, you can plug a
resistor of that value in the connector and immulate a hot or cold condition
for the ECU (only for testing).

> I have an 87 Nissan Maxima Se, 5 speed, all power, and my issue at the
> moment is that it is stuttering and stammering at various speeds with no
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Ttime - 20 May 2004 03:34 GMT

Did you ever get the problem fixed? I have a 95 Maxima and I am having the
same problem and it started happening a day after I got a tune-up from Pep
Boys. I took it back and they said they did not see a prblem. The
condition worsens when the air conditioning is on and when the car is in
drive, it gets better when I put it in park. I also have had 2 brake jobs
within the last year, the last time being a month ago and from time to
time, my brakes just go out on me, I took it back to Pep Boys and they see
no problem. Please help! Thanks!

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Steve T - 20 May 2004 07:29 GMT

> Did you ever get the problem fixed? I have a 95 Maxima and I am having
> the same problem and it started happening a day after I got a tune-up from
> Pep
> Boys.

There's the problem. They probably used bosch platinum plugs in it or
something eaqually cheap/junk.

> . I also have had 2 brake jobs
> within the last year, the last time being a month ago and from time to
> time, my brakes just go out on me, I took it back to Pep Boys and they see
> no problem. Please help!

2 brake jobs in a year? STOP going to pep boys or tire stores for repairs!

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Roger - 20 May 2004 08:52 GMT

Your statements make no sense. Brakes "just" going out on you means nothing
as far as trying to help you with your problem. Stop going to get your car
fixed by kids.

> Did you ever get the problem fixed? I have a 95 Maxima and I am having the
> same problem and it started happening a day after I got a tune-up from Pep
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> time, my brakes just go out on me, I took it back to Pep Boys and they see
> no problem. Please help! Thanks!

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Etop Udoh - 25 Apr 2004 20:50 GMT

Got more info for everyone...

I pulled the computer from under the passenger seat and ran the diagnosis
test...
I only got a code out of "Mode 3", and it threw a code of 2 red and 2
green....which according to the service manual points to the fuel pump
circuit.
Mode 1 and 2 just showed the continuous green led flashing...
Mode 4 and 5 showed nothing at all....

On a second note, I stopped by the local "PepBoys" shop and asked for a
compression test on the motor which I just got put in.
Test came out clean.
I also asked for a fuel system clean which they performed but of course the
car still
did the same thing, Also said the timing was off by just a notch.

I actually sat in traffic today observing the tachometer needle steadily
jumping up and down at right about
500 rpms.....that was a new one for me.
I usually watch the need drop from a little about 1000 rpms to about
350 to 400, jump around a little and
then return to about 1000 rpms but not remain there and just keep jumping
around or pulsating...

thanks...

> I have an 87 Nissan Maxima Se, 5 speed, all power, and my issue at the
> moment is that it is stuttering and stammering at various speeds with no
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>
> thanks..

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