Engine dies while driving on fwy

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borias78

Discussion Starter · Jan 25, 2018

I have a 2006 CC 4x4 with 140,000 miles, recently I was driving on the fwy and all of a sudden the engine dies. Luck that it was not busy and I was able to coast to the side. It has also died on me while i was just parked and idling and coming off a complete stop. The weird thing is that there was no error code or engine light on. I have Been searching and found the ECM replay problem and the IPDM problem. I have a appointment tomorrow to have the replay replaced, but should I also expect to have to replace the IPDM? Could there be another thing causing this the problem? I have just replace the crack shaft sensor, but could a bad camshaft sensor also cause this problem without having the engine turn on.

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Fatboy2000

· #21 · Mar 3, 2020

Fatboy2000 said:
Electrical part of ignition switch?? Please explain.

Cusser said:
Electrical part of the ignition switch? Mine went bad on my 1998. And also on my 1988 Mazda truck.

Can you please explain this one a little further?? Electrical part of ignition?.

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Fatboy2000

· #22 · Mar 3, 2020

borias78 said:
Was both cam sensors replaced or just one?

Both. Had hopes then it happened again within a month

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40112

· #23 · Mar 3, 2020

Try the Mass Airflow Sensor. I replaced that for similar symptoms. My crankshaft sensor went next. Both made it nearly 200K miles.

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shift_RUSH

· #24 · Mar 4, 2020

Did you use a Nissan/OEM crank sensor? Too many reports of aftermarket sensors being rejected by the finicky VQ40 'brain'.

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Clint

· #25 · Mar 4, 2020

Fatboy2000 said:
Can you please explain this one a little further?? Electrical part of ignition?.

The ignition switch on a vehicle can wear especially if you have a lot of keys and weight on the keychain. You can have it move just enough to lose the connection needed to keep a vehicle running and it stall. I believe GM had a recall a few years back and they said to keep the other keys separate because of wear.

Clint

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tali

· #26 · Sep 14, 2021

2007 Nissan Frontier LE - same issue. Stalls while driving. Or drops to 0 RPMs but recovers - then runs rough for a bit. Beyond frustrated - I just needed a safe and reliable vehicle. Yes, it was hot weather outside and both times had filled gas tank to the hilt. Afraid to drive on freeway or anywhere I need to be absolutely certain I'll arrive at.

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idlafie

· #27 · Sep 14, 2021

Tali... Welcome to Club Frontier. Sorry to hear that you are having issues with your truck. When your truck acts up, does it trigger the Check Engine Light on the dash? If so, have you had the chance to connect an OBD II Diagnostic Scanner to the OBD II port located underneath your driver side dashboard and view the Diagnostic Trouble Codes kicked out by the OBD II Scanner?

If you haven't had the chance to, or don't own an OBD II scanner, take a drive to your local auto parts store, (O'Reilley's, Pep Boys, Autozone, Advanced Auto Parts, Napa, etc.), and see if they will read the codes for you for free. Once you are able to download the codes check them against the codes listed in the Nissan Factory Service Manual - see attached link for a free download.

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Once you figure out what the problem is, create a NEW Discussion / Post & we will be more than happy to help you if we can. Your problem can possibly be due to a bad crank angle or cam sensor, (or various other gremlins), due to age & regular use....your truck is over 14 years old!!

Anyhow, hope this helps....

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maineiac

· #28 · Sep 14, 2021

tali said:
2007 Nissan Frontier LE - same issue. Stalls while driving. Or drops to 0 RPMs but recovers - then runs rough for a bit. Beyond frustrated - I just needed a safe and reliable vehicle. Yes, it was hot weather outside and both times had filled gas tank to the hilt. Afraid to drive on freeway or anywhere I need to be absolutely certain I'll arrive at.

take a look at this, the symptom is common even though its a different vehicle...

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