2009 Nissan Maxima: sudden loss of power

Filed May 19, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · CA

I recently had my father pass away and my mom gave me his car , the air conditioning stopped working then the serpentine belt broke so I had a mobile mechanic come out and replace serpentine belt and tensioner. Then the power steering wheel fell off on freeway luckily no one was hurt I had to have the power steering pump replaced and another new serpentine belt installed. Then I went to get tires and an alignment done on the vehicle because it was driving kinda weird to be informed that the struts need replaced when I know my father had the struts replaced less then a year ago . Now today I was driving came to a red light and lost all power i could not even use hazard lights because I had no power. I was stuck there.I had to get towed home and purchased a new battery then called a mobile mechanic and was informed I have an ecm failure.with that being said car is unsafe to drive oh and serpentine belt broke again.

Filed Mar 12, 2022 · Engine · AR

CVT transmission whinnying with loss of power when accelerating

Filed Jun 2, 2020 · NC

I was driving on the highway and I lost power and the car slowed down while I was still pressing on the gas, the transmission went out, almost had an accident, car was towed to my house and it's been sitting ever since.

Filed Oct 28, 2018 · Engine · WA

My car keeps losing power after driving it for awhile. I had a new alternator and battery installed. It continues to lose power and starts up after a few hours. This is unsafe and very scary.

Filed Aug 3, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 5 miles · NJ

The car, while driving, reverts back to idle RPM and pressing the gas pedal does not propel the car. This happened after being repaired by nissan. On another occasion it completely lost power while driving.

Filed Jun 8, 2014 · Engine · 63,000 miles · MD

I pulled out of my complex I had only driven 1/4 of a mile at a rate of 40 MPH and my vehicle started running very rough the service engine soon light started flashing and all the sudden my vehicle lost power I was unable to control the steering and very hard to brake. I pulled the vehicle off the road. I was able to get the vehicle going again so I drove right back home. I referenced my owners manual and it stated when the check engine soon light is flashing to take the vehicle to the nearest service facility. I had my vehicle towed to the service department the next day. The service dept notified me that I need a new engine. They stated this is very unusual and that the problem was not my fault and when they took the top part of the engine off my motor is very clean and they can tell that I took great car of my vehicle. I contacted nissan to see if they would cover the repair since the vehicle is just 3,000 miles out of warranty. Approx 48 hrs later nissan called to advise me they can't help me with the cost of my repairs over $9,000. This is very dangerous and needless to say very unfair for the consumer.

Filed Mar 28, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 16,123 miles · PA

My family and I were driving south bound on the new jersey turnpike at 75 MPH and the car shutdown, it would not accelerate and lost power. Luckily we were in the right lane and I acted quickly to turn on the hazards and get off the highway on to the shoulder to avoid a serious accident. This car only has ~16000 miles as well as all of its scheduled maintenance is up to date. After getting it towed to the nissan dealership they informed us that it was a problem with the mass air flow sensor and that even though the car was within the warranty period the warranty would not cover it as they found a leaf in the sensor. We have no way to verify that there was a leaf in the sensor and the car is kept in a garage and/or driveway nowhere near a tree. We wanted to report this incident so that if more incidents like this occur maybe a recall is warranted as nissan's engineering of the vehicles could be at fault. How could a leaf in get in there? If a leaf does get in why would that corrode the part?