Car stalls when driving?

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JOHNSTJOHN
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  • 2005 NISSAN SENTRA
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The car will start and run fine but as soon as you give it gas it chokes itself out and dies. Gas pedal is nonresponsive. What is wrong with it?

I had it hooked up to the computer at dealership. They said there was a break in the engine wire harness going to the air mass flow sensor.

Replaced air mass flow sensor and tested with ohm meter everything is testing accurate. Took the gas pedal sensor out and cleaned it now the car will rev up to 2000 rpms when gas pedal is pushed but will not drive down road. No accelerlation at all any suggestions
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM (Merged)
Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Check the exhaust system for restriction and fuel pressure check

Also refer to this link for more information

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM (Merged)
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Car dies while driving down the roadwhen I pull over the motor will turnover but wont restart turn key off wait 10 15 min then it will restart and drive 20 30 min then dies again does the same thang
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM (Merged)
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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When it doesn't start, you need to check for spark to the plugs and fuel pressure. One will be weak or not work at all. Once you identify that, you will know what circuit to focus on.
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM (Merged)
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I was driving yesterday and the gas light was off (but I knew I was a little bit low on gas.I just thought it would get me home). Then, the gas light turned on and right when I was turning onto my street the car died. All the lights came on. I tried to turn it on and it would start but I wouldn't go.I waited for a few minutes and it turned on and seemed to be working fine. I put gas and drove it again later on in the day and it did the same (I was driving and it just stopped) all the lights work and it would try to start but it couldn't. Waited for a few minutes and I could drive it again for 6 miles and then it stopped. Now, the service light in on. But I am able to turn it on and it runs. Any suggestions?
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM (Merged)
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In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas, it pumps a lot of air through the pump which overheats it and causes some severe wear and many times, failure when they cool off.
You will need to use a fuel pressure gauge to verify this
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:53 PM (Merged)
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I have sentra 160 DOHC, when driving and I want brake, revs come down and car stalls?
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:54 PM (Merged)
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WRENCHTECH
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You need to start a new question of your own This one belongs to someone else.
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 12:54 PM (Merged)
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Most likely this is a fuel pressure issue but here are some guides that cover this issue:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-stalls

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Next we need to check the fuel pressure and go from there. I suspect this is the issue so we need to check it when this happens.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

Once we know what this is we can go from there but if it is a pump issue, here is how to replace it:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

Thanks
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Thursday, January 7th, 2021 AT 2:17 PM

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