Engine revs fine in park, but not in neutral, lunges, loses power

Tiny
B_WILL
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  • 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA
  • 2.5L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
1. My car has started to completely lose power when you accelerate too quickly. Engine won't rev, no acceleration. I can turn the car off, let it set for a few seconds, and turn it back on and it's fine. 2. Sometimes when you accelerate there is very little power and then it lunges, but it won't hold a steady speed. Turn car off for a few seconds, turn it back on, and no issue. 3. I can rev the engine when it is in park and it is a smooth acceleration form 1000 rpm's up to 3500+ rpm's, but if I put the car in neutral and start accelerating, the tachometer starts to bounce around 1,500-2,000 and never stabilizes. It doesn't matter how far I have depressed the accelerator.
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 AT 2:33 PM

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