Maxima Shuts Off While Driving

power steering and breaks work differently,PS could be a bad pump,breaksshut down,what do you mean,no break peddle,hard break peddle,need more info.what was the reason for replaceing the injectors.

Wow! Impressive. I didn't think I'd get a reply so I didn't provide any of the necessary details nor was I clear. My apologies. Anyway, thanks for the reply. My son was driving the car on the freeway at about 65 miles per hour. He had the cruise control on and he noticed the steering wheel tighten up and the car started to drift. He attempted said the steering wheel was too tight to gain control of the car and when he applied the brake, he said it was really hard and didn't appear to respond. At one point he thought they locked up. The result was the car hit a concrete barrier on one side of the road, then bounced to the other side, meanwhile the car spins. i.e. both steering and brakes shut down. There are extensive skid marks back and forth across the road. He never noticed any red dash lights or had any prior warnings that the systems were starting to shut down. I've owned the car for almost 7 years and have never had a problem with it. Thus, it was considered safe to pass on to my son. At 104,500 miles (April 2011) I had 6 plugs replaced along with the ignition coil boots. Other than a fog lamp, this was the only thing electrical that has ever been replaced or repaired. Here is the recent history..... 101,039 - New Tires 10-2010 101,785 - Oil change, replace fan assembly 11-2010 104,569 - replace ignition coil boots & 6 spark plugs 04-2011 105,000 - replaced rear speaker 105,950 - replaced fog lamp 05-2011 a few oil changes, alignment checks in between, but this is the big stuff. Basically, I don't really want to put the car back together only to have it happen again. I hope that is enough information. Your help and opinion is appreciated. Thanks.

sounds like their may have been a tire going down for it not wanting to steer,2 thing causes a hard break peddle,break booster gone bad,anti lock motor failed.

sounds like your engine stalled, check ecm for codes

Thanks for the input everyone. I had a mechanic check out the car and as it turns out, the fuel pump failed causing the motor to stall and when the brakes were applied all 4 locked up. Also checked the codes and they came up zero's. Just found an 04 to replace it.

I have a 1998 Nissan Maxima that keep shutting off on me while I am driving, I have disconnected the positive cable while the car was on and it stayed running, so I believe it is not the alternator. I have noticed right before it turns off, the car has a hard time with changing gears like it either losing power or just turning off on me. I don't know if it is the positive or negative cable, alternator, or something else.

This is very dangerous, either way ! Have a mechanic or dealer look at it ! What could be more precarious than having the vehicle suddenly stall while driving....especially on a highway at high speeds !

My 2007 Maxima tcs slip lights on the tire pressure light is also on. The cars shuts down after first few minutes of driving every morning bur does not do it for the rest of the day. The car jerks like its accelerating also. This happens throughout the day. Can anyone tell me whats going on? I have recently changed the Camshaft sensors and the Crankshaft sensor but they did not fix the problem.

My 1998 nissan maxima shuts off at stop signs or when im not drving fast what could be the problem

Same thing happened to me. Luckily I was in front of a mechanic when it did. He said he has seen this several times especially after the car(s) hit 100k miles. he stated the issue is a/some nodules/nodes that "forget" to tell the engine its still running. of course I was skeptical but one thing he said that makes me think he's telling the truth was "The car will stop but start again but it will continue to stop and one day it wont start again" My car stop twice after so now I'm taking the car to him in the morning. I will let you guys know if this resolves the problem.

SORRY, THIS IS NOT YOUR ANSWER BUT I HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE YOU DO. I'll BE DRIVING MY 2003 MAXIMA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE TACH STOPS WORKING AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. ALSO THE SLIP AND TCL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TLC LIGHT READ OFF. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH BUT GOES OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR HAS A BAD CATALITIC CONVERTER OR O2 SENSOR I'M TOLD. AFTR THE CAR SITS FOR A FEW MINUTES THE ENGINE WILL RUN AGAIN AFTER HARD STARTING AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DO THER SAME THING AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT HAS HAPPENED ON THER DOWN SIDE OF THE COMMADOOR BARRY BRIDGE AND I HAD TO COAST OFF THE BRIDGE AND GET TOWED TO MY MECHANICS GARAGE 20 MILES AWAY. PLEASE, PLEASE, MY MECHANIC IS A LITTLE PUZZLED WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT AND HARD TO DIAIGNOSE SO I WILL BE FOREVER GREATFUL IF SOMEONE COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. THANKS TO ANYONE THE CAN HELP ME. REGARDS, TONY VITALE E-MAIL ME AT TIREDANDOLD40@LIVE.COM OR CALL ME AT 856-981-8268 IF WHAT YOU SAY FIXES MY PROBLEM I WILL RECORD THE FIX HERE SO OTHERS WILL HAVE A GOOD IDEA IF THEY HAVE THES SAME TROUBLE.856-981-8268

Same prob 04 maxima sl keeps shitting off no engine lights. Reg oil change. Switch cam n crank. New tires breaks runs fine but will randomly shut off just noticed fans wont run.. Ehh any suggestions?

As soon as I got a tune up now my maxima keeps shutting off, I drive nd it's stalling, pedal on the floor car doing 15 20 was told it's the timing chain nd closed loop circuit bank 2 w.e tht means, but it sounds like aft everyone gets a tune up or something repaired then their or our maximas start to cut off while driving

My name is Ron, I have an 04 it does the same thing check for these codes p-1610 & 1612 these are lock codes for the factory alarm, your keys have a chip in them and it might not be reading it as the correct key, this will cause the anti-theft system to shut the car down thinking that it has been stolen

Don't have one, trying to figure out myself, 1995, hard to start sometimes, wont start, wait 30 then it will start, now my granddaughter is tell me it's dying going down the road. going to clean the mass airflow sensor hoping that will help anything new call me 405 413-5328 Terry

I have a 2000 maxima manual transmission, I am noticing it sometime turns off when downshifting from 5th to 4th. Its only happened twice but that seems to be the pattern, any insight?