Vehicle shakes at irregular times during idle, makes a gurgling sound as soon as I turn off the engine?

2019 NISSAN FRONTIER
54,000 MILES • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ZACHSCOTT67
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I recently bought the vehicle listed above Midnight Edition. I am having some problems with it. Specifically, it shakes at irregular times during idle, makes a gurgling sound as soon as I turn off the engine, the heater does not work at idle, and sometimes the battery warning light and parking brake will flash for less than one second while driving.

I am having no issues with overheating and the A/C cooling works perfectly fine.

Would you mind giving your best guess to the cause? And which problems, if any, do you think are related?
Feb 6, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

First, make sure the engine coolant is full. That may be what you are hearing. Next, confirm the brake fluid is full in the master cylinder reservoir.

Now, if that checks good, then we need to start narrowing things down. If possible, record what it is doing and upload it for me to hear. Also, if possible, scan the computer CAN to see if there are codes stored. If the brake light comes on, there should be one.

Here is a link that explains how to scan the CAN:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Let me know.

Joe

Feb 7, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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