my car has shut off in the middle of the road multiple times?

2004 NISSAN ALTIMA
180,000 MILES • AUTOMATIC
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Over the past few days my car has shut off in the middle of the road multiple times. My dashboard lights and radio have stopped working as well. I need advice on what this could be and if i should worry about it.
Oct 1, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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Yes, the car should not stall, this can be a bad battery or the IPDM can be going out, we will need more information to help you. Let's run the codes to see if any are stored.

Here is a guide to help you:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon here is a video to show you how.

This guide may help as well:

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

This can show you the easy stuff that would cause the problem you are having.


Please upload pictures or videos in your response of any problems so we can see what to help you with.
Oct 2, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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