MY2005XTERRA
12-29-2009, 02:36 PM
MY 2005 XTERRA STARTS, BUT……
A little background;
I am the original owner, the truck is stock and has 88,000 miles, and has been properly maintained. It is a 2005 2WD XTERRA and has not been abused. My problem began yesterday and it happened out of the blue. So far it has happened four times.
Here is what happened:
Once while driving at 40 MPH and three times sitting stopped in traffic,
the engine began to run rough, like it was on 2 or 3 cylinders, lost power (obviously), no backfiring or sputtering, check engine soon light was flickering on & off. The problem “fixed itself” after about 30 seconds. I also found that if I switched the ignition off and then immediately started the engine again the problem was gone as well. In every instance the check engine light remained off after the problem was resolved. When I got home last night I disconnected the battery in case there was a spurious signal or glitch. This had not effect as the problem did occur again today. I have done nothing else diagnostically…I do have an idea what the problem may be based on past experience, but I would like to hear what someone else who is unbiased has to say on the subject. Any ideas?…..Thank you everyone in advance.
A little background;
I am the original owner, the truck is stock and has 88,000 miles, and has been properly maintained. It is a 2005 2WD XTERRA and has not been abused. My problem began yesterday and it happened out of the blue. So far it has happened four times.
Here is what happened:
Once while driving at 40 MPH and three times sitting stopped in traffic,
the engine began to run rough, like it was on 2 or 3 cylinders, lost power (obviously), no backfiring or sputtering, check engine soon light was flickering on & off. The problem “fixed itself” after about 30 seconds. I also found that if I switched the ignition off and then immediately started the engine again the problem was gone as well. In every instance the check engine light remained off after the problem was resolved. When I got home last night I disconnected the battery in case there was a spurious signal or glitch. This had not effect as the problem did occur again today. I have done nothing else diagnostically…I do have an idea what the problem may be based on past experience, but I would like to hear what someone else who is unbiased has to say on the subject. Any ideas?…..Thank you everyone in advance.