2000 nissan frontier 3.3 vehicle starts and runs but dies like it runs out of gas

Asked by mlaycox Jul 06, 2015 at 02:43 PM about the 2000 Nissan Frontier 4 Dr SE Crew Cab SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

vehicle dies after a short drive time.  sometimes two miles, sometimes up to ten miles.
after sitting about five minutes will start and go a few more miles before stopping again. i
have replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter and the fuel pump relay . still have the same
problem. where do i go next?

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Maybe one of two things ( clogged catalytic converter or toque converter clutch solenoid)

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Mine did that and the reader said Knock Sensor. turned out to be a rattle on the exhaust system the sensor was picking up as a knock. stopped the rattle, stopped the problem.

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