I have a nissan altima 2006, and when i start it for the first time in the morning it accelerates on its own, it used to be just a little but over time its gotten worse, what could it be?

Asked by marcomolo Sep 21, 2014 at 08:31 AM about the 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Start with the basics. Look for vacuum leaks. Do you have any dashboard lights on?

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Unmetered air getting in to throttle body. A vacuum leak. The ECU does not 'know' that extra air is getting in and does not reduce the engine speed at IAC

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Good evening F.N. I'm going to give advice like that to more and more postings. BASICS. More often than not, after going through a long and technical explanation of what could be the problem the final solution is something like this. " Oh the battery was dead" or " The check engine light has been on since I bought it and now it wouldn't start what could be the problem?"

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