# 1988 Nissan Sentra

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-sentra/17120>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 23, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-sentra/17120 "2008-07-23T19:44:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![nissan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e68b1a/32.png) [@nissan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nissan)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-sentra/17120/1 "2008-07-23T19:44:58Z")

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The initial symptoms:  
  
  
  
 1. It starts with one turn of the ignition, but stalls if I release the gas pedal.  
  
 2. Idle was normal.  
  
 3. After accelerating it begins to surge at 40-45 miles per hour, but continues to run. i.e. I drove it from Rockport to Victoria at 40 miles per hour and was able to drive it around town within the speed limit of 30-35 with no problems after it warmed up.  
  
  
  
 I brought to the Nissan dealership with these symptoms and they replaced the mass air flow sensor and the throttle body position sensor included.  
  
  
  
 The symptoms I now:  
  
  
  
 1. It starts after 2-3 turns.  
  
 2. It may or may not stall when backing out of the drive way.  
  
 3. If it does not stall it will accelerate to 15 miles per hour traveling 1/2 way around the block and stalls.  
  
 4. It has to cool for 2-3 minutes and will start again and repeat the exact same symptom.  
  
  
  
 Nissan dealership wants $760.00 to replace the computer with no guarantees. Have already paid them $579.00 for above repair.  
  
  
  
 Help! What is the problem and what is the procedure to repair it?  
  
  
  
 Thanks.