# 2004 Nissan Quest - Shuts off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-quest-shuts-off/170465>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [September 26, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-quest-shuts-off/170465 "2020-09-26T19:43:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wilsond7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@wilsond7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wilsond7)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-quest-shuts-off/170465/1 "2020-09-26T19:43:10Z")

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car shut off after 15 minutes after driving

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-quest-shuts-off/170465/2 "2020-09-26T21:27:01Z")

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Are you saying the van keeps running for 15 minutes after you shut off the ignition or that it dies after it’s been running for 15 minutes?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-quest-shuts-off/170465/3 "2020-09-26T23:03:55Z")

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The problem might be a crankshaft position sensor being effected by heat.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/d/ad248276942c44fc9f4945d5b1c3599b315065c6.jpeg)

If you wait long enough, the sensor cools down, the engine restarts and runs until the sensor gets hot again, and the engine shuts off.

Tester

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-quest-shuts-off/170465/4 "2020-10-03T17:39:14Z")

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I assume you can’t get it started now after that happened. One possibility if that is the case is a timing belt has broken. If that is the case then there may be some valve damage if the engine is the interfering type. Checking the compression will tell the story about that. Check the codes for possible clues to the problem.