# Car loses power when I stop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, transmissions, engines\
**Created:** [August 31, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093 "2021-08-31T05:51:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jxvpn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jxvpn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jxvpn)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093/1 "2021-08-31T05:51:54Z")

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I’ll be driving and once I come to a complete stop at lights or a stop sign I lose all power to accelerate the revs will sit just under 2k and I’ll have my foot all the way down on the pedal but there’s just no power coming from the car I have to turn it off and on to regain power but it loses power once I come to a stop.

The car is a Nissan tida 2007

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093/2 "2021-08-31T09:48:24Z")

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Does the rpm change when you press on gas pedal to take off?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093/3 "2021-08-31T12:42:10Z")

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Is the Check Engine Light lit-up?

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093/4 "2021-08-31T13:01:02Z")

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OP does not clearly say if car will move ok up to 2krpm or not. My car does 60mph @2k on highway.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093/5 "2021-08-31T13:37:05Z")

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I think the OP means his car will not go above 2000 RPM when accelerating…

“lose all power to accelerate the revs will sit just under 2k and I’ll have my foot all the way down on the pedal”

The OP **should** have a CEL illuminated,  
that it is corrected by turning off the car and then restarting it indicates to me a failing ECM. Could be accelerator pedal position sensor.

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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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-loses-power-when-i-stop/179093/6 "2021-08-31T16:07:41Z")

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There may be a problem with the accelerator pedal position sensor.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/4/f4b929cfb27092d6aa132648478af1e0f3ecd349.jpeg)

Tester