# Won't idle (stalls)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-idle-stalls/24817>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** stalls\
**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-idle-stalls/24817 "2009-01-12T21:57:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dascorpion1952](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dascorpion1952](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dascorpion1952)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-idle-stalls/24817/1 "2009-01-12T21:57:43Z")

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2000 nissan maxima will start and idle fine when first started in the morning. When engine warms up it drives, but won’t remain idling (stalls) when put in “park” or “neutral”. Yet when left in “drive”, it will idle fine.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-idle-stalls/24817/2 "2009-01-12T22:01:41Z")

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Usually they stall in “drive” and idle better in “park” and “neutral”