Q: 92 nissan maxima stalling problems

asked by on April 16, 2017

My car can barely make it up hills & loses power while I'm driving & slows down. Shakes alot also.

My car has 200000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

You should first replace the fuel filter and see if this helps condition. If filter does not help then have fuel pressure checked to see if the fuel pump is producing enough pressure and have it replaced if below specifications.

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